West Ham deny Avram Grant will be sacked tonight

Avram Grant will not be sacked following West Ham United's match against Arsenal at Upton Park this evening, according to a very senior source on the club's board. Reports claimed this morning that Grant would be relieved of his position even if West Ham defeated Arsenal. But when contacted this morning and asked if this was what would happen the senior board member told Guardian Sport: "I can categorically say that it is not correct. I do not know where that has come from." Martin O'Neill and Sam Allardyce head the list of potential replacements should Grant be sacked. As other senior board members could not be contacted today regarding Grant's job, his future remains uncertain. West Ham currently sit at the bottom of the Premier League table and have played one more game than their relegation rivals.