Wolves vs West Ham Preview
- Tournament – Premier League
- Date – Saturday, April 06, 2024
- Kick-off Time – 03:00 pm GMT
- Venue – Molineux Stadium
West Ham will be bidding to increase their lead over Newcastle United in the league table with a win over Wolves this weekend at the Molineux Stadium. They are seventh in the league standings, 14 points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa and three points above hosts Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Hammers have picked up only three points from the last available twelve and will need to bounce back to winning ways if they were to finish in the Europa Conference League spot.
They will then take on Wolves, who have been languishing in 10th position in the Premier League table. Their European hopes still remain alive as they are only three points behind West Ham. Wolves have lost to West Ham in their reverse fixture earlier this season. But they have the opportunity to go level on points with David Moyes’ men if they are able to secure the maximum points at home this Saturday.
Wolves vs West Ham Team News
West Ham are expected to be out with their first-team goalkeeper Alphonse Areola who’s nursing a minor thigh injury. Łukasz Fabiański is set to take over the goalkeeping duties at the Molineux. Midfielder Edson Álvarez will return this weekend after serving a suspension in the midweek tie against Burnley.
On the other hand, Wolves will be without Pedro Neto and Hwang Hee-chan for several weeks but the latter is expected to be back in the fold sooner. But players like Craig Dawson and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde remain injury doubts for this home tie. Tommy Doyle will start in the central midfield with Joao Gomes.
Wolves vs West Ham Predicted Lineups
Wolves Predicted XI:
Sa; S Bueno, Kilman, T Gomes; Semedo, J Gomes, Doyle, Ait-Nouri; Sarabia, Chiwome, Lemina
West Ham Predicted XI:
Fabianski; Coufal, Mavropanos, Zouma, Emerson; Ward-Prowse, Soucek; Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus; Antonio
Wolves vs West Ham Head-to-Head
West Ham United have the upper hand in terms of the head-to-head between the two sides, having won 34 of their 72 previous meetings. West Ham have won 24 matches while the remaining 14 games have ended in a draw.
The Hammers have won thrice in their last five meetings, as the other two ended in favour of Wolves.
Last five results:
West Ham 3-0 Wolves – Premier League – December 17, 2023
Wolves 1-0 West Ham – Premier League – January 14, 2023
West Ham 2-0 Wolves – Premier League – October 01, 2022
West Ham 1-0 Wolves – Premier League – February 27, 2022
Wolves 1-0 West Ham – Premier League – November 20, 2021
Wolves vs West Ham Prediction
Wolves are certainly the heavy favorites coming into this fixture. They will enter this game off the back of a 1-1 draw with Burnley in the midweek clash. Gary O’Neil’s side are struggling these past few weeks as they have only managed only one win in their last five matches in all competitions.
Meanwhile, West Ham have also failed to gather any consistent runs this season and are on a four-game winless run in England’s top-flight. The Hammers are a better team on paper and will be able to grind out a positive result.
Predicted Score: Wolves 1-1 West Ham
Wolves vs West Ham Odds (subject to change)
- Wolves win – 2.50
- West Ham win – 2.80
- Draw – 3.75
- Odds source – Unibet
Where to Watch Wolves vs West Ham
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