David Moyes hails 'good signs' as West Ham eye another sixth-placed finish | OneFootball

West Ham manager David Moyes is all smiles as the Irons go into Sunday’s final match against Brighton with a chance to secure their second-straight sixth-placed finish.

Should they win and Manchester United fail to defeat Crystal Palace, West Ham will return to the Europa League, where they made an unbelievable semi-final run before falling to eventual champions Eintracht Frankfurt.

Otherwise, they will have to test their luck in the Conference League.

Ahead of the big Brighton encounter, Moyes hailed his side’s ability to cope with the extra games and still pull off fantastic Premier League results.

“Going into the final game having already got European football, it is a huge plus for us and a great achievement, but the thought is we could finish sixth again and that after the year we have had with all the competitions,” Moyes said.

“Whatever we have done last year we have been able to maintain this season, which is a good sign, and I hope we can roughly maintain and build on it to get better for next season as well.

“This season we have had 12 extra matches and gone further in the Carabao Cup than we have for a long time, also even in the FA Cup.

“All those things add up as extra games and we have found it quite difficult, but we have also found it quite enjoyable and the European games were incredibly exciting.”

Of course, beyond the Europa League implications, Sunday also will be Mark Noble’s final match in a West Ham shirt. Should he step onto the pitch, he will finish his career with 550 West Ham appearances.