West Ham beat Tottenham 2–1 away from home with a stoppage-time goal from Callum Wilson and left north London with three points that carry real weight. In the 21st round of the Premier League, a team sitting in 18th place showed competitiveness and character, taking advantage of the decisive moment to defeat an inconsistent rival that remains 14th and far from convincing. Without Lucas Paquetá, sidelined by injury and still at the center of talks with Flamengo, West Ham returned to winning ways after two straight losses and found the collective response it needed.
Tottenham grow, but fail to decide
The first half clearly belonged to the visitors. West Ham started sharp, pressed high, and created volume. They took 11 shots before halftime, a high number for a team battling relegation. The goal came in the 15th minute, scored by Summerville after a well-worked move down the left. His shot took a deflection off Van de Ven and wrong-footed Vicario, capping a more aggressive opening from Nuno Espírito Santo’s side. Before and after the goal, West Ham continued to threaten through Taty, Pablo, and Summerville himself, while Areola was called into action when Tottenham managed to respond.
Tottenham came back better in the second half, as expected. With more presence in the attacking third and changes in midfield, they began to apply pressure more consistently. Areola stepped up again on a few occasions, but in the 64th minute there was little he could do. Pedro Porro delivered a cross from the right, and Cristian Romero got in front of his marker to power a header into the corner and level the match. The goal lifted Spurs, who started to hover around the box with greater insistence, though still without much clarity.
The game became more physical, with hard challenges, yellow cards, and plenty of contested balls. West Ham dropped deeper, tried to close spaces, and looked to counter, even as signs of fatigue began to show. There were complaints about a possible handball by Scarles inside the box, but VAR chose not to intervene. Tottenham kept pushing, and Areola came up big again with a save on a dangerous shot from Xavi Simons when the draw seemed all but settled.
One detail changes everything at the end
In stoppage time, that detail finally appeared. After a corner for West Ham, the ball stayed loose inside the six-yard box and Callum Wilson, who had just come on, showed his striker’s instinct to bundle it into the net. VAR confirmed he was in a legal position and sealed a dramatic win. It was Wilson’s fifth goal of the Premier League season and, perhaps, the heaviest one yet for the club.
The result lifts West Ham to 17 points and keeps the team alive in the relegation fight. For Tottenham, it’s another uneven performance, with control in parts of the game but failures in finishing that leave them stuck on 27 points.