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title: "West Ham News Today: Nuno on Sunday’s game with Arsenal, Diouf interest from Champions League club, Hammers trio miss out on awards"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Matt Bottomley"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2026-05-08T15:00:00Z"
modified: "2026-05-08T15:00:00Z"
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# West Ham News Today: Nuno on Sunday’s game with Arsenal, Diouf interest from Champions League club, Hammers trio miss out on awards

West Ham United are preparing for must-not-lose game against Arsenal on Sunday as they look to get out of the Premier League’s relegation zone. In the build up to the huge game, here’s all your headlines, from transfer news to injury updates, in one place at [ReadWestHam](https://readwestham.com/).

## Nuno’s pre-match thoughts

Ahead of West Ham’s huge game with Arsenal on Sunday, Nuno Espirito Santo has been giving his thought.

The Hammers boss states there are no new injury concerns going into the weekend.

[Read More: **West Ham vs Arsenal – Everything Nuno said pre-match**](https://readwestham.com/2026/05/08/west-ham-vs-arsenal-nuno-pre-match/)

## Manchester United raising their interest in Malick Diouf

Manchester United are becoming increasingly more interested in a summer move for El Hadji Malick Diouf.

The Red Devils will qualify for the Champions League this season and believe the full-back is exactly what they are looking for.

[Read More: **West Ham star “ticks a lot of boxes” for Champions League club**](https://readwestham.com/2026/05/08/manchester-united-transfer-el-hadji-malick-diouf-west-ham/)

## Hammers trio miss out on Premier League awards

Jarrod Bowen and Konstantinos Mavropanos have missed out on the Premier League’s Player of the Month award for April.

Additionally, Nuno missed out on the Manager of the Month award.

[Read More: **West Ham trio miss out on latest Premier League awards**](https://readwestham.com/2026/05/08/west-ham-jarrod-bowen-konstantinos-mavropanos-nuno-espirito-santo-premier-league-award/)