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Wilson's late strike sees West Ham edge Everton to stay out of drop zone

Callum Wilson came off the bench to score in stoppage time as West Ham beat Everton 2-1 to stay out of the Premier League relegation zone.

On a topsy-turvy afternoon in the capital, Nuno Espirito Santo's side had appeared to be cruising to a huge three points thanks to Tomas Soucek's 51st-minute header, until late drama.

Firstly, as news of a Tottenham Hotspur goal at Wolves filtered around the London Stadium, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall volleyed the visitors level with just two minutes to go, pushing the Hammers into the drop zone on goal difference.

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Everton brought in Thierno Barry and Michael Keane for the concussed Beto and Jarrad Branthwaite, who is out for the remainder of the season with a hamstring injury

But just as the board was raised to indicate there would be another eight minutes of added time, up popped the ever-green Wilson to score after good work at the back post by Jarrod Bowen, a vital strike that saw West Ham again leapfrog their London rivals and to safety - for now.

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