Wilson's late winner boosts West Ham's survival chances with 2-1 win over Everton

LONDON, April 25 : West Ham United boosted their Premier League survival with a dramatic 2-1 win at home to Everton on Saturday, with substitute Callum Wilson's 92nd-minute winner keeping the Hammers out of the relegation zone.

Everton managed the only shot on target in a drab first half, a tame effort from Thierno Barry after 35 minutes, in a quiet London Stadium where many fans were seemingly keeping one eye on relegation rivals Tottenham Hotspur's score.

But the game sparked into life when Jordan Pickford's save from Taty Castellanos led to a brief VAR check of the Everton goalkeeper's follow-through and also the corner from which Tomas Soucek headed the opening goal in the 51st minute.

The Hammers dug deep as Everton pinned them increasingly further back into their own half, with Soucek denying Barry with a superb goal-line block before Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall fired home an equaliser in the 88th minute.

West Ham were not done, though, and Wilson popped up in added time, sweeping home from close range to give the hosts a precious victory.

West Ham remain 17th with 36 points from 34 games, two points above 18th-placed Spurs, who won at already-relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers, and three points behind Nottingham Forest in 16th.

Hammers boss Nuno Espirito Santo accepted that his side had given their fans a nervy afternoon, saying: "Nobody's making it easy. It's going to be a big fight until the end."

Everton are 11th on 47 points, three behind Brighton & Hove Albion in sixth, though a run of four points from five games has seen their push for a European place lose momentum.

Everton boss David Moyes – who returned to former club West Ham for his 750th Premier League game as a manager – said he felt his players were hard done by.

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