Expert drops West Ham relegation verdict - 'This is what will decide their fate'

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Keith Wyness: Injuries ‘will decide the fate’ of West Ham in relegation battle Wed 25 February 2026 13:01, UK Injuries could be the decisive factor in whether West Ham manage to avoid relegation to the Championship.That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who believes West Ham currently have all the “positive momentum” to avoid the drop.West Ham have only lost one of their last six Premier League games, although they had to settle for a 0-0 draw against Bournemouth last time out.Nuno Espirito Santo’s side remain 18th in the table, but their impressive run of form has reduced the gap to safety to just two points.Credit: ImagoRead More: This is the real reason for Jarrod Bowen’s West Ham ‘problem’ after ‘questions asked’West Ham feeling positive of Premier League safetyEverton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes the relegation battle is “hard to call.”Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness thinks momentum and injuries will be the key factors in who stays up. “They felt they were unlucky at the weekend not to get all three points and I agree.

So they’re, you know, they’re feeling that momentum. They do feel they can go on, and they can get out of this.

“It was a really good run that they had for about three or four games that actually put things together and put them back in the race when everybody thought they were finished. “So there’s a feeling, I think, that they can do something.