West Ham took a ninth-minute lead against Villa in the FA Cup last time out through Lucas Paqueta, but Unai Emery's side scored twice in the space of five second-half minutes to turn the match around and progress to the next stage of the competition.

With no European football this term, the Hammers now only have the league to focus on, and it will be up to new head coach Potter to guide the team away from the bottom three and potentially into the top half of the division.

West Ham have lost their last two league games against Liverpool and Manchester City, conceding nine times in the process, and they currently sit in 14th spot in the Premier League table, picking up only 23 points from their 20 league matches this term.

The Hammers are only seven points above the relegation zone, which is slightly concerning considering their recent form, while the team have severe issues in the final third of the field that will surely need to be addressed before the end of the transfer window.



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在上一次足总杯比赛中，西汉姆联凭借卢卡斯·帕奎塔在第9分钟领先维拉，但乌奈·埃梅里的球队在下半场5分钟内梅开二度，扭转了局势，晋级下一阶段的比赛。

由于本赛季没有欧洲联赛，铁锤帮现在只能专注于联赛，而新任主教练波特将带领球队从联赛的后三名脱颖而出，并有可能进入联赛的上半区。

西汉姆联在最近两场联赛中输给了利物浦和曼城，丢了9个球，目前在英超积分榜上排名第14位，在本赛季的20场联赛中只拿到23分。

铁锤帮只比降级区高出7分，考虑到他们最近的状态，这有点令人担忧，而球队在最后三分之一的位置上存在严重的问题，这肯定需要在转会窗口结束前解决。