Oh no… not another “must-win” game? Except this time, it genuinely is.

With Leeds hosting Forest on Friday night, somebody is dropping points. That means if West Ham United win at Turf Moor, we’re either four points behind both of the teams we’re chasing, or three behind one of them. Lose… and we’re staring at being seven adrift of both, or possibly nine behind one. Not even worth thinking about.

So, maths lesson over — let’s look ahead to a massive afternoon against Burnley FC, managed by former Hammer of the Year Scott Parker.

We arrive off the back of that gut-punch late defeat at Chelsea, having led 2–0 at half-time. Still, it’s worth remembering we’d won three on the bounce before that, and spirits in Nuno Espírito Santo’s camp are said to be decent. Saturday feels like yet another of those sliding-doors moments for our season.

Burnley sit five points behind us in 19th and are also fighting for their lives. Parker’s side were thumped 3–0 by Sunderland on Monday, but had drawn with...