{"id":565109,"date":"2026-05-04T05:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/565109\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T05:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:14:14","slug":"how-tottenhams-remaining-fixtures-compare-to-west-hams-after-huge-aston-villa-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/565109\/","title":{"rendered":"How Tottenham\u2019s Remaining Fixtures Compare to West Ham\u2019s After Huge Aston Villa Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6r\">Leeds United all but guaranteed their safety by beating Burnley on Friday night, and Nottingham Forest\u2019s level of performance since Vitor Pereira took charge suggests two London rivals will slog it out during the final three weeks of the season to stay in the division.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6u\">We may revisit that assumption should Forest succumb to Chelsea on Monday afternoon, especially with their Europa League focus and domestic fixtures that lie ahead. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6x\">Anyway, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/tottenham-hotspur\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/west-ham-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Ham United<\/a>; who\u2019d have thought it, eh? Even if Spurs finished 17th last season and the Hammers obviously weren\u2019t going anywhere with Graham Potter in charge, only Nostradamus could\u2019ve foreshadowed an existential battle between the pair during the final month of the season. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"70\">West Ham\u2019s momentum stalled at Brentford over the weekend, leaving the door ajar for Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s Lilywhites, who carved out a crucial 2\u20131 win over Aston Villa to climb above their capital foes and out of the relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"73\">Here\u2019s how the remaining matches look for the protagonists of the dramatic relegation battle.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham and West Ham\u2019s Remaining Premier League Fixtures Compared<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01kqpv7qz5e7xmv3xhns.jpg\" alt=\"Crysencio Summerville\" title=\"Crysencio Summerville\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"7l\"\/><\/p>\n<p>West Ham\u2019s momentum stalled in west London. | Kevin Hodgson\/MI News\/NurPhoto\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham (17th, 37 points)<\/p>\n<p>West Ham (18th, 36 points)<\/p>\n<p>Leeds (H) \u2013 May 11<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal (H) \u2013 May 10<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea (A) \u2013 May 19<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle (A) \u2013 May 17<\/p>\n<p>Everton (H) &#8211; May 24<\/p>\n<p>Leeds (H) &#8211; May 24<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7r\">While Tottenham supporters have actively rooted against their own to ensure previous Arsenal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/premier-league\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premier League <\/a>title bids have gone up in smoke, the fanbase should be unified in their support of the Gunners next weekend. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7u\">Victory for Mikel Arteta\u2019s side in east London would greatly aid their survival bid, especially as they\u2019re hosting a Leeds United team that may be taking their foot off the gas in May, given that they\u2019re pretty much safe. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7x\">A result for West Ham could hand Man City the title, so it wouldn\u2019t be all bad news for the Lilywhites, but it\u2019d make their task of staying up considerably more difficult. Imagine the pressure they\u2019ll be under for that Monday night fixture. Woof.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01kqqgakeeapqzgd5sh9.jpg\" alt=\"Roberto De Zerbi\" title=\"Roberto De Zerbi\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"87\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Roberto De Zerbi has lifted Tottenham. | Maynard Manyowa\/News Images\/NurPhoto\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8b\">After that, Spurs visit Stamford Bridge in a midweek clash after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/soccer\/team\/chelsea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a>\u2019s FA Cup final with Manchester City. It\u2019s a fixture that will evoke memories of the \u201cBattle of the Bridge\u201d from a decade ago, when the Blues fought back from 2\u20130 down to earn the point that sealed the league title for miracle-workers Leicester City. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8e\">West Ham are up at Newcastle United on the penultimate weekend, perhaps encouraged by their win at St. James\u2019 Park last season. Newcastle did stop the rot against Brighton &amp; Hove Albion, but won\u2019t be playing for much in their final home outing of 2025\u201326.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8h\">Both teams are at home on the final day, with Spurs welcoming Everton to N17, and West Ham facing Leeds. <\/p>\n<p>READ THE LATEST PREMIER LEAGUE NEWS, TRANSFER RUMOURS AND GOSSIP<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds United all but guaranteed their safety by beating Burnley on Friday night, and Nottingham Forest\u2019s level of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-565109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}