West Ham claimed a beneficial Premier League victory over Wolves to reignite their pursuit of a top-four end.
Tomas Soucek celebrated his twenty seventh birthday by scoring the one aim of the sport for the Hammers, with the Czech Republic worldwide poking residence from Michail Antonio’s go.
The end result strikes West Ham as much as fifth within the desk, above Arsenal on aim distinction and two factors behind Manchester United in fourth – nevertheless the Gunners have three video games in hand on each.
Consecutive attracts had seen David Moyes’ facet lose floor close to the highest of the desk however they created a number of wonderful probabilities to attain and deserved their win over opponents who even have European aspirations.
Aaron Cresswell and Declan Rice each went near opening the scoring for the hosts, with England midfielder Rice curling an outstanding 20-yard effort towards the right-hand publish.
Jarrod Bowen, Soucek and Pablo Fornals all had alternatives to double their benefit and guarantee a extra comfy conclusion for the hosts who had been compelled to resist some late strain from Wolves, who keep eighth.
Bruno Lage’s workforce struggled for fluency after he made 5 modifications to the facet that began Thursday’s defeat at Arsenal.
And whereas they improved after the break, the second-half introductions of Raul Jimenez, Daniel Podence and Pedro Neto had been unable to make a distinction to the end result.
Before kick-off West Ham captain Rice held up a shirt with team-mate Andriy Yarmolenko’s title and quantity on the again as the edges lined as much as specific their assist for the Ukrainian and his homeland which remains to be underneath assault by Russia.
Lacklustre Wolves
Prior to kick-off Lage mentioned his modifications had been designed to supply Wolves with larger power.
However, after the opening quarter-hour there was no noticeable proof his choice was influencing proceedings as West Ham grew into the sport.
Rice and Soucek took management of midfield and the likes of Craig Dawson and Kurt Zouma loved a comparatively comfy afternoon towards Fabio Silva and Hwang Hee-chan.
The South Korea worldwide was additionally responsible of lacking Wolves’ finest alternative, putting the ball huge from 12 yards simply earlier than the break.
Had he discovered the underside nook it might have altered the complexion of the match, and ensured Wolves got here away with no less than a degree regardless of having just one shot heading in the right direction.
Hammers again on monitor
After a slight stutter of late this was extra prefer it for West Ham and their supervisor Moyes, who punched the air with delight on the remaining whistle.
While Antonio’s goalless run prolonged to eight video games, the Jamaica ahead was a handful all through.
He made an important contribution in teeing up Soucek and should have had a aim of his personal had he elected to shoot as an alternative of selecting out a team-mate after escaping down the left.
Meanwhile, Rice and Soucek, working in tandem on the base of the Hammers’ midfield, epitomised every thing that was good about their efficiency.
The duo coated extra floor than every other gamers on the pitch, by no means shirked their defensive duties and on one other day each might need been rewarded with objectives from a number of wonderful forays upfield.
Player of the match
Rúben NevesRúben Neves
West Ham United
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Squad quantity41Player titleRice
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Squad quantity28Player titleSoucek
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Squad quantity20Player titleBowen
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Squad quantity3Player titleCresswell
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Squad quantity1Player titleFabianski
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Squad quantity31Player titleJohnson
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Squad quantity9Player titleAntonio
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Squad quantity8Player titleFornals
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Squad quantity10Player titleLanzini
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Squad quantity15Player titleDawson
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Squad quantity4Player titleZouma
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Squad quantity11Player titleVlasic
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Squad quantity23Player titleDiop
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Squad quantity8Player titleRúben Neves
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Squad quantity1Player titleJosé Sá
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Squad quantity7Player titlePedro Neto
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Squad quantity23Player titleKilman
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Squad quantity16Player titleCoady
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Squad quantity27Player titleSaïss
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Squad quantity10Player titleDaniel Podence
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Squad quantity17Player titleFábio Silva
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Squad quantity9Player titleJiménez
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Squad quantity32Player titleDendoncker
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Squad quantity26Player titleHwang Hee-Chan
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Squad quantity2Player titleHoever
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Squad quantity5Player titleMarçal
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Squad quantity11Player titleTrincão
Line-ups
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Fabianski
- 31Johnson
- 15Dawson
- 4Zouma
- 3Cresswell
- 28Soucek
- 41Rice
- 20Bowen
- 10Lanzini
- 8FornalsSubstituted forDiopat 90+3′minutes
- 9AntonioBooked at 82minsSubstituted forVlasicat 90+1′minutes
Substitutes
- 11Vlasic
- 13Areola
- 16Noble
- 22Benrahma
- 23Diop
- 33Král
- 40Oko-Flex
- 42Alese
- 64Perkins
Wolves
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Malheiro de Sá
- 23Kilman
- 16Coady
- 27Saïss
- 2Hoever
- 8Neves
- 32Dendoncker
- 5MarçalSubstituted forNetoat 76′minutes
- 11Machado TrincãoSubstituted forPodenceat 60′minutes
- 26Hwang Hee-ChanSubstituted forJiménezat 81′minutes
- 17Fábio Silva
Substitutes
- 3Aït-Nouri
- 7Neto
- 9Jiménez
- 10Podence
- 15Boly
- 19Castro Otto
- 21Ruddy
- 28João Moutinho
- 39Cundle
Live Text
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Match ends, West Ham United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
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Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Issa Diop replaces Pablo Fornals.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Nikola Vlasic replaces Michail Antonio.
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Attempt saved. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) proper footed shot from exterior the field is saved within the backside left nook. Assisted by Romain Saïss.
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Attempt blocked. Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) proper footed shot from exterior the field is blocked. Assisted by Leander Dendoncker.
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Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) proper footed shot from exterior the field is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
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Michail Antonio (West Ham United) is proven the yellow card for a nasty foul.
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Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick within the attacking half.
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Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
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Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Raúl Jiménez replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
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Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
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Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left facet of the field is blocked. Assisted by Leander Dendoncker.
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Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
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Attempt blocked. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from exterior the field is blocked. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
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Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto replaces Marçal.
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Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Foul by Tomas Soucek (West Ham United).
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Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
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Attempt blocked. Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) proper footed shot from the precise facet of the field is blocked.
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