English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 3, 2026
West Ham United DLLLD 0
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Wolverhampton Wanderers LLLLD 3
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Molineux Stadium · 29,874 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Wolves get first win as woeful West Ham's relegation fears deepen

West Ham's relegation fears deepened as they crashed to a humiliating 3-0 defeat at previously winless Wolves.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
0
67.2
Possession
32.8
6
SHOTS
11
0
ON GOAL
8
0.0
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
546
Accurate Passes
234
624
Passes
301
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
5
28
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.3
42
Long Balls
36
26
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
0
Blocked Shots
0
17
Effective Tackles
12
27
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
9
15
Effective Clearances
34
15
Clearances
34

Highlights

00:52 How Wolves ended their 19-game winless start to the season Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

WHU leads series 3-2

Lineups

WOL · 3-5-2

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 4Santiago BuenoCD
  3. 37Ladislav KrejcíCD-L
  4. 15Yerson MosqueraCD-R
  5. 36Mateus ManéCM-L
  6. 10Jhon AriasCM-R
  7. 8João GomesAM
  8. 3Hugo BuenoLM
  9. 38Jackson TchatchouaRM
  10. 11Hwang Hee-ChanCF-L
  11. 14Tolu ArokodareCF-R

WHU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 3Max KilmanCD-L
  3. 15Konstantinos MavropanosCD-R
  4. 30Oliver ScarlesLB
  5. 2Kyle Walker-PetersRB
  6. 18Mateus FernandesAM
  7. 32Freddie PottsLM
  8. 27Soungoutou MagassaRM
  9. 9Callum WilsonF
  10. 7Crysencio SummervilleAM-L
  11. 20Jarrod BowenAM-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, West Ham United 0. Jhon Arias (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
  2. 31' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, West Ham United 0. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  3. 41' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, West Ham United 0. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hugo Bueno.
  4. 45' Substitution, West Ham United. Ezra Mayers replaces Soungoutou Magassa.
  5. 45' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. André replaces João Gomes.
  6. 45' Substitution, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek replaces Freddie Potts.
  7. 61' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Hwang Hee-Chan because of an injury.
  8. 85' Jackson Tchatchoua (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 86' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tawanda Chirewa replaces Mateus Mané.
  10. 88' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Møller Wolfe replaces Tolu Arokodare.

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