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New West Ham manager David Moyes has called on his players to "overachieve" in order to secure their Premier League safety this season as the Scotsman prepares to take charge of his first game with the Hammers.

He takes over an Irons who have just two league wins this season as they sit in the relegation zone following the sacking of Slaven Bilic before the international break.

A win on Sunday would go a long way to pulling them out of their recent funk as three points would see them leapfrog West Brom and Moyes' former club Everton.

Speaking to the West Ham website, the new Hammers boss said he hopes that he can inspire his players to play above themselves during his reign in E20.

"I think I've put my reputation on the line a little bit and I'm happy to do that," he said.

"If you want to judge me on the grass, I'll challenge most. But I'm only as good as my players, like any manager. I've got to try to get them to overachieve.

"My players at Everton overachieved, punched above their weight, came close to Europe every year, Champions League one year. Always in the top ten and now a consistent top team.

"That period it took me to get stability, I don't know of any manager or coach that will be allowed that period again to try to get that to work."

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