Arsenal's saviours?

  • Author, Simon Stone
  • Role, Chief football news reporter

Amid all the chatter about how Spurs fans felt about the prospect of Arsenal winning the league, West Ham's supporters seem to have been forgotten about.

Maybe it is the north London thing, or maybe it is the knowledge not many people really expect them to win anyway but I have not heard too much about whether West Ham fans want their team to get a result on Sunday that would deliver the title to the Emirates Stadium.

For the record, West Ham have lost seven straight games at the Etihad Stadium. Before their last success in 2015, when Victor Moses and Diafra Sakho were the scorers, they last won away at City in the FA Cup in 2006.

It has created a strange dynamic. You have Arsenal fans who tend to be dismissive of West Ham hoping for a favour and the rest of the footballing world being somewhat disrespectful by believing it won't happen.

Beyond that, it is David Moyes' last game as manager.

After his send off at the London Stadium last week, is Moyes going to be able to get his players focused? Have they the heart for one of those backs-to-the-wall performances that have been so effective in his four-and-a-half years in charge?

It could be a fascinating watch.