Wolves vs West Ham Prediction
Wolves vs West Ham
Just last season Wolves were hunting a European place with just a few rounds to go, now itโs their opponents West Ham that are in the continental race whilst they languish in the Premier Leagueโs (PL) bottom half after failing to win their previous four matches (D2, L2), and failing to score before the 60th minute in five straight.
Wolves will be out for revenge though after a 4-0 loss in the reverse fixture handed them their joint-heaviest PL defeat across the last nine years. However with three of Wolvesโ last four competitive home wins coming after a drawn first half, and all four witnessing a one-goal margin, any revenge is likely to be hard-fought rather than emphatic.
West Hamโs first PL victory of the season came in that reverse fixture, and kick started a remarkable campaign thatโs witnessed the โHammersโ pick up 14 wins after 29 rounds (W14, D7, L8) – you have to go back to 1985/86 to find a West Ham team thatโs registered more top-flight victories at this stage of a campaign. Subsequently, theyโre not only challenging for a Champions League place, but are also in the running to claim a first league double over Wolves since 1922 – the year English archaeologist Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamunโs tomb!
However the visitors need to rediscover their form on the road, as theyโre winless in their previous four away outings (D1, L3), albeit all four witnessed a drawn first half. Thatโs been the case in ten of West Hamโs PL away games this term (HT: W2, D10, L2), so expect action after HT.
Players to score: Rรบben Nevesโ last four PL strikes have put Wolves level at 1-1, which could be useful considering Tomรกลก Souฤek is forming a habit of scoring away, netting West Hamโs first goal four times on the road this PL campaign.
Hot stats: The final match goal has arrived after the 80th minute in six straight H2Hs.
Prediction: Wolves [1] vs [1] West Ham
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