The importance of Callum Wilson’s late winner for West Ham against Everton was made clear as word filtered through that Tottenham had won their first game of 2026.

The battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League intensified as West Ham and Spurs won on Saturday.

Dramatic scenes unfolded as West Ham went from a scenario where they were set to go four points clear of bitter rivals Tottenham to being back in the relegation zone and then out of it again in the space of 10 minutes.

The Hammers led Everton 1-0 while Spurs were toiling at 0-0 against already relegated Wolves.

Wilson admits West Ham players looked for Spurs result

Tottenham scored in the 82nd minute only for West Ham to concede an equaliser moments later, putting them back in the bottom three with Spurs above them.

But up stepped second half substitute Callum Wilson to score a vital late winner in the 92nd minute to keep the Hammers above Spurs and with survival in their own hands.

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It was Wilson who scored in the dying moments of the game which turned West Ham’s fortunes around back in January as they beat Tottenham 2-1 in north London.

There was more relief than joy when the final whistle blew on West Ham’s win over Everton given Tottenham had also won.

But how did news of Tottenham finally winning a league game for the first time in four months go down with their rivals?

Wilson has revealed the West Ham dressing room reaction to Tottenham beating Wolves.

It is clear the Hammers were well aware of the result once they got back in the changing room.

Tottenham win has not rattled West Ham’s nerves says Wilson

However, it does not appear to have nerves jangling or minds rattled.

Nuno Espirito Santo has insisted his players are focused on what they can control rather than Tottenham’s results.

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While Wilson admitted that’s not quite the case, West Ham remain in the zone for staying out of the drop zone.

“The most important thing is obviously the three points, but of course I’m delighted to get on the scoresheet, and in the manner that it happened as well,” Wilson told West Ham TV.

“Tottenham took care of their result as well as us.

“So we go into next week the same way and we keep building on what we’re working on…

“Like I said we’re all together, we’re in it as one, and we’ll give everything we can in each game to get the job done.”

Wilson and his teammates have the chance to pile pressure on Spurs next weekend.

Nuno’s side go to Brentford on Saturday where a win would increase the gap on Tottenham to five points before they face a tough trip to Aston Villa on Sunday.