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title: "“It’s a big game for us”: West Ham midfielder knows what’s at stake as Everton visit"
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author: "Matt Bottomley"
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published: "2026-04-25T11:00:00Z"
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# “It’s a big game for us”: West Ham midfielder knows what’s at stake as Everton visit

- **West Ham play Everton this afternoon at 3PM BST**
- **The Hammers can move five points clear of the bottom three**
- **Everton are chasing Europe this season**

West Ham United host Everton this afternoon in a huge game at the London Stadium. The Hammers could go five points clear at full-time and create a big gap between them and the relegation zone.

It won’t be easy, with former [West Ham](https://readwestham.com/) boss bringing an [Everton](https://readwestham.com/2026/04/25/everton-injury-blow-west-ham-game-premier-league/) side still very much in the fight for Europe this season. The Toffees have suffered some injuries recently, [but come with a squad strong enough to get a result](https://readwestham.com/2026/04/25/west-ham-vs-evert-what-the-statistics-say-premier-league/).

[Tomas Soucek](https://readwestham.com/2026/04/21/west-ham-tomas-soucek-team-keep-up-performances/), who has become one of the Hammers most important player in the run-in, has told [the club’s official website](https://www.whufc.com/en/news/soucek-or-i-am-ready-to-fight-and-do-my-maximum-for-the-club) he knows how important this game is.

*“I am very happy that it’s in our hands,”* Souček began. *“That’s the most important thing and we want to keep it that way until the end. I can’t say how many points we need, but we have to go \[forward and\] now I think only about the Everton match.*

*“We know that we are now playing the final five matches, we know that it’s in our hands, and that’s something we want to do and it’s a big goal for us and for our fans.*

*“It’s a big game for us at home against Everton and we all want three points from that game.”*

## All business for Soucek and West Ham, despite Moyes return

Soucek admits it will be nice to see Moyes, who brought the 31-year-old to the club in 2020, but says as soon as the whistle goes, it is all focus [on business](https://readwestham.com/2026/04/23/west-ham-vs-everton-preview-prediction-premier-league/) for him and [West Ham](https://www.whufc.com/).

*“Obviously we all know that David Moyes did an unbelievable job for the Club, and I was with him here for many years, so I have a great connection with him,”* Soucek confirmed. *“I think it would be nice to see him before and after the game, but the 90 minutes will be my full focus for the team.*

*“He did a really great job. He’s one of the best managers West Ham have ever had, so it’s unbelievable and I think the fans will applaud him when he comes, but I don’t want to compare teams before and teams now. It’s a totally different team, so we built something new again and we want to save this Club \[from relegation\].*

*“We have this goal to do it and we have different guys, and we all believe that this team can stay in this league.*

*“I want to be a big part of this season. I am ready to fight and do my maximum for the Club. If I can help West Ham get out of relegation, then I will be super happy!”*