Championship

HAMMERS NEED INTERVENTION SOME DIVINE TO KO SWANS

by
The Football League Paper Team
18 October 2026

Nuno left thrilled as gap at the top closed
By Phil Blanche

PLAYING IT COOL: A relaxed Divine Mukasa celebrates his winner with his teammates
PICTURE: Alamy

NUNO Espirito Santo was delighted West Ham finished a “demanding week” by toppling Championship leaders Swansea City.
Divine Mukasa’s first-half strike in front of a record Swansea.com Stadium crowd of 20,973 gave the Hammers the victory and took them second and within a point of the high-flying Swans.
It was West Ham’s second success in four days after a 6-0 romp at Lincoln, and ended a week that...

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