Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert's job is on the line in the coming weeks.
The Daily Express says six successive defeats is Aston Villa's worst run for nearly half-a-century and they will struggle to end the slump in their next two games against the Premier League's in-form teams.
The pressure will boil to critical point if Villa lose at West Ham on Saturday and then at home to Southampton on the Monday after the international break.
Owner Randy Lerner has not flinched in his support of Lambert through two seasons of relegation battles and the view of the boardroom is that he will back him again.
