Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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West Ham slumped into the Premier League bottom three following defeat at fellow strugglers Wolves.
Both sides went into the Molineux meeting out of form in the league but it was the hosts who sealed a 1-0 victory courtesy of a smart Daniel Podence strike which lifts them out of the relegation zone.
West Ham headed to the Black Country having won just one of their last nine Premier League games, taking a single point from their previous six.
It left the Hammers looking over their shoulder and into the drop zone, where their hosts sat following an equalling galling run of results.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United
That's all for today, goodbye.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United
Next up, Wolves travel host Liverpool in an FA Cup third-round replay, with West Ham welcoming Everton in the Premier League.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United
Podence scored the only goal to lift Wolves out of the relegation zone and condemn West Ham to their sixth league loss in seven games. After a first 45 minutes with limited penalty box action, the Portuguese winger scored three minutes after the restart. On the counter, Semedo burst through the middle of the pitch before feeding the ball to Nunes. Looking to Hee-Chan, his intercepted pass went straight to the feet of Podence who lashed his strike beyond Fabianski. The hosts then went close to doubling their advantage through Neves, but the midfielder crashed his effort against the bar. Behind the ball for most of the game, West Ham pushed for an equaliser in the final few minutes. First, Benrahma drove a shot straight at Sa before Scamacca headered wide. Wolves Substitute Jimenez then thought he had confirmed all three points after chipping the goalkeeper but was in an offside position when receiving a pass from Ait-Nouri.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United
FULL-TIME: WOLVES 1-0 WEST HAM
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United
OFFSIDE! Jimenez rushes away in celebration thinking that he had won the game for Wolves, but the flag goes up. He rushes onto the end of a flicked header from Ait-Nouri before chipping Fabiański, but the striker went too early with his run.
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