West Ham United and Tottenham could be involved in what would be a nightmare scenario for Nottingham Forest in this season’s relegation battle.
With nine games to go, the relegation battle involving West Ham, Tottenham and Nottingham Forest is absolutely fascinating.
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Only one point separates the three and, unless one is of either a Tottenham or Millwall persuasion, it feels like every neutral is invested in the idea of Spurs dropping into Championship for the first time in modern history.
Still, there is a small chance that both they and West Ham could make Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis look somewhat foolish.
Sean Dyche and Nuno could look to relegate Forest with Spurs and West Ham
That’s because, according to The Independent, Dyche has been considered by Spurs as a potential replacement for Igor Tudor.
The Tudor appointment has been a disaster for the club, with the former Juventus manager losing all four of his games thus far in calamitous fashion.
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As such, Dyche has been considered – although there is no guarantee he will take the job.
The report, however, does speak about the possibility that Dyche and Nuno Espirito Santo – two of the three managers that Marinakis has sacked this season – could be working to relegate Forest.
Forest are already worried about West Ham
When Forest beat West Ham at the London Stadium in January, it seemed as if the Hammers were on course to join Wolves and Burnley as certainties for relegation.
However, the fact that the Irons have significantly improved Nuno has set the proverbial cat among the pigeons.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 16 |  TottenhamTottenham | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 46 | -7 | 29 |
| 17 |  Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 43 | -15 | 28 |
| 18 |  West HamWest Ham | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 54 | -19 | 28 |
| 19 |  BurnleyBurnley | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 58 | -26 | 19 |
Indeed, last month it was claimed that Forest sacked Dyche because they feared Nuno’s West Ham would overtake them.
That would reflect very badly on Marinakis, given he got rid of Nuno back in September following a fallout behind the scenes despite having a brilliant season last time out.
The idea that Dyche could join a relegation rival and end up sending Forest down would reflect very badly on Marinakis too.
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