- West Ham play Newcastle United on Sunday
- The Hammers are two points from safety
- Callum Wilson has scored six goals for the Irons this season
West Ham United head to Newcastle United this weekend, knowing they have to win to guarantee they won’t be relegated before the final day. The Hammers sit two points from Premier League safety and have to rely on Tottenham Hotspur dropping points to stay up.
Callum Wilson, who scored West Ham’s disallowed equaliser against Arsenal last week, has been telling the club’s official website that all the Irons can do is take care of their business.
“Regardless of not getting the point, there’s obviously a lot to take from the game,” he said. “We played, potentially, the Premier League champions and took them to the final minutes of the game where, on another day, we get something out of that and it’s a positive result.
“I think you have to give huge credit to the players. They fulfilled the gameplan almost down to a tee. The work-rate, the effort was high, people put their bodies on the line and there were some fantastic blocks and saves in there as well. That all gets lost in the scenario and the situation around the disallowed goal.
“We cannot be too disheartened from it. We have to take the positives from it and move on because ultimately Tottenham’s result still leaves things quite open, so we have to go to Newcastle and try and get a result there.
“All you can do is take care of your own house and keep that in order, basically. If we get a result it puts pressure on Tottenham and then you get another result [against Leeds] and see where you end up.
“Ultimately, a season’s defined over 38 games, not over a week. It’s a bit more than one or two results so, at the end of the season, that will determine how well we’ve done throughout the year and we’ll see where we end up.”
Callum Wilson knows he still has a part to play for West Ham
This season, Wilson has scored six goals for West Ham, and their have been some big goals. From the winner over Spurs, to doing the same over Everton, the 34-year-old has a style for late goals and knows he still has a part to play.
“We’ve got some big games coming up and I’d like to think that I still have a big part to play in those and determine results when called upon,” he said.
“We’ve still got massive belief. I think our performance and the character we showed after going behind late on when we nearly dragged ourselves back into the game showed our togetherness and that the hunger and belief are still there.
“Standards are still high in training and, first things first, we have to go to Newcastle, control what we can and ultimately hopefully we can come back with three points.”
Old faces, but a job to do for Wilson
This weekend sees Wilson return to Newcastle, a club where the striker spent five years at, netting 47 Premier League goals. The 34-year-old is excited to see some old faces, but knows their is a job to do.
“I’m excited!” he said. “I have nothing but great memories there. I had some unfortunate injuries there as well but to wear the number nine there, to be given an opportunity at such a good club, to fight relegation and keep the club up, then to win a trophy and to bring my children up there, I’ve got some great memories and great friends at Newcastle.
“So, I’m looking forward to seeing some friendly, familiar faces, but it’s business as usual for me. We have a job and a task to do.
“There will probably be no laughs and smiles until after the game, and they’ll obviously be result dependent as well. We’ve got a job to do, so we need to take care of that and then afterwards we can catch up on old times.”
