Last Word on Sports brings you the latest team news and predicted lineups for the West Ham vs Leeds United EPL relegation clash at the London Stadium.
The stakes are extremely high for the Hammers going into the final day of the Premier League season, who will need to take all three points and for 17th-placed Tottenham to lose in order to salvage their top-flight status. For visitors Leeds, who are comfortably languishing in 14th place, a win could take them as high as 11th, and they will be keen to finish an excellent campaign on a high.
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West Ham vs Leeds United: Team News & Predicted Lineups for Final Day Relegation Showdown
Date: Sunday 23rd May 2026
Venue: The London Stadium
Kick-Off: 16:00 GMT
Last Meeting: West Ham 2-2 Leeds (2-4 on penalties) ( April 5th 2026, FA Cup quarter-final)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Current odds: West Ham 4/5, Leeds 16/5
West Ham Team News
In his pre-match press conference, Irons boss Nuno Espirito Santo said Adama Traore is a doubt for the weekend, but that ‘the rest are ok’, meaning he has almost a full squad to call upon.
Following the Tottenham score during the game, he said: “Everybody is going to be aware of what is happening in the other stadium. What I hope is that our players ignore what is coming out and focus on the tasks inside the pitch.”
When asked if this was the biggest game of his career, Nuno said: “Probably, yes. A tough one. Leeds did a very good season. They have quality players who require the best of us.”
Regarding the future, the Portuguese said: “Our future is Sunday. After that we will assess everything that we have to assess.
“We have to improve, and we didn’t perform well, so we have to bounce back.”
On his message to the West Ham fans: “Be there from the first minute, and then it is up to us that the support continues.”
Leeds United Team News
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Leeds boss Daniel Farke confirmed in his press conference that Noah Okafor, Gabriel Gudmundsson, and Ilia Gruev will all miss Sunday’s game.
The Whites will also be without Anton Stach, although Farke said the midfielder’s injury was not major and he ‘just needs to be stitched.’
Sean Longstaff is out following a hernia surgery, whilst Pascal Struijk and Jayden Bogle are both back in training and could feature against the Hammers.
On avoiding relegation, the German said: “We work at the moment with a smile on our face that’s for sure. Of course, when it was confirmed two games ago, there was a big relief and big joy.
“We had some time between games to celebrate.”
He added: “We enjoyed the moment, but as professional footballers, coaching staff members and as a manager you are also drilled to be competitive and this is what I feel this week.”
West Ham Predicted Lineup
GK: Mads Hermansen
RB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka
CB: Konstantinos Mavropanos
CB: Axel Disasi
LB: El Hadji Malick Diouf
RM: Jarrod Bowen
CM: Tomas Soucek
CM: Mateus Fernandes
LM: Crysencio Summerville
AM: Taty Castellanos
ST: Callum Wilson
Leeds Predicted Lineup
GK: Karl Darlow
CB: Joe Rodon
CB: Jaka Bijol
CB: Pascal Struijk
RWB: Jayden Bogle
LWB: James Justin
DM: Ethan Ampadu
DM: Ao Tanaka
AM: Brenden Aaronson
ST: Dominic Calvert-Lewin
ST: Lukas Nmecha
Featured image courtesy of Imago/Focus Images
