Like I said previously, we seem to have the world on our shoulders with injuries, bad referees, and mental fragility. We also lack any players that can turn a match in our favour when the chips are down. Without Maddison, Xavi or Kulu, we need to grind them out through attrition. And we're not really defensively good enough to do that.
West Ham look like a team in good form, playing without fear, and determined to keep the gap between them and us. I fully expect them to get at least a draw at Brentford to keep the pressure on us.
Lange and Vinai have made a complete pig's ear of this season and should get pelters for it, but it feels like we're swimming against an incredibly strong current right now.