West Ham leaves Luton on the brink of relegation as David Moyes secures victory in final home game
David Moyes survived a scare in his final home game for West Ham to leave Luton on the brink of relegation after his side won 3-1.
Forgotten Arsenal Star Albert Sambi Lokonga, on loan from the Hatters, threatened to ruin Moyes' party after opening the scoring at the London Stadium in the sixth minute.
Lokonga entered the box unmarked, where he got on the end of Alfie Doughty's cross to head past Alphonse Areola.
It was a goal that could have kept Luton in the Premier League, at least for another week, as they would have moved level on points with Nottingham Forest in 17th place.
London They went into the clash in the capital knowing they could be relegated to the championship on Saturday.
And this could now happen later, after the Hammers He fought back and scored three goals in the second half.
James Ward-Prowse equalized excellently for the hosts, before Tomas Soucek put last season's Europa Conference League champions ahead.
Academy graduate George Earthy sealed the icing on the cake for West Ham with a goal in the 76th minute.
The result means Forest only now need to pick up a point against Chelsea at the City Ground to ensure their safety.
as for moyeswill be delighted after the second-half comeback, with West Ham bouncing back from their 5-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge last time out.
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The Scotsman departure from West Ham at the end of the season after five years at the helm of the east London team.
talkSPORT understands that the former Wolves and Real Madrid manager Julen Lopetegui is ready to fill the position that will soon be vacant.
It is believed that the Spanish has reached an initial point two year agreement with the Hammers.
While Moyes will leave his managerial role at West Ham, he will join the talkSPORT team this summer as part of our star lineup for Euro 2024.
Along with Moyes, who will be in Germany to provide match analysis, World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit and former Manchester United striker Ashley Young are also part of talkSPORT's coverage.
