David Moyes reveals his ‘duty’ to West Ham with positive message ahead of Nottingham Forest clash

David Moyes has said that his team has a 'duty' to recover from their crushing 6-0 defeat by Arsenal. The Hammers, who are currently eighth in the Premier League, will be playing against Nottingham Forest, a team threatened with relegation.

This comes after their worst home loss in the Premier League era. Despite not having won a game in 2024 and only securing three points out of a possible 15, Moyes remains hopeful.

He said: «We're all in it together. We're going to act as if it's a blip. We've had some great results, we've had a poor result, so we need to bounce back and we need to show it.»

Moyes is eager to see his players' attitude and commitment in the upcoming games. He believes that the players have been very good overall and that they have a duty to respond after such a heavy loss.

«The manager can take responsibility for that, which he always will do, but ultimately you (the players) are the one that gets a shirt on and crosses the white line, so you're the one that has to show it for the club and the team.» Many West Ham fans left early during the disappointing match against Arsenal.

West Ham's Edson Alvarez is feeling better after being sick and might play in the next game. Michail Antonio could also come back after not playing since a win in November, while Lucas Paqueta is still injured.

Moyes said, «When you've lost badly, sometimes there are players who need to get right back out there to put it right and there will be other times when there will be players who maybe you have to take them out of the firing line for different reasons,

»I have to (take that decision) because we're just off the back of a bad result. We didn't play well and we didn't perform anywhere close to our level. But we were up against a