JUST IN: 3-0! WOLVES HUMILIATE WEST HAM TO SECURE THEIR FIRST VICTORY OF 2026
Wolves secure their first Premier League win of 2026, beating West Ham 3-0. Nuno’s side remains 18th and four points from safety.
When you're fighting for survival, you have to win against a team expected to be one of the worst in Premier League history.
West Ham's poor showing against last-place Wolves raised real doubts about their ability to avoid relegation and even their desire to fight.
A shocking first-half performance let Rob Edwards' team take a 3-0 lead, making the Hammers look like the worst team in the league. Nuno Espirito Santo's team showed no fight, no creativity—basically, no hope. It was as bad as it gets.
Maybe the hardest thing for the 3,000 traveling fans to accept was that the loss wasn't a surprise. They watched in disbelief as Wolves tackled hard and tore apart a weak defense in the first half.
This wasn't a lucky win. Wolves were the better team, winning their first Premier League game since last April—and their first at home after trying 20 times this season.
Goals from Jhon Arias, Hwang Hee-chan, and Mateus Mane were well-deserved.
Wolves won their first game of the season, beating a bad West Ham team 3-0 at home.
The Hammers looked like the worst team and are facing possible relegation.
Now, Nuno—with West Ham not winning in nine games and quickly getting worse—is facing the very real chance of relegation just days into 2026.
The new year didn't bring new hope for Nuno, the former Wolves coach whom the home fans still respect. They chanted 'Nuno is a Wolves fan' from the stands.
Wolves have been a mess for most of the season, with only three points before West Ham came to town. Maybe they finally realized they can't be the worst team in Premier League history, a title held by Derby County and their 11 points in 2007-08.
If Wolves are going to be relegated—and it would take a miracle to stay up—at least they'll fight.
Before the game, you could feel real ambition at the stadium. The fans showed they wanted more than what they've seen this season. This was payback.
That energy from the fans—that feeling that West Ham was beatable—carried over to Edwards' players.
Before the game, Edwards said West Ham was low on confidence and told his players to take advantage. They listened, with Arias scoring in the fourth minute.
Hwang Hee-Chan had already broken through West Ham's slow defense before trying to pass when he should have shot. But he soon showed his skill, breaking down the left and crossing low into the six-yard box.
Hwang Hee-chan scored a penalty in a great first half for the home team.
The Hammers are still four points away from safety with 20 games played this season.
Arias ran in and scored past West Ham's defenders for his first goal for the club. The fans went wild, and Edwards celebrated with his coaches.
Wolves deserved it for their early energy, and it was a terrible start for West Ham. If the Hammers couldn't beat a team seen as hopeless, how could they start moving towards safety? Except for a few moments from Crysencio Summerville, Nuno's team didn't offer much.
Around the half-hour mark, things got worse for West Ham. Former Wolves defender Max Kilman missed an easy clearance, and Mateus Mané was fouled in the box by Soungoutou Magassa.
After a VAR check, Hwang scored the penalty, and the home fans celebrated.
Wolves almost scored again in the 37th minute, but Alphonse Areola made a great save to stop Tolu Arokodare's header. Wolves were in control, much to the anger of the West Ham fans.
The third goal came when Mane had time and space to shoot low past Areola from 18 yards.
Nuno took off Freddie Potts and Magassa at halftime, which helped stop things from getting worse. Still, they couldn't have played much worse than they did in the first 45 minutes.
Wolves kept threatening, and half-chances came but didn't amount to anything. It didn't matter. Many West Ham fans left early, showing how bad things were.
The Wolves fans celebrated the win, even joking about winning the league. It was that kind of day.
No wonder Nuno quickly left the field without shaking Edwards' hand.
BRUNO SALTOR OFFICIALLY JOINS TOTTENHAM AS ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE NORTH LONDON DERBY
Tottenham appoints Bruno Saltor! Discover the new coaching team under Igor Tudor and the departures following Thomas Frank's exit.
Tottenham Hotspur just shook up their coaching staff, bringing in Bruno Saltor, a guy who’s worked with Chelsea and West Ham in the past.
Saltor’s stepping in alongside interim boss Igor Tudor until the season wraps up. Spurs let go of Thomas Frank earlier this month, and, like Manchester United, they’ve decided to go with a temporary setup for now and figure out the bigger picture in the summer.
Tudor, who’s managed clubs like Marseille, Lazio, and Juventus, is set to take charge for the first time this weekend in the North London derby against Arsenal. Saltor will be in the dugout for his first Spurs match, too.
If you’ve followed Saltor’s career, you might know he’s often worked with Graham Potter. That’s how he ended up at both Chelsea and West Ham. When Potter left Chelsea in 2023, Saltor took over as interim head coach. His one match in charge ended in a 0-0 draw with Liverpool. Frank Lampard replaced him soon after, and Saltor stayed on as part of the coaching staff until Mauricio Pochettino arrived, at which point he moved on. He later reunited with Potter at West Ham but left when Potter did in September.
Tottenham’s official statement confirmed the news: “Following the arrival of Igor Tudor as Head Coach until the end of the season, we can now confirm the appointment of three additional coaches to our Men’s First Team coaching staff. We welcome Bruno Saltor as Igor's assistant coach." Born in El Masnou, Spain, Saltor started his playing career in his home country before joining Brighton in 2012. He made 235 appearances there over seven years, then moved into coaching with the Seagulls after retiring in 2019. Since then, he’s picked up experience at Chelsea and West Ham.
Along with Saltor’s appointment, Spurs also announced some departures. Justin Cochrane, John Heitinga, and Chris Haslam are all leaving the coaching staff after Frank’s exit. The club thanked them for their efforts and wished them well.
GLASNER OUT? CRYSTAL PALACE CONSIDERING IMMEDIATE EXIT FOR BOSS AFTER DISMAL EUROPEAN DRAW
Oliver Glasner’s exit is imminent! Discover why Robbie Keane has emerged as the favorite to lead Crystal Palace out of crisis.
Oliver Glasner was supposed to stick around at Crystal Palace until the end of the season. That was the plan, anyway. But after another rough run of results, his exit could come a lot sooner.
Thursday night in Bosnia should’ve been nothing special, just a routine first leg against a team Palace should handle easily, with the real test back at Selhurst Park next week. Instead, a 1-1 draw against Zrinjski Mostar turned into another mess in a season that’s gotten uglier by the week for Glasner and Palace.
The travelling fans didn’t hide how they felt.
Palace have only managed one win in their last 15 games. That’s not a blip; it’s a full-on collapse, and it looks like Glasner’s time might be up even faster than everyone thought.
People at the top of the club have started openly asking if letting Glasner finish out his contract is actually hurting more than helping. He said back in January that he’d leave when his deal was up in the summer, but with results falling off a cliff and morale at rock bottom, those discussions have picked up speed.
Word is, Palace have already started looking for Glasner’s replacement, planning for a summer hire. But now, it looks like they might bring in his successor right away.
One name has shot straight to the top of the list: Robbie Keane.
TalkSPORT’s Alex Crook says Palace are considering Keane as a short-term fix if Glasner goes before the season ends. Keane’s reputation has soared lately. He won the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Tel Aviv, then took the Hungarian league title in his first season at Ferencváros.
His win rate at Maccabi was over 73 per cent. He’s also done time as an assistant coach at Leeds and Middlesbrough. People who’ve played for him, like Ireland’s Callum O’Dowda, rave about him. O’Dowda said, “As soon as he opens his mouth, you want to listen. It’s phenomenal, really. On the coaching side,e he has been good.”
For now, Keane is still in charge at Ferencvaros, who are still in the Europa League, so prying him away won’t be simple.
Palace sit 13th in the Premier League, eight points clear of the relegation zone, but that gap feels less safe with every week they fail to win.
Tottenham even considered Keane as an interim manager before they went with Igor Tudor.