West Ham

West Ham’s survival hopes take a huge blow as Spurs climb out of the bottom three, putting the Hammers back in amongst it. After a 3-0 defeat and a poor showing in west London against Keith Andrews’ European-chasing Brentford, the Hammers turned to their claret and blue counterparts, Aston Villa, hoping for a favour as Villa hosted Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday night. That was not meant to be for West Ham, as Villa Manager Unai Emery heavily rotated his starting eleven against Spurs, as their Europa League semi-final second leg against Nottingham Forest looks to be the Spaniard’s main priority. Newly appointed Spurs manager Roberto De Zerbi took full advantage of this, as Spurs jumped into a quick 2-0 first-half lead, and they never looked back as the Lilywhites went on to win 2-1, securing only their second win of 2026. As for the Hammers, they now drop back into the relegation zone in 18th place, a single point behind Spurs in 17th. Nuno’s thoughts Nuno Espirito Santo had this to say after his side’s 3-0 defeat to Brentford. “Yeah, it’s going to be a big challenge for all of us, the impact of this tough day.” “But that’s what I said to the boys, let’s keep together, let’s realise it’s how we react from a bad day like today, that’s going to keep us alive in the fight.” “Two home games, we have to stick together, everybody bring the energy next week, and hopefully we can get a better performance and result.” Up next for the irons is current league leaders and Champions League finalists Arsenal, who are on the cusp of winning their first Premier League title since their invincible winning side in 2003/04. On two recent rare occasions, West Ham have managed to spoil Arsenal’s title hopes, a 2-2 draw at the London Stadium in April 2023 and a shock win at the Emirates in February of last season. If Nuno and West Ham are to beat the drop, they have a mighty task ahead of them this Sunday afternoon. West Ham’s remaining fixtures West Ham v Arsenal (10th May, 16:30) Newcastle v West Ham (17th May, 17:30) West Ham v Leeds (24th May, 16:00) Tottenham Hotspur’s remaining fixtures Tottenham v Leeds (11th May, 20:00) Chelsea v Tottenham (19th May, 20:15) Tottenham v Everton (24th May, 16:00) First up for Spurs is Leeds at home, who have more or less secured Premier League survival, followed by a London derby against a struggling Chelsea side, who will no doubt turn up against the Lilywhites, and lastly, Spurs host an Everton side who are chasing a European spot, which could prove to be a tricky matchup. As for the hammers, they host a determined Arsenal side in a London derby, followed by an away trip to Newcastle, who have had an extremely disappointing season. Leeds then travel to London Stadium on the final day of the season, in which they would likely already be mathematically safe, a big boost for West Ham. With three games left to go, Premier League status is on the line for West Ham and Spurs. Relegation to the Championship would spell catastrophic financial losses and multiple big-name departures. One must face the drop.