David Moyes ‘faces being sacked if West Ham lose their crunch relegation clash with Everton’

David Moyes will reportedly be sacked as West Ham boss if the Hammers lose their decisive relegation clash with Everton.

The two Premier League strugglers, who are level on 15 points along with Southampton, will meet at the London Stadium on Saturday in what has become a game dominated by futures Moyes and his counterpart Frank Lampard.

West Ham, who are 18th in the league, have won just four games all season, while the Toffees have only won three.

David Moyes will reportedly be sacked as West Ham boss if the Hammers lose to Everton

Moyes could then succeed Everton boss Frank Lampard, whose Toffees team is dealing with relegation.

sport telegraph he understands that if West Ham loses, Moyes will be sacked, but the former Toffee boss could succeed Lampard at Goodison Park.

Moyes spent over a decade at Everton and with great levels of malaise at Goodison Park; he may be rushed to help the Toffees salvage his dismal season.

Nuno Espirito Santo, Rafa Benitez and Sean Dyche have also been tipped as possible replacements for Lampard, whose future is as precarious as Moyes’s.

West Ham have rooted for Moyes and ideally would like him to be the man to turn their season around, but if the Hammers lose to a failing Everton it may be impossible not to sack the Scotsman.

Everton have also supported Lampard, with majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri publicly backing the Chelsea legend.

The two Premier League clubs, who are level on 15 points, meet in what could be a pivotal game for both managers.

Everton fans have shown their discontent at the club’s Board this season with protests

Lampard remains a popular figure for many at Goodison, despite fans turning the table on, after he saved them from relegation last season.

But with both teams facing relegation, the respective boards may have no choice but to find alternatives.

West Ham’s poor form comes despite Moyes being backed by more than £100m to spend in the summer, including Lucas Paquetá and Gianluca Scamacca, who fell short of expectations.

Lampard, on the other hand, has been disenfranchised from any financial backing on the market, with Everton mindful of the FFP rules.

Even if Moyes’ West Ham win against Everton, the Scotsman’s future will remain a topic of conversation.

The club’s ownership structure has been revealed by the passing of co-chairman and majority shareholder David Gold.

If, as sources have indicated, the club’s second largest shareholder, Daniel Kretinsky, launches a takeover bid, one would expect him to make his own management appointment.