A few days ago one of my colleagues asked me to guess how many Women's Super League games West Ham had won in 2023. I knew it was not many. I assumed maybe around five or six. My low expectations were not low enough.
West Ham have won just two league games this year. Two. One came under previous manager Paul Konchesky, the other under current boss Rehanne Skinner.
That they ended 2023 with a 98th-minute equaliser against Leicester, which lifted them off the foot of the table, is at least a sign of some encouragement.