The Hammers, if they go down, will have paid the price for stronger teams around the bottom of the Premier League this season.
They are on 36 points with two games to spare – and even if they lose both their remaining games, that would be the highest total to be relegated in a decade.
Newcastle went down with 37 points in 2015-16. In the previous two seasons nobody got relegated with 30 points or more. Just two years ago Forest stayed up with 32 points.
Since the Premier League moved to 20 teams in 1995-96, 36 points has been the average needed for safety.
Unfortunately for Nuno and West Ham, the teams above them started picking up points at the key stage of the season.
The Hammers’ own form is not poor – they are 11th in the six-game form table.
But Forest top that table – and are unbeaten in eight games – and Leeds are fifth despite only playing five games in that time. They are unbeaten in six matches.
Spurs have won their last two matches under new manager Roberto de Zerbi.
Hammers captain Jarrod Bowen said: “It’s going to be tough. We never say never at this club. We have two games left. We did a lot of good things on Sunday. We have to win.”
