Aiming to avoid a second knockout exit within the space of a month, West Ham United welcome Bristol City to the London Stadium for Sunday's FA Cup third-round scrap.
The Hammers' opening fixture of 2024 ended in a 0-0 Premier League draw with Brighton & Hove Albion, while the Robins fell to a 1-0 Championship loss to Millwall last time out.
The Hammers' victorious streak was brought to an abrupt end in that goalless stalemate, though, and Moyes was indebted to on-song goalkeeper Alphonse Areola for denying the Seagulls all three points at the London Stadium, although that draw was enough to keep West Ham in a respectable sixth place in the table.
Should West Ham's Premier League avenue to European football be closed off in the coming months, another shot at continental qualification could present itself in the form of a fourth FA Cup triumph, a competition which the Irons won for the third and most recent time in 1980.
Beaten finalists in a classic 2006 final with Liverpool, West Ham have made it past the third round in each of the last six editions since losing to Manchester City at this stage in 2016-17, and they have conceded just one goal in their last five FA Cup home contests.
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