West Ham manager Nuno Espírito Santo has dismissed the idea that the Premier League relegation battle is a straight fight between just a handful of clubs, insisting the situation remains wide open as the season draws to a close.
Speaking ahead of a key run of games, Nuno stressed that nothing in the table is settled, regardless of position, and that the fight for survival is likely to go right down to the final day. His comments come with several clubs still separated by a narrow margin at the bottom, and with both West Ham and Tottenham firmly in the mix.
Rather than focusing on rivals or reacting to outside noise, Nuno has consistently urged his players to concentrate on their own performances, describing it as a situation where every single point carries weight until safety is mathematically confirmed.
Tottenham have similarly found themselves pulled into the survival conversation following a patchy run of form earlier in the campaign, with their inconsistency keeping them uncomfortably close to the drop zone.
The broader picture reflects just how tight the bottom of the table remains, with multiple sides within touching distance of each other. As Nuno sees it, momentum can shift rapidly, and no club should consider itself safe until the mathematics make it impossible to go down.
With the final weeks of the season approaching, both West Ham and Tottenham face the same reality — there is no margin for error, and the relegation battle looks set to remain unresolved until the very last fixtures are played.
