West Ham are in a 5-horse race for a Premier League European spot and here’s how many points are likely needed to get the job done.
Three seasons of European football on the bounce has been unprecedented territory for West Ham.
And the Hammers can make more history by qualifying for a fourth consecutive season.
The damaging collapse in the 4-3 defeat at Newcastle has put that at risk, though.
Especially as the Magpies are one of the five clubs in the mix to take what is – at the moment – the last of Premier League’s European spots.
How many points West Ham need to qualify for Europe
Of course if West Ham go on and win the Europa League they will qualify for the new-look Champions League next season.
But that will be a tall order with the competition’s second favourites and invincible German champions-in-waiting Bayer Leverkusen to come in the quarter-finals.
Liverpool’s Carabao Cup victory ensured European qualification will go down to seventh spot in the Premier League. Whether seventh will be a Europa League or Conference League place remains to be seen.
Hammers supporters have loved their adventures over land and sea.
But this is how many points West Ham will likely need from the last 8 games to win the 5-horse race for Europe.
There is a chance the Euro spots could go down to eighth place. Until that is confirmed by whoever wins the FA Cup and other permutations, though, we will focus on seventh.
