How Nuno Espirito Santo breathed new life into West Ham's fight to stay up

Sam Tabuteau Wed, 25 February 2026 at 9:37 am UTC·3 min read West Ham looked to be heading for relegation after their 2-1 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest at the start of January. Seven points from safety and with five defeats in six games, the Hammers looked in serious trouble and Nuno Espirito Santo was coming under increasing external pressure.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement But there was no such pressure internally, with the club retaining faith in Nuno, who vowed to keep fighting what at the time appeared to be a losing battle. Eight games on and West Ham have lost just once in all competitions and are hot on the heels of Forest in their...