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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between West Ham and Everton.

Here are some of your comments:

West Ham fans

Gary: What a tense game for the West Ham fans! At times we we brilliant in defence and attack but still give the ball away far too much. Keep fighting!

Bubba: Catenaccio just does not work in the modern Premier League. We should not have gone into defensive mode at 80 minutes. That tactical shift almost undid a fantastic effort from the team. On the other hand, we won and, if I am such a good manager, why am I not standing on the touchline? So good on you, Nuno!

Tricky Tev: Still looked like we struggle to hold on to a lead. We need Nuno to be more decisive in his substitutions and for us not to play too deep. Some standout individual performances again, however. Soucek looked fresher and added an extra dimension. Mavrapanos (who I have long been critical of) and Disasi have been solid for the past six games or so. Let's hope that Brentford are 'on the beach' for our next game.

John: The players got that result, not Nuno. He was far too negative and their equaliser was always coming. Sat back far too deep. If we survive then it's the players who deserve the credit not this negative Nelly. Come on, you Irons.

Everton fans

Jameson: Incredibly frustrating performance. McNeil should have been dropped after his mistake and poor performance last game, because he had yet another poor game. Barry was hopeless. O'Brien adds nothing. Even when our better players dragged us back into the game the team was not good enough to deserve any points. Another missed opportunity showing our lack of quality and bravery against a nervous and poor West Ham - with the exception of Summerville, who was top class. Oh and VAR - are you joking? Clearly punches the ball out of play and not even an on-field review.

Marko: It seems the squads capable of playing in European competitions are filtering through now. For Everton, there are huge signs of improvement but too much reliance on that talented few. We need more talent - clearly. A miracle needed to qualify now methinks.

Brian: Just coming to terms with the disappointment of last week and then knocked again. There's just not enough steel, skill and strength to Everton's squad to expect a European place. Better than fighting relegation, but that's about it.

Mark: I need someone to explain why reaching around a player to slap the ball out of play is deemed not to be a penalty. VAR is broken.

Chris Wise
Final Score reporter

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If West Ham stay up this season, they'll likely point to Saturday's match-winning goal from Callum Wilson and say 'that was our moment.'

I was in the stadium, and the noise when the ball went in was really quite something. Most clubs in West Ham's current predicament probably don't find a way to win that game. Not just because of their league position, but having conceded an equaliser so late on as well. For those with less spirit, there would have been no coming back from that. But clearly, we're talking about a different West Ham team now.

Jarrod Bowen produced another two assists in what is yet another highly productive season. It doesn't seem to matter where the Hammers are in the table, his goal contributions are consistently magnificent.

I really enjoyed his assist for Wilson's winner. Perhaps it was because it wasn't your typical Bowen assist, but his tenacity and bravery to reach the ball was quite something, and then to have the awareness of Wilson's position and the guile to find him with his header was just brilliant.

The outcome of the relegation battle is so tough to call. But West Ham offered another gutsy display which will only cement the internal belief that it isn't going to be them heading to the Championship.

Match of the Day pundits Steph Houghton and Martin Keown believe West Ham's Matheus Fernandes was "lucky" to escape giving away a penalty in the Hammers' 2-1 win over Everton.

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West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo speaking to Match of the Day: "We knew it was going to be tough until the end. It was important we keep believing, fighting 'til the last minute. That is something we have in our character and that is positive for us."

On matchwinner Callum Wilson: "Callum is giving us huge moments. We are delighted. Fantastic, what can I say? We have all of the squad available. It [his selection up front] is a good headache to have."

On the remainder of the relegation battle: "It is going to be until the end - keep fighting, keep believing. Tough one but we are in our path."

West Ham goalscorer Callum Wilson speaking to BBC Sport: "Over the moon with the three points first and foremost, and I managed to pop up with the winning goal.

"The atmosphere was electric. I think the fans and the players have really come together in this period and it has stood us in good stead."

On the relegation battle: "We're the ones in the driving seat at the moment and if we take care of our own results, it should stand us in good stead come the end of the season.

"When the goal went in it was a feeling of frustration, but when the eight minutes of added time went up I wanted to go and get that winning goal.

"The lads are buzzing. You do ultimately look at other results, we knew they [Tottenham] were playing a game in which they were the favourites, so we had to do our job."

Did you know?

• West Ham United remain unbeaten in each of their last six Premier League home games (won three, drawn three), their best run at the London Stadium since another six-game spell between November 2023 and February 2024.

• West Ham United's Callum Wilson has scored nine goals in his last eight Premier League appearances against Everton, and since the 2019-20 campaign, he has scored the most top-flight goals against the Toffees (nine).

• Only Bruno Fernandes (11) has recorded more Premier League assists in 2026 than West Ham United's Jarrod Bowen (nine), who now has 10 assists for Tomás Soucek, the first Hammer to assist a teammate 10 times in the competition.

Whether you were at the game or following from elsewhere, we want to know what you learned.

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West Ham are unchanged for the third successive game, as Tomas Soucek makes his 200th Premier League start.

West Ham XI: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf, Fernandes, Soucek, Bowen, Summerville, Pablo, Taty.

Subs: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Scarles, Todibo, Potts, Magassa, Kanté, Adama, Wilson

There are two changes for Everton as Thierno Barry and Michael Keane come in.

They come in for Beto (concussion) and Jarrad Branthwaite, who is out for the remainder of the season with a hamstring injury.

Everton XI: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski (c), Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Gana, McNeil, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Barry.

Subs: Travers, Patterson, George, Dibling, Coleman, Alcaraz, Rohl, Iroegbunam, Armstrong

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What a great game this will be, with Everton boss David Moyes going back to his old club.

We know how big a win would be for West Ham in their relegation fight but I was impressed by Everton against Liverpool, especially Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's performance.

I thought the Hammers' point at Palace last time out was a decent result but the pressure is still on them to win this one at home.

I am expecting West Ham to play with the kind of intensity that is required but Everton can be a tough nut to crack.

It finished 1-1 when these two sides met earlier in the season and this smells of another draw to me.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

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Prudent Nsengiyumva
BBC Sport journalist

West Ham United host Everton on Saturday (15:00 BST) with the margins tightening in their battle to stay in the Premier League. Everton arrive with encouragement drawn from a strong away record as they chase European qualification.

Can Nuno guide the Hammers to safety?

Football fortunes can turn quickly. Fewer than three years ago, West Ham were celebrating a first major trophy in 43 years after beating Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final in Prague.

Now, anxiety has replaced optimism as West Ham fight to preserve their top flight status. Nuno Espirito Santo's side earned a valuable point in Monday's goalless draw at Crystal Palace, with the Portuguese coach praising his team's discipline after another clean sheet.

There are signs of resilience at the London Stadium too. West Ham are unbeaten in five home league matches and have kept two clean sheets in their past three there, following a long spell where defensive solidity proved hard to find.

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Everton, under former West Ham manager David Moyes, are pushing for European football for the first time since 2017-18.

Their away form has been a consistent strength this season. They have picked up 25 points on the road in the league this term (W7 D4 L5) — their strongest away tally across a season since 2020-21, when they collected 37.

Nine Premier League visits to London Stadium have yielded three wins, three draws and three defeats.

A trump card for the Toffees could be striker Beto. He has been lethal in the Premier League in 2026, finding the net seven times from just 19 efforts – an incredible 37% success rate – scoring every 81 minutes.

Previously, he managed 12 goals from 111 shots, converting only 11% and scoring at a rate of one every 271 minutes.

Marissa Thomas
BBC Sport journalist

West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Everton at London Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• On team news: "All [of] the squad is available and good."

• On keeping spirits high: "The players realise the situation but work in a good environment, which is helpful."

• On the departure of Baroness Karren Brady who stepped down as West Ham vice-chair after 16 years earlier this week: "She has been very supportive, good relationship. All the board have been supportive through difficult times. It has been a pleasure working with Karren."

• On clarity about the future of the club's hierarchy: "That's up to the board. My job is to prepare the boys - especially against Everton."

• When asked about the relegation battle, Nuno said: "There is a lot of football to be played so we have to focus on ourselves and Saturday is a big task for us."

• On his first game in charge of West Ham being against Everton and whether he has taken time to reflect: "It has been very demanding, very intense, so we are always looking at how we can improve and get our objectives done." He added he is "very confident" that West Ham will stay up because "the performances of the team give us all in the club the hope and the belief that we are competing well".

• Nuno said on West Ham's recent improved form: "The players are improving their levels and the standards. As long as we are improving our players, the team will improve.. We have been solid in defence, good in attack, sometimes not so good. Finding that balance in the remaining matches is going to be crucial for us."

• On West Ham being better at home under him: "Since we joined, it was one of our main goals to try to be comfortable at home. Credit to the fans. I think the fans realise the situation of the team and really put an effort in to support us. The team is giving back and the atmosphere has been good. Three games out of [the past] five at home has really helped us."

• On Chelsea loanee Axel Disasi: "He has been very helpful. Since he joined he has performed really good. We are positive that we have options at centre--half."

• On what he expects against the Toffees: "It's a tough game against a good team, good players. David Moyes is a good manager. It is going to be at the London Stadium - I think we have been improving our home factor [with] the support of the fans and we count on them to try to compete well and have a good performance."

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Nat Hayward
BBC Sport journalist

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When Lucas Paqueta departed West Ham to return to Brazil in January, fans responding to his exit on this page were fairly resounding in their view that they were losing a great player but it was the right time to part ways.

One of the reasons for that was the performances of summer signing Mateus Fernandes.

"Fernandes is a very different option to Paqueta," one wrote. "Fernandes is a grafter with an eye for goal or a through pass. Lucas is a great player but he is a liability in a struggling side like ours."

Another wrote: "He has been a great player for the club but now feels the right time to move on for both parties. On recent performances Fernandes has shown he can step up."

When Paqueta signed for Flamengo at the end of January, the Hammers were in the Premier League's relegation zone, five points adrift of safety, and were only in that position after winning consecutive matches against Tottenham and Sunderland.

On Monday, Fernandes was named player of the match as West Ham ground out a goalless draw at Crystal Palace which moved them two points above the relegation zone and kept their survival fate in their own hands.

He won 100% of his aerial duels, seven out of eight ground duels, completed six of his seven attempted long balls, made nine passes into the final third, recorded an 87% pass accuracy and made 12 defensive contributions.

It was a true all-action performance. Fernandes is not as capable of an x-factor moment or viral piece of skill as Paqueta was but, like the Hammers fan mentioned above said, he is a grafter with an eye for a pass.

He has not adopted Paqueta's often free role behind the striker but instead regularly starts alongside Tomas Soucek in central midfield, giving him more protection to break forward and join January attacking signings Pablo and Taty Castellanos.

Fernandes tops several key metrics in the West Ham squad, showing his importance from both a defensive and creative standpoint.

He leads the way in possession won (156), passes ending in the final third (356), successful passes in the opposition half (575), tackles (85), duels won (167), recoveries (156) and midfield line-breaking passes (101).

In the 23 league games West Ham played before Paqueta's departure, West Ham averaged exactly a goal per game and 1.96 goals conceded per game. In the 10 matches since, they have averaged 1.7 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game.

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West Ham United are willing to let 28-year-old Greece defender Konstantinos Mavropanos leave this summer, amid interest from the Bundesliga, but will demand a big fee. (Football Insider), external

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Simon Stone
Chief football news reporter

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Baroness Karren Brady has long been seen as a leading woman in football, a trailblazer who others followed, but many West Ham fans see her as one of the main figures responsible for taking the club away from its roots, relocating to a hated athletics stadium and landing the club in its present state.

One of the most significant figures in the game, Brady has polarised opinion, never frightened to voice a view, no matter how controversial, and even using the House of Lords as a platform to voice the Premier League's opposition to the football regulator.

Yet for all her forceful and powerful personality, at West Ham she will forever be known as the third member of the trio responsible for moving the club out of their beloved, but antiquated, Boleyn Ground and into London Stadium.

With current majority owner David Sullivan and long-time business partner David Gold, who died in January 2023, Brady helped negotiate a hugely favourable deal to move into the Olympic Stadium in 2016.

The plan was to turn West Ham into an elite club and regular European contenders. It did not turn out the way envisaged.

Many long-time fans were against the move in the first place. The distance from the pitch to the stands and a lack of atmosphere, created in part by below-par performances, only widened the disconnect.

Sullivan, Gold and Brady were subjected to venomous abuse, which continues and is partly responsible for her decision to leave with immediate effect as the club battles to avoid relegation.

There were positives.

The 2023 Conference League final win against Fiorentina in Prague will go down as one of the best nights in West Ham's history - part of a run of three successive European campaigns, something the club had never done before.

West Ham have also been in the Premier League since 2012 - and are bidding to extend their longest consecutive run of top-flight seasons since the 1960s, when World Cup heroes Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst were in their pomp.

The 'Moore, Peters, Hurst' statue outside London Stadium is significant, as are aesthetic changes, like the maroon carpet behind the goal, which at least helps to create a sense of 'West Ham' at the ground.

Brady always felt if she had been given the chance, she could have delivered the lucrative naming rights deal that is yet to be negotiated.

But, for many, Brady's achievements at West Ham are far outweighed by the negatives that surround the stadium move.

It could well be that in 20 years' time, when the arguments have stopped, she gets credit for looking to a brighter future for the club. But in the here and now, most West Ham fans will be glad she has gone.

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We asked for your views on Baroness Karren Brady stepping down as West Ham vice-chair after 16 years.

Here are some of your comments:

Nicky: Good riddance. We are in debt and have been badly mismanaged. Now get David Sullivan [majority owner] out.

Lee: There won't be many supporters who are unhappy with the news... hopefully Sullivan is right behind her going through the door.

Michael: Her decision to step down is 15 years too late! As she is being credited with being instrumental in our move from Upton Park, without her perhaps we wouldn't be in a place that will never be home. Just need to get rid of Sullivan now.

John: Should have stepped down after the move. She has no clue about customer service/fan engagement or what it takes to make a football club successful. I wish her well in her next step but hope she's learnt the lessons she gives on The Apprentice.

Murray: There certainly has been a disconnect between Brady and the supporters. For someone so involved in the media world, it has been disappointing to witness this failure. Daniel Kretinsky [West Ham's joint-chair] should reflect closer to home.

James: I believe a change is overdue. Best wishes to Karren.

James Jones
Fan writer

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It is easy to look at the 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace on Monday as a negative result.

The chance to go four points clear of Tottenham and pile further pressure on them in the relegation battle was there to be taken, but I have always been a big believer in the saying: 'Respect the away point'.

The reality is a two-point cushion over Spurs means all we need to do is match their results over the next five games to secure survival. That is more than achievable.

Tottenham travel to already-relegated Wolves on Saturday, but that does not present the guaranteed victory many will be expecting.

We have seen many times before how relegated teams suddenly start picking up results. They play without pressure, with more freedom and some players even start playing better with their immediate futures at risk.

Meanwhile, despite Roberto de Zerbi showing signs of getting a bit of a tune out of his Spurs squad, we do not know just how damaging that last-minute Brighton equaliser at the weekend has been to their mentality. It was already fragile.

After that, Spurs still play Aston Villa, Leeds United, Chelsea and Everton - all of which are difficult fixtures against teams that still have something to play for.

We host Everton at London Stadium, where we have been much improved of late. We have not lost a league game at home since Nottingham Forest in January, picking up impressive results against Sunderland, Bournemouth, Manchester United and Manchester City in that time.

It is our home form that will dictate our fate and that is where we are better right now.

So Monday's draw, albeit not ideal, is still a good point and keeps us primed to achieve survival.

This is going to go to the wire - and we are the team with the confidence, form and mentality to get over the line.

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Baroness Karren Brady has stepped down from her position as vice-chair of West Ham United after 16 years at the Premier League club.

Her decision comes amid the Hammers' fight to avoid top-flight relegation, with Nuno Espirito Santo's side sitting just two points above the drop with five matches left to play.

The 57-year-old took up her role at West Ham United in January 2010 after joint-chairmen David Gold and David Sullivan bought the club.

Prior to that, she had been appointed as managing director at Birmingham City after Gold and Sullivan bought into the club in March 1993.

Reflecting on her tenure in a club statement, Baroness Brady said: "It has been a privilege to work alongside the board, management, players, staff and supporters at West Ham United.

"Together we have achieved remarkable milestones, but the highlight for me will always be lifting the Europa Conference League trophy - a moment that will stay with me forever.

"I am deeply grateful for the relationships, challenges and opportunities that have shaped my time at the club."

Baroness Brady also led negotiations to secure the club's move to the London Stadium and built a season ticket base of more than 50,000 supporters.

"Her contribution to our growth, such as the long-term contract for the London Stadium, shareholders transition and the British record transfer of Declan Rice, has been absolutely essential and not always fully appreciated," said joint-chair Daniel Kretinsky.

What do you think about the announcement? Was this the right time for Baroness Brady to go? How big an impact will this have on the club moving forward?

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