Joe Hart says reinvigorated West Ham are a ‘game away’ from turning the corner under David Moyes

Joe Hart believes West Ham are just one win away from a real revival in their fortunes.

The Hammers face fellow strugglers Everton at Goodison Park tonight and a win would move them out of the bottom three of the Premier League.

Hart, who is on loan from Manchester City and will again be in goal in what is expected to be an unchanged team, saw significant signs of improvement in the 1-1 at home to Leicester last Friday.

He says the team have found a new focus under David Moyes, who replaced the sacked Slaven Bilic.

“I really enjoyed the small amount of time I worked with Slaven,” said the England goalkeeper. “As a man he was brilliant. It just felt like it was an uncomfortable situation for everyone so the decision got made and David has come in. It’s quite a simple job in his eyes and our eyes - just sort us out, get us playing as a team. Get us playing with a strong formation and make us accountable for mistakes.

“It’s good in my opinion, it’s strong, it’s organised and every training session needs to be at a maximum. Asking someone to train at 100 per cent is not being tough. It’s just asking someone to do their job. Against Leicester we had that little spark, we had that energy and Leicester were hanging on for the draw.

“I think we are a game away from feeling really confident and being a hard team to play against.”

Wednesday’s match at Everton signals the start of a testing spell for Moyes’s team, who then play Manchester City (away), followed by Chelsea and Arsenal at home.

Hart also spoke about the watershed moment in the London Stadium last Friday when the fans, despite pre-match speculation about protests, rallied behind their team. “It’s an emotional time for us,” he said. “We have a huge, fanatical fanbase but at the moment, we’re not performing as they want us to.

“The support has been there but depending on the performances, we’re not moving together and that doesn’t help anyone. The blame is attached to us and when we went 1-0 down to Leicester, I didn’t know how it was going to go. It seemed like a decision was made by the fans — it was a time either to crush us or bring us on and support no matter what.”