At one stage Leicester took two points from 14 games; then, after another miserable run of two points in eight games, they found themselves bottom of the table with nine games to go, seven points clear of safety.
West Ham are 13 points clear of Leicester and cautiously optimistic about their future under Graham Potter, especially after Saturday’s win at Arsenal.
The only reason Leicester could produce the Premier League’s greatest miracle in 2015-16 was because of arguably the Premier League’s greatest escape.
They were an essential part of every football season, at least until November when you realised your team wasn’t going to win the league or get promoted and it became too much hassle.
A 2-1 win over – yep – West Ham was the start of an astonishing end to the season: seven wins out of nine and a cosy 14th-place finish.
