Hammers showing fight in survival battle
West Ham bounced back in style after the disappointment of a fortnight ago, when they missed out on an FA Cup semi-final on penalties.
Their biggest league win for three years – 4-0 over Wolves – moved them out of the bottom three for only the second time in 2026 and they were given another boost with relegation rivals Tottenham suffering defeat.
The Hammers’ form in 2026 has not been that of a bottom-three club. They have taken 18 points from their past 11 league games, winning five of them.
The team spirit looks solid with several players’ performances standing out. Konstantinos Mavropanos, who had scored one goal in his first 81 Premier League matches, has scored three in his last three, while January signing Taty Castellanos has settled straight in with five goals in all competitions so far, including two in that Wolves victory.
Meanwhile captain Jarrod Bowen, who has eight goals and eight assists this season, has been involved in nine goals in his past 10 league games, figures that are among the best in the top flight.
West Ham look to have the trickiest run-in of the teams battling to avoid relegation but on their current form, they have every chance of avoiding the drop.