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David Moyes clings on as West Ham boss and is set to take charge v Fulham despite shocking home loss to Newcastle

DAVID MOYES will NOT be sacked by West Ham despite the 5-1 humiliation at home to Newcastle.

The Scot boss is under increasing pressure at the London Stadium with the Hammers outside of the relegation zone only on goal different.

David Moyes will not be sacked by West Ham despite the club’s 5-1 defeat to Newcastle and with the club out of the relegation zone only on goal difference

But SunSport understands there are no plans to change the manager at the moment.

Moyes will now prepare the team for Saturday’s short trip across London to face Fulham.

West Ham have picked up just 27 points from their 28 Premier League games this term.

That leaves them down in 15th, level on points with Everton (16th), Nottingham Forest (17th) and Bournemouth (18th).

The Hammers are only outside of the bottom three thanks to their marginally superior goal difference.

However, even that took an almighty hit on Wednesday night, when they were battered 5-1 on their own patch by top-four-chasing Newcastle.

Former Manchester United and Everton boss Moyes took returned to West Ham for his second stint at the club in December 2019.

His first full season in charge saw them finish sixth, before launching a shock charge towards a top-four spot last season – only to stumble late in the season and finish seventh.

Despite their European campaign going well, with the Europa Conference League quarter-finals against Gent on the horizon, their domestic form has stuttered.

Incredibly, West Ham have won just three games since the World Cup as their slide towards the Championship becomes more and more worrying.

The Hammers have scored just 26 times this term and even the arrival of experienced Premier League forward Danny Ings hasn’t helped solve their striking woes.

The club also face a nightmare run-in, taking on Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United, as well as their European campaign and matches against relegation rivals including Bournemouth, Leicester and Leeds.

Brentford, Fulham and Crystal Palace are also on the horizon for Moyes’ beleaguered squad.