Premier League Team Guides: West Ham
Sports Journalist at FST, Gareth qualified as a journalist after graduating from university and spent over a decade as a freelance broadcast journalist, commentator and tipster before joining FST. Now living in Manchester, he is a long suffering Bolton Wanderers fan who also enjoys boxing, the NBA, tennis and rugby league.
This article is part of our team-by-team guide to the 2025/26 Premier League season. Click here for the full list of team guides.
Team overview
- League Position: 14th
- FA Cup: Third round
- EFL Cup: Third round
- Top scorer: Jarrod Bowen (14)
Season review
Last season proved to be a season to forget for West Ham as they ended up in the lower end of mid-table in the Premier League and failed to make an impact in the cup competitions.
The season began with a home defeat to Aston Villa and a run of just one win in their first five games set the tone for the campaign. The Hammers were never any higher than ninth in the standings, but they didn’t fall into the drop zone at any point either.
Julen Lopetegui was axed in January and replaced by former Brighton and Chelsea boss Graham Potter, but results didn’t particularly improve as he won just five of his 18 league games in charge.
Potter will remain in the hot seat going into the new season but may well find himself under pressure quickly if the Hammers struggle at the start of the campaign.
Key stat: Jarrod Bowen has been West Ham’s top scorer or joint top scorer in the Premier League in each of the last four seasons.
Transfer window preview
West Ham winger Mohammed Kudus could find himself in the lead role in a transfer saga this summer. Kudus is keen to depart and the Hammers are open to offers, but the club’s reported £50million asking price may prove to be a stumbling block.
There have been a number of departures already as Kurt Zouma, Aaron Cresswell, Vladimír Coufal and Danny Ings have departed as free agents.
West Ham have signed defender Jean-Clair Todibo from Nice and they will be looking to make further additions, and if Kudus does depart they will be able to be a bit more adventurous in terms of their own targets.
Outright odds: 500/1
Top 4 odds: 40/1
Top 6 odds: 12/1
Key 2025/26 Premier League fixtures
Sunderland vs West Ham – 16th Aug, 2025
West Ham vs Chelsea – 23rd Aug, 2025
West Ham vs Tottenham – 13th Sep, 2025
Arsenal vs West Ham – 4th Oct, 2025
West Ham vs Fulham – 27th Dec, 2025
Tottenham vs West Ham – 17th Jan, 2026
Chelsea vs West Ham – 31st Jan, 2026
West Ham vs Arsenal – 9th May, 2026
West Ham vs Leeds – 24th May, 2026
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