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title: "West Ham News Today: Relegation permutations, three players the Hammers should sell, Fernandes misses out on Portugal squad"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Matt Bottomley"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2026-05-19T14:30:00Z"
modified: "2026-05-19T14:32:20Z"
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# West Ham News Today: Relegation permutations, three players the Hammers should sell, Fernandes misses out on Portugal squad

West Ham United are on the brink of relegation to the Championship following a 3-1 loss to Newcastle United. As the club gears up for the inevitable, here’s all your West Ham headlines, from transfer rumours to injury updates, in one place here at [Read West Ham](https://readwestham.com/).

## Relegation permutations for tonight’s game

Tottenham Hotspur play Chelsea tonight with the game having big implications on the Hammer’s Premier League future.

If Spurs win, West Ham are down and if they draw, the Irons are all but down with their inferior goal difference.

[Read More: **What West Ham need from Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur tonight**](https://readwestham.com/2026/05/19/what-west-ham-need-from-chelsea-vs-tottenham-hotspur-tonight/)

## Three players West Ham should sell this summer

With relegation on the horizon, we took a look into which players the Hammers should sell if they go down.

The Irons need to raise funds and this is three players that could help them do that.

[Read More: **The three players that West Ham should sell if the Hammers are relegated**](https://readwestham.com/2026/05/19/the-three-players-west-ham-should-sell-crysencio-summerville-max-kilman-alphonse-areola/)

## Mateus Fernandes misses out on Portugal squad

Mateus Fernandes has missed out on Portugal’s 2026 [World Cup](https://readworldcup.com/) squad.

The 21-year-old joined the Hammers to get into the international picture and whilst that has happened, he will not appear at this summer’s tournament.

[Read More: **West Ham’s wanted star misses out on World Cup squad**](https://readwestham.com/2026/05/19/west-ham-mateus-fernanes-left-out-of-portugal-world-cup-squad/)