West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur boosted their survival hopes with crucial wins in the Premier League on Saturday, though only the former climbed out of immediate danger.
West Ham took a significant step towards safety with a 2-1 win over Everton at home, with substitute Callum Wilson scoring the winner in the second minute of added time to keep the Hammers out of the relegation zone. Tottenham, meanwhile, beat already relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 to hand Roberto De Zerbi his first victory as coach, but remained in the bottom three.
After a drab first half at the London Stadium, West Ham found a breakthrough when Jordan Pickford’s save from Taty Castellanos led to a brief VAR check and the resulting corner, from which Tomas Soucek headed home in the 51st minute.
The Hammers held on to their lead until Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall fired in an equaliser in the 88th minute, but Wilson struck deep into stoppage time to hand the hosts a precious victory.
West Ham remained 17th with 36 points from 34 games, two points above 18th-placed Tottenham. Everton is 11th with 47 points, three behind Brighton & Hove Albion in sixth.
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Tottenham’s first Premier League win of 2026 was not enough to lift it out of the relegation zone. Its 1-0 victory over Wolves kept it two points behind West Ham in the standings.
Elsewhere, Liverpool moved up to fourth on goal difference after a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace. The defending champion went above Aston Villa, which lost 1-0 to Fulham.
Arsenal was due to play Newcastle United later on Saturday with the chance to return to the top of the table ahead of Manchester City.
City, meanwhile, was in FA Cup semifinal action against second-tier Southampton at Wembley Stadium.
( With added inputs from AP)
Published on Apr 25, 2026
