On the brink of heading straight back down to the Championship, Luton Town‘s relegation fate could be sealed when they head to the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon to face West Ham United.
The Hatters are three points from safety heading into their penultimate Premier League game of the season, while the out-of-sorts Irons are planning for life without David Moyes.
Less than a year after leading West Ham to a historic triumph in the Europa Conference League, Moyes will be vacating the London Stadium hotseat on the back of an unsightly conclusion to the 2023-24 season, both domestically and on the continent.
Including their Europa League exit at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen, the Irons are winless in six straight matches ahead of their final home game of the season, which will also be the last time that the veteran Moyes barks orders from the home dugout at the London Stadium.
The Scotsman’s departure was confirmed after last week’s 5-0 embarrassment at the hands of London rivals Chelsea, which saw the Hammers ship five goals on the road for the second game running, having been humiliated in similar circumstances against Crystal Palace during their end-of-season plight.
Seventh place is now the highest that Moyes’s men – currently occupying ninth spot – can hope for, but they are five points behind Chelsea and Manchester United having played a game more than both sides, who need only win one of their remaining three to eliminate West Ham from European contention for good.
Before Julen Lopetegui – once of Real Madrid and Spain – takes the reins in the capital, Moyes will at least endeavour to improve the Irons’ harrowing home record of just two wins from 12 games in 2024, although four of the hosts’ last five contests on familiar turf have ended in a share of the points.
