West Ham United boosted their chances of avoiding the drop from the Premier League this season following their 2-0 win against Watford at the London Stadium on Saturday.

The Irons had taken just two points from a possible nine following an impressive 4-1 win against Huddersfield Town at the John Smith's Stadium early on in January, but despite a number of injuries and a suspension they bounced back against the Hornets through goals from Javier Hernandez and the returning Marko Arnautovic.

The result means that they lie in 12th position in the standings and are four points above 18th-placed Southampton, and while there is still plenty of work to do they look to be in a better place to survive than they were when Slaven Bilic was sacked earlier in the campaign.

While the club has plenty left to play for in the coming three months as they look to reach the magic 40-point mark as soon as possible, there are a number of their players that will be fighting hard to prove they have a future with the east London outfit, with that looking to be in severe doubt for some of them right now.

Here are three West Ham players that have 11 matches left to save their Irons careers…

James Collins

The experienced West Ham centre-back's contract is due to run out at the end of June, and with no new deal on the cards as thing stand the 34-year-old could be on his way out of the London Stadium at the end of the season.

With Angelo Ogbonna, Jose Fonte, Winston Reid and Declan Rice for competition, it looked as though Collins would be leaving whatever happened, but injuries to Fonte and Reid in more recent times have finally given the Welshman the extended opportunity in the first team that he was looking for.

While he was disappointing in the 3-1 defeat against Brighton and Hove Albion, he has started all of the club's previous five Premier League matches and has done reasonably well, and he will be looking to keep his spot in the side and continue impressing in the final 11 matches in order to extend his stay with the Irons.

Arthur Masuaku

Masuaku was really becoming a key player for West Ham and a real fans' favourite on the left-hand side – until the FA Cup defeat at League One outfit Wigan Athletic last month that is.

The 24-year-old was dismissed for spitting at a Latics player in the 2-0 defeat and subsequently handed a six-match ban, and David Moyes' disappointment with the player after the match suggested it may not be an easy route back into the team for the Frenchman when he returns to the fold.

It is the kind of incident that has the potential to end a player's career at a club and completely lose the trust of his manager, and Masuaku will need to work hard in training and have an impeccable attitude if he is to become a key first team player before the end of the campaign and in to next season too.

Javier Hernandez

The West Ham striker has hit a bit of form with three Premier League goals in his previous four appearances, and they were much needed after what has been a tough campaign overall for the Mexican following his summer move from Bayer Leverkusen.

The 29-year-old had only hit four in his previous 17 top flight fixtures, and he had often struggled when asked to play the lone strike role by Slaven Bilic and then David Moyes.

The Telegraph reported in January that the club were willing to listen to offers for the former Manchester United man, and he may still need to convince Moyes in the final 11 matches of the season that he has a future at the London Stadium beyond the summer – although his link up with Marko Arnautovic in recent weeks suggest he is already making the required impact.

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