West Ham United make the trip to Greece to face Olympiacos on Thursday evening with the opportunity to move to the brink of qualification for the Europa League knockout stages.
However, while the Hammers have the chance to go eight points clear of their next opponents, defeat would make it at least a three-horse race to progress from Group A.
That said, a run of one win in five matches in England's top flight means that the Hammers also have to push as hard as possible in Europe in a bid to become mainstays in the competition as a bare minimum.
Sunday's 4-1 defeat to Aston Villa in a game where Moyes acknowledged that his players had been outclassed left West Ham in ninth position in the table, six points adrift of the top four.
On a positive note, West Ham have started their continental campaign in perfect fashion, coming from behind to defeat Backa Topola and seeing off Freiburg on away territory in what was theoretically their toughest game on paper.
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