David Moyes admitted he is under pressure at West Ham after they slipped to a 2-0 defeat at home to Brentford.
Goals from Ivan Toney and Josh Dasilva inflicted another damaging loss on Moyes, whose side have now lost five consecutive Premier League matches.
Moyes last week insisted the Hammers were not in a relegation scrap but they face the very real prospect of being in the bottom three on New Year's Day.
Incredibly, the Scot said: 'We played really well tonight,' before the subject of a relegation battle was raised.