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
West Ham are looking to win three consecutive league games against Wolves for the first time since a run of eight between 1920 and 1958.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United
As for West Ham, Moyes makes three alterations to the side that beat Brentford in the FA Cup. Also moving from three centre-backs to two, Dawson is out of the side and is replaced by Fornals. The other two switches come at full-back. On the right, Coufal is preferred ahead of Johnson, with Cresswell coming in for Emerson on the other side.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United
Wolves make five changes to the team that lost on penalties to Forest in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup. The home side switch from three centre-backs to two with Jonny and Toti coming out of the side. Keeping his place, Kilman partners with Collins who starts. Semedo drops down to right-back and Bueno plays at left-back, meaning that Ait-Nouri misses out. Adding an extra midfielder, Neves retains his regular Premier League spot. In the attack Goncalo Guedes is replaced by Podence on the left wing with Cunha leading the attack. As a result, striker Jimenez moves onto the bench.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United
WEST HAM SUBS: Darren Randolph, Ben Johnson, Kurt Zouma, Gianluca Scamacca, Manuel Lanzini, Flynn Downes, Saïd Benrahma, Thilo Kehrer, Emerson.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United
WEST HAM (4-3-3): Lukasz Fabianski; Vladimir Coufal, Angelo Ogbonna, Nayef Aguerd, Aaron Cresswell; Pablo Fornals, Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek; Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio, Lucas Paqueta.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United
WOLVES SUBS: Matija Sarkic, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Mario Lemina, Raul Jimenez, Jonny, Toti, Adama Traore, Joseph Hodge, Chem Campbell.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United
WOLVES (4-3-3): Jose Sa; Nelson Semedo, Nathan Collins, Maximilian Kilman, Hugo Bueno; Matheus Nunes, Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho; Hwang Hee-Chan, Matheus Cunha, Daniel Podence.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United
Beating Brentford away from home in the FA Cup in their previous match, West Ham will be looking to secure back-to-back wins and increase the gap between themselves and the bottom three. Above the drop zone on goal difference, their last Premier League win came back in October, with goals from Kurt Zouma and Said Benrahma helping them overcome Bournemouth. West Ham followed their triumph with five consecutive league losses before gaining a point against Leeds United. They have won four of their last five Premier League games against Wolves.
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