West Ham sticking with Moyes after Rice hit out at teammates over ‘terrible mistakes’

West Ham United are reportedly sticking with David Moyes as he is set to speak to the media on Friday morning before Saturday’s game against Fulham.

are above the Premier League relegation places on goal difference after they suffered an embarrassing 5-1 defeat at the hands of Newcastle United on Wednesday night.

, caused by some dreadful defensive mistakes, has set alarm bells ringing among the club’s owners.

But it was business as usual on Thursday with Moyes and the players in for training and recovery.

Moyes is due to speak to the media on Friday morning and, as things stand, will be in the dugout at Fulham on Saturday, the PA news agency understands.

Captain Declan Rice pulled no punches as he surveyed the wreckage of their display at the London Stadium.

“You can’t win any game of football if you concede five goals like we did,” he told the club website.

“Five poor, terrible mistakes that you can’t make at the top level. We haven’t defended like that as a group for months.

“West Ham is built on heart, desire, never giving up. But we let ourselves down. By the end of the game, we couldn’t even do the basics.”

Newcastle’s Callum Wilson and Joelinton both scored twice, with Alexander Isak also netting, as West Ham’s defence hit the self-destruct button.

The Hammers were still in the game when Kurt Zouma’s header made it 2-1 at half-time.

But dreadful mistakes by Nayef Aguerd – just 21 seconds into the second half – and Lukasz Fabianski gifted further goals to Wilson and substitute Isak before Joelinton helped himself to number five.

“The beauty of football is you’ve got another game Saturday,” added Rice.

Moyes meanwhile said after the Newcastle game that West Ham’s owners are “behind him”.

“I’ve got no doubt they are behind me,” Moyes said. “I’m confident in the way they work and what they think, but if you’re a manager and you lose badly like I did tonight, you’re always in jeopardy and I understand that.”

He continued: “I might have walked out tonight as well. But sometimes when things aren’t going so well you need everyone behind you. That’s when you stand up and be a true supporter. But I have no qualms with them leaving with a result like that.”