WEST HAM EDGE TOWARD SAFETY WITH TWO WINS ENOUGH FOR SURVIVAL - HAKIMI SOCCER

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WEST HAM EDGE TOWARD SAFETY WITH TWO WINS ENOUGH FOR SURVIVAL

West Ham can be two wins from survival after pivotal Spurs vs Nottingham Forest clash

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This weekend is looking like it could be the key moment in the Premier League relegation battle and West Ham can find themselves two wins from survival as Spurs take on Nottingham Forest.

The fight for Premier League survival enters the final eight games this weekend and all eyes are on West Ham at Aston Villa, Tottenham hosting Nottingham Forest and Leeds facing Brentford.

One of those four teams will be joining Wolves and Burnley in the Championship.

But this weekend looks like being a crossroads after which West Ham can be two wins from survival as Spurs take on Nottingham Forest.

How West Ham can be two wins from survival this weekend

The Hammers and Forest looked like the big winners from the crisis enveloping Tottenham Hotspur since the turn of the year.

West Ham have closed a seven point gap on Forest in the same period and a mammoth 12-point gap on Spurs down to a single point.

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