The Hammers star is feeling very bullish
James Smailes Head of All Out Rugby League and Yorkshire sport at Reach plc
07:00, 07 Apr 2026
Adama Traore of West Ham United
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Adama Traore of West Ham United
West Ham United star Adama Traore is feeling even more confident his club will survive their relegation fight after witnessing what they did against Leeds United.
The Hammers are in a battle with Leeds, plus Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest to avoid what looks like the third and final relegation place with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley appearing doomed to go down.
Having been knocked out the FA Cup at the quarter-final stage by Daniel Farke's Leeds team on Easter Sunday, West Ham now have to lift themselves to face Wolves at the London Stadium on Friday night. Wolves have had three weeks to prepare for the game and come into the meeting on the back of just one loss in their last five games.
Taking inspiration from West Ham's late comeback against Leeds which saw Mateus Fernandes and Axel Disasi score in injury time to force extra-time, Traore is confident about the final seven games of the league season and what they will bring.
"I'm sad because of how we lost but we have to take the positives from the game," said winger Traore.
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"We showed great fighting spirit and fought until the end. It's unfortunate that we lost on penalties but we'll try to improve and be better in our next game.
"We need to move on because this game is now already in the past. I believe we can stay up and the feeling would've been better if it was a win, but there were positives."
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