West Ham United don secure one precious point for Selhurst Park, as dem draw 0-0 with Crystal Palace for Monday night Premier League match. Di result don confirm say Wolverhampton Wanderers don suffer relegation to Championship after eight years for top flight.
Nuno Espirito Santo side now dey two points clear of Tottenham Hotspur for 17th position, with five games remaining. Di Hammers no fit create big chances for second half, but dem show resilience for defence, keeping back-to-back clean sheets for first time since February last year.
Former Tottenham winger Brennan Johnson waste early chance for Palace, heading wide when dem no mark am. For late first half, West Ham Taty Castellanos get acrobatic effort wey Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix clear off line after Dean Henderson miscued punch. Henderson later make amends with fine save to deny Konstantinos Mavropanos.
Palace nearly score late goal, but Ismaila Sarr strike dem rule out for handball by Jean-Philippe Mateta. Oliver Glasner side extend dem unbeaten run to four games, moving up to 13th place.
West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen talk say: “Palace dey really good for home and on high after reaching European semi-final. We know e go be difficult, but we come here to win. A point here no be di worst thing.”
Nuno Espirito Santo add: “We perform well, we organise and compact. Di game dey very balanced. E go be fight until di end.”
West Ham now face tough fixtures against Everton, Brentford, Arsenal, Newcastle, and Leeds. Nuno side need to collect more points to survive, as history show say 40 points no guarantee safety—West Ham demself don suffer relegation with 42 points for 2002-03 season.
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