How to damage a dream in five crazy, self-sabotaging, nightmare minutes. Champions League qualification might have to wait if this is how West Ham react to thoughts of tackling Barcelona and Real Madrid next season.
They have become the new Entertainers – their last four games producing 21 goals. They showed their quality and character. And also their chaotic streak.
But for a series of mistakes, they would have cruised to a comfortable win at St James' Park. When David Moyes gathered his West Ham players and staff on Friday to urge one last remarkable push for the top four – and instructed them to enjoy the pressure of the moment – this wasn't part of the plan.
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