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title: "Former Arsenal defender reveals what impressed him most about West Ham performance"
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author: "Matt Bottomley"
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published: "2026-04-27T05:30:00Z"
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# Former Arsenal defender reveals what impressed him most about West Ham performance

- **West Ham beat Everton 2-1 on Saturday**
- **The three points keeps the Hammers out of the bottom three**
- **The gap between West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur remains two points**

West Ham United secured a huge three points as they beat Everton 2-1 on Saturday. [The win keeps the Hammers out of the bottom three](https://readwestham.com/2026/04/25/west-ham-2-1-everton-premier-league/) and keeps [Tottenham Hotspur](https://readtottenham.com/), who beat Wolverhampton Wanderers, in the relegation zone.

[Tomas Soucek](https://readwestham.com/2026/04/26/tomas-soucek-west-ham-win-over-everton/) netted the opener for [West Ham](https://readwestham.com/) before [Nuno Espirito Santo’s team](https://readwestham.com/2026/04/26/nuno-espirito-santo-west-ham-win-over-everton/) were pegged back as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall equalized for the Toffees. It took [Callum Wilson](https://readwestham.com/2026/04/26/west-ham-vs-everton-callum-wilson-winning-goal/) to come up with a last minute winner to get the Hammers the victory.

There was a lot to like about the Irons performance, as they controlled the tempo for much of the match. [West Ham](https://whufc.com/en) were made to work for it, but delivered once again, finding a way to win under immense pressure.

Whilst there is still a long way to go for Nuno’s team, the signs are good as they fight with Spurs to avoid the final relegation position.

## Martin Keown reveals what impressed him about West Ham’s performance

Speaking on [BBC’s Match of the Day](https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002vqll/match-of-the-day-202526-25042026), former [Arsenal](https://readarsenal.com/) and England defender, Martin Keown, has revealed just what it is that impressed him about West Ham’s performance in the win.

*“Mavropanos has done well, but Disasi, he was in that bomb squad at Chelsea, this is a West Ham fan on the pitch. This is early on, he’s saying to Barry, ‘I’m in charge here’.*

*“Soucek, another one, another giant of a man. Gets to it first, really important role he plays in the club. Look at this authority \[from Disasi\]. The way he responds afterwards, ‘Give me more of this’.*

*“Some of the defending as well from Soucek, Diouf, and Disasi gets one away, and they are giving everything on that pitch, I love it, I love watching it.*

*“It’s inspired defending from Soucek \[to clear off the line\]. You can see them pulling it off now. I never thought they could. It’s all come from the manager, an incredible transformation. The unity in that stadium. The West Ham fans go away feeling hope.”*

The Hammers attention now turns to Brentford, who they face on Saturday looking for another three points.