AVRAM Grant believes West Ham need nine points to avoid relegation.
The Hammers were beaten by Aston Villa at Upton Park on Saturday, with Gabby Agbonlahor's late header sealing a 2-1 defeat.
Grant accepts the task ahead of him and his players is a tough one, but he insists survival is still possible, despite the next two fixtures being trips to Chelsea and Manchester City.
“I think we need nine points to save ourselves,” he said. “It will be difficult but it is possible. The next two games are very hard, but we are still not going to give up on them. So yes, our target is nine points.
“We need to take points from one of the next two games.”
West Ham close their season with a home game against Blackburn, a trip to Wigan and another home clash against Sunderland.
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