West Ham vs Wolves: Adama Traore scores 93rd winner as Hammers remain pointless

West Ham 0-1 Wolves: Traore scored the latest of winners to leave the home side still searching for their first points of the season

West Ham fell to a stoppage time goal from substitute Adama Traore as Wolves grabbed their first win of the season.

The Hammers remain rooted the foot of the table without a point to their name after a fourth straight defeat.

They may not be in full crisis mode yet but the alarm bells are starting to ring after another lacklustre display from a team upon which £100million was spent in the summer.

Manager Manuel Pellegrini is now in Frank de Boer territory, the Dutchman sacked by Crystal Palace last season after defeats in his first four Premier League games.

September seems early for talk of 'must-win matches' but Pellegrini admitted beforehand that victory was vital for his expensively-assembled side.

After all, the Hammers have only once lost their opening four league matches of a season, in 2010-11 under Avram Grant, when they were relegated.

Now, with a trip to Everton - rarely a happy hunting ground – up next followed by visits from Chelsea and Manchester United, the picture could still look pretty gloomy for a while yet.

For Wolves it was a first top-flight win since beating Queens Park Rangers in February 2012.

Both teams were in desperate need of all three points (PA)

The Hammers almost took an early lead when record signing Felipe Anderson found space on the edge of the box and forced Rui Patricio to save at his near post.

Marko Arnautovic drove the loose ball across goal but Willy Boly, and then Patricio, just about hacked it clear.

Yet Wolves, no doubt buoyed by the performance which earned them a point against champions Manchester City last week, slowly began to take control.

Long-range efforts from Helder Costa, Joao Moutinho and Ruben Neves flew harmlessly wide but Matt Doherty's drive had to be tipped over the crossbar by Lukasz Fabianski.

At the other end Robert Snodgrass hit the sidenetting after Michail Antonio headed down Aaron Cresswell's cross.

Traore struck late (Getty Images)

Wolves' best chance of the first half arrived eight minutes before the interval when, in front of an increasingly tetchy home crowd, Moutinho wriggled clear down the right.

His cross was met by Costa, who had got in front of Ryan Fredericks only to plant his header just over the crossbar.

Raul Jiminez, who three years ago saw a move to West Ham fall through, then fired narrowly wide.

West Ham improved after the break but could not find a way through the massed ranks of the Wolves defence.

Fabian Balbuena made a mess of a free header from Anderson's corner before Arnautovic almost jinked through a packed penalty area after a neat flick from Jack Wilshere, but he could only prod the ball wide.

The result gives Wolves their first win of the season (Getty Images)

Moments later Patricio was at full stretch to claw away an Antonio header which threatened to loop in at the far post.

Wolves almost snatched the lead on the hour when Moutinho whipped in a free-kick but Jiminez headed straight at Fabianski.

They came even closer in the 74th minute when Jiminez cut the ball back to substitute Leo Bonatini, who was clean through 15 yards out but fired too close to Fabianski.

Worse was to come five minutes later following a stunning crossfield pass from Neves which set Doherty free down the right.

The Hammers remain without a single point (REUTERS)

His cross flew straight to unmarked Jiminez, who got his feet in an awful tangle before taking an embarrassing swing and a miss in front of goal.

Arnautovic could have snatched the lead for West Ham moments later when he turned inside Conor Coady.

The Austrian smashed his shot goalwards but it was kept out by the face of Patricio, who needed lengthy treatment and a quick concussion test before being allowed to continue.

Then, to Pellegrini’s horror in stoppage time, Carlos Sanchez lost the ball before Bonatini teed up Traore for a dramatic winner.