Team news, stats and predictions ahead of Wolves vs West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday; kick-off at 15:00.
Team news
Adama Traore will push for a return to starting lineup when wolves resume their Premier League campaign against West Ham at Molineux.
Full-back Fernando Marcal is in contention for the first time since October 16 after recovering from a calf injury, though boss Bruno Lage said Rayan Ait-Nouri is set to keep his place on the squad.
A decision will be made on Raul Jimenez’s readiness after the striker returned from international service with Mexico on Thursday.
West Ham will be without Angelo Ogbonna, with the defender who seems destined to miss the rest of the season.
Ogbonna will be operated on after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the 3-2 victory over Liverpool last time out.
It appears that midfielder Declan Rice, who retired from England last week due to illness, will be available for Saturday’s match.
How to follow
Follow Wolves vs West Ham on our live match blog. The highlights will also be posted on Sky Sports’ digital platforms and on the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel starting at 5.15pm on Saturday.
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Jones Knows Prediction
I’m all about a West Ham win here in contrast.
Having spent most of the last season thinking that the bubble would burst for David Moyes as he oversaw a classic case of overachievement, I completely changed my view based on the continued excellent and consistent performance of the Hammers. Moyes has returned to what made his Everton side so dangerous, making West Ham a tough side that plays very much as a team and one that carries a huge goal threat.
The 100/30 with Sky Bet for them to finish in the top four would be a serious bet for me if I had faith in Michail Antonio’s body to withstand the injury. Here though, at 7/5 with Sky Bet, they’re a generous price to beat a Wolves team looking to downgrade after an impressive start to life under Bruno Lage.
Since beating Watford in September, the wolves have flattened out in the advanced areas. In their last seven games, they have only scored 54 shots, 16 fewer than any other team. An expected figure of 7.4 goals during that time is fine on first viewing, but dig a little deeper and it gets a little more troubling. All of these seven games have come against teams not in the top nine of the Premier League standings. Crystal Palace were insanely comfortable in the 2-0 win before the international break with the Wolves recording an expected goal figure of just 0.28.
The Hammers have lost just one of their last 17 away games against teams that finished ninth or less in last season’s league table, winning 12 of 17, including a 3-2 defeat of Wolves last season. That’s a 71% win rate and there are odds to the contrary here.
The Moyes kids are perfectly equipped to get the job done in these kinds of games.
SCORE FORECAST: 0-2
BET CORNER: West Ham win (7/5 with Sky Bet)
Statistics opt
- Last season, West Ham completed their first league double against the Wolves since the 1922-23 season – the Hammers have not won three league games in a row against them since a streak of eight between 1920 and 1958.
- West Ham had not won consecutive league games against the Wolves in a streak of three between August 1920 and December 1922.
- The wolves have won their last two league home games, as many as in the previous nine at Molineux (7 defeats). However, the Wolves have not won three in a row at home in the top flight since November 1980.
- West Ham have won each of their last four Premier League games, the longest winning streak in the competition. The Hammers have not won five consecutive top flight games since February 2006 under Alan Pardew.
- West Ham are unbeaten in 11 away games in all competitions (8W D3), the longest ever as a top-flight club and the longest overall since March 2004 (13).
- West Ham have only made four changes to their Premier League starting XI this season, fewer than any other team. Meanwhile, no team has used fewer different players in the Premier League this season than the Wolves (18).
- Barring penalties, no team has scored more Premier League goals from set pieces than West Ham this season (6). However, Wolves are one of two teams that have not yet conceded a set-piece goal this season (along with Man City, excluding penalties).
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