{"id":47205,"date":"2026-04-11T01:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=47205"},"modified":"2026-04-11T01:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:59:09","slug":"tottenham-falls-into-relegation-zone-after-west-ham-victory-over-wolverhampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=47205","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Falls Into Relegation Zone After West Ham Victory Over Wolverhampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\"><!--[--><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\"><a class=\"entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/west-ham-united-team\">West Ham<\/a> beat fellow strugglers <a class=\"entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/wolverhampton-team\">Wolverhampton<\/a> Wanderers 4-0 on Friday and dropped <a class=\"entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/tottenham-hotspur-team\">Tottenham<\/a> into the <a class=\"entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/premier-league\">Premier League<\/a> drop zone for the first time this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Spurs were two points behind the Hammers before heading to <a class=\"entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/sunderland-team\">Sunderland<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Valent\u00edn Castellanos scored twice in three minutes midway through the second half after <a class=\"entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/konstantinos-mavropanos-player\">Konstantinos Mavropanos<\/a> put the Hammers 1-0 up with a header just before halftime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Konstantinos completed the scoring seven minutes from time with an acrobatic volley from a corner kick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Wolves remained at the bottom of the league and was almost certain to be relegated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Neither side excelled in a forgettable first half but West ham went in a goal to the good when Mavropanos nodded home a cross from <a class=\"entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/jarrod-bowen-player\">Jarrod Bowen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Castellanos made it two after 66 minutes thanks to a deliciously cheeky assist from <a class=\"entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/pablo-9-player\">Pablo<\/a> and then the same player added a third three minutes later with a low shot that may have been aided by a slight deflection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Konstantinos\u2019 fourth was the icing on the cake for the home side that celebrated its first league win in over a month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">The Hammers will now spend a night above the relegation line for just the second time in 2026, having also been safe on March 14. Spurs, on the other hand, will spend a night in the bottom three for the first time since August 8, 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">West Ham currently sits 17th in the Premier League table, two points ahead of Tottenham and trailing Nottingham Forest only on goal differential. Meanwhile, Wolves are 15 points from safety with just 18 points left to play for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\"><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/soccer\/west-ham-turn-on-second-half-style-to-beat-wolves-and-send-tottenham-into-drop-zone\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Ham beat fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 on Friday and dropped Tottenham into the Premier League drop zone for the first time this season. 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