Slaven Bilic has two games to save West Ham job with crucial London derbies against Tottenham and Crystal Palace
The shock 3-0 home defeat to Brighton on Friday has left the former Everton defender fighting for his job
WEST HAM boss Slaven Bilic has two games to save his West Ham job, according to reports.
The Hammers were trounced 3-0 at home by newly promoted Brighton on Friday and remain outside of the drop zone on goal difference alone, level with Everton on eight points.
And the BBC report the EFL Cup clash against Tottenham on Wednesday and the league clash with Crystal Palace at the weekend are must-win fixtures for the struggling boss.
The midweek Carabao Cup fixture would not usually be a pivotal fixture for the Hammers but they must avoid an embarrassing defeat to their flying London rivals.
Palace on Saturday will be crucial as the Eagles are rock bottom of the division and a win for Roy Hodgson’s side would really drag the Hammers into the mire.
After the home defeat, Bilic admitted he did not know if he has the faith of his bosses.
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He said: "I don’t know. All that I can say is that I am the manager of the team and I take full responsibility.
"I am very experienced I have been there before, we talk about bouncing back last season, that is all I can say – what is going to happen?
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“It’s not in my hands, like it wasn’t before the game.
"On one hand I believe in myself and in my work and in my team – we’ve showed that in the last six games.
"On the other hand, you lose 3-0 to Brighton and you can’t be happy about anything."