West Ham United defeated fellow struggler Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 on Friday and put Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League drop zone for the first time this season.
Spurs are two points behind the Hammers before heading to Sunderland on Sunday.
Valentín Castellanos scored twice in three minutes midway through the second half, after Konstantinos Mavropanos put the Hammers 1-0 ahead with a header just before half-time.
Konstantinos completed the scoring seven minutes before the end with an acrobatic volley from a corner kick.
Wolves remained bottom of the league and will almost certainly be relegated.
Meanwhile, Spurs manager Roberto De Zerbi said his boys must play bravely to avoid relegation.
«I don’t want to cause confusion among the players. They must have a clear game plan and not too much instruction, not too much thinking,» the Italian said at his first press conference on Friday.
«They have to play with courage, with personality, and they have to fight. My demand is to show the right spirit that I want to see.»
The Zerbi was given a five-year contract, but without an escape clause in the event of relegation, with the immediate task of ensuring the survival of the Premier League.
“What I want to do, what I want to achieve immediately, is the character, the right spirit and the right courage to play, to attack, because the DNA of this club, of this squad, is to find the goal and score,” he said.
After about a week of working with the players, he said: «I’m definitely more positive» about surviving in the Premier League.
Spurs, the reigning Europa League champions, sacked Igor Tudor after 44 days of interim coaching that worsened Tottenham’s plight. Tudor was brought in after Thomas Frank had worked on the job for just eight months.
The Zerbi showed them respect on Friday.
“I am not better than Thomas Frank or Igor Tudor because I consider them very good coaches,” he said.
«I try to use my style, myself, my character, my personality and my passion to help the players. First of all, to show their qualities, because they have many qualities and then to achieve our goal, because the most important thing now is our goal.»
Published on April 11, 2026
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