Premier League round-up as West Ham suffer relegation blow and Newcastle secure vital win

Jack Otway
Sat, 02 May 2026 15:59:13 +0000

There were three 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League on Saturday, with the end of the season creeping closer.

West Ham travelled to Brentford hoping to build on their victory over Everton last time out.

Newcastle hosted Brighton desperately in need of all three points after five defeats across all competitions on the spin.

And Sunderland went to Wolves aiming to pile more misery on Rob Edwards' side, who are already relegated.

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Later on Saturday, Arsenal will welcome Fulham to the Emirates Stadium as they continue their pursuit of a first Premier League title since the days of Arsene Wenger in 2004.

GB News will now take you through the 3pm kick-offs and how the action unfolded.

Brentford 3-0 West Ham

At the start of the season, many expected Brentford to suffer.

Having lost Thomas Frank, and seen the likes of Bryan Mbeumo and Christian Norgaard jump ship, the Bees were being tipped to go down by pretty much everybody.

But Brentford have enjoyed a spectacular season so far, defying expectations and silencing their critics in the process.

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As things stand, European football could be coming to the Gtech Community Stadium next term.

Brentford were too strong for West Ham on Saturday, with an early own goal from Hammers defender Konstantinos Mavropanos putting them ahead.

In the second half, West Ham pursued an equaliser that would boost their hopes of staying in the Premier League.

But things worsened after the interval when El Hadji Malick Diouf fouled Dango Ouattara in the box, with Craig Pawson pointing to the spot.

Igor Thiago, who has been sensational, then converted from 12 yards to wrap up all three points before Mikkel Damsgaard added another late on.

While Brentford are dreaming of Europe, West Ham supporters will be fearing that life in the Championship could be in store for them next term.

Newcastle 3-1 Brighton

It's been a strange old season for Newcastle.

They've never quite got going, with the departure of Alexander Isak on transfer deadline day in the summer hampering them.

Eddie Howe has faced scrutiny as a result, with some expecting the former Bournemouth boss to walk away at the end of the season.

This, however, was a much-needed win.

Having suffered four league defeats on the trot, first-half goals from William Osula and Dan Burn gave them a vital victory, with Harvey Barnes also on target after Josh Hinshelwood had pulled one back.

Howe will be hoping they can end the season on a high as they look to finish in the top half of the table.

Wolves 1-1 Sunderland

This was never exactly going to be a thriller.

But Wolves fans will be relieved that, at the very least, they didn't suffer another defeat.

It looked as though that wouldn't be the case when Nordi Mukiele opened the scoring in the 17th minute for Sunderland.

Yet with Daniel Ballard dismissed shortly afterwards, Wolves were able to clinch a draw after Santiago Bueno struck in the 54th minute.