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West Ham 2 Everton 1

April 26, 2026 at 7:30 am Leave a comment

Former West Ham manager David Moyes whose Everton team was beaten on his 63rd birthday at the London Stadium due to a late goal by West Ham’s Callum Wilson said after the game:

“West Ham have got momentum at the moment. They need to keep it going. In the Premier League you need to keep that if you can.”

David Moyes is right, there is momentum and there seems to be a newly established bond between the West Ham fans and their team, irrespective of their continuing disdain towards those running the club. Happy West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo said: “It was special to hear the fans in the stadium. It gives extra energy for the boys. We still have two games here at home and it’s going to be beautiful.

“The boys appreciate playing at home and they believe in the energy from the fans. As long as we give them something, the fans are going to give back. It’s going to be a big fight until the end. The good thing is that we don’t give up.”

How it stands:

BBC wrote about the fans’ feelings in a relegation battle in their match report:

“For any fan who has gone through a relegation battle supporting their club, it is an experience that can feel to significantly age you.
The whole process can see you experience a range of emotions over the course of a few weeks, but West Ham supporters lived through it all in one dramatic second half.
There was no hint of what was to come in a drab first 45 minutes as neither side created a chance of note, but that all changed after Soucek struck six minutes after the restart.
The experienced midfielder – making his 200th Premier League start for the Hammers – crashed home a trademark header from Jarrod Bowen’s corner to put the hosts ahead.
At that time, West Ham were going four points clear of the bottom three with Spurs being held by already-relegated Wolves.
But things dramatically changed in both games as full-time approached.
First, Joao Palhinha put Tottenham 1-0 ahead against Wolves and moments later Dewsbury-Hall levelled at West Ham.
That combination of scores put the Hammers in the bottom three and there was an air of deflation around the London Stadium.
But that all changed when Wilson struck two minutes into the eight added on.
The dramatic nature of this win will provide a significant boost to West Ham’s morale as they bid to stay in the Premier League.”

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