WOLVERHAMPTON. Wolverhampton Wanderers conquers West Ham United 1-0 after scored just 1 goal (90′). Wolverhampton Wanderers took advantage of its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper with the support of Adrian Holmes and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 40.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 16 Total 16
- 4 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 14
- 8 Shots blocked 9
- 78 Attack 98
- 39 Dangerous attack 54
- 108 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Wolverhampton Wanderers had a strong ball possession 58% while West Ham United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Ham United was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Wolverhampton Wanderers was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, West Ham United shot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Wolverhampton Wanderers didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, West Ham United received 2 yellow cards (Nayef Aguerd and Declan Rice).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will have 17 points like Leicester City, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest to move down in the 16th place. On the other side, West Ham United will stay with 15 points like Everton to soar in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away against Arsenal on the 28th of May with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
West Ham United will play away agasint Leicester City on the 28th of May with a 7-7 head to head.
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation
Wolverhampton Wanderers
83'
48'
Wolverhampton Wanderers adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote decided to play with the following team: José Sá , Nélson Semedo , Nathan Collins , Max Kilman , Hugo Bueno , Matheus Nunes , Rúben Neves , João Moutinho , Hee-Chan Hwang , Matheus Cunha and Daniel Podence .
The home team had on the bench: Joe Hodge, Rayan Aït Nouri , Mario Lemina , Chem Campbell, Jonny Otto, Toti Gomes, Matija Šarkić, Adama Traoré and Raúl Jiménez .
Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Adama Traoré (injured).
Substitutions
Wolverhampton Wanderers made 5 changes: Matheus Cunha for Raúl Jiménez (63′), Daniel Podence for R. Aït Nouri (64′), Hee-chan Hwang for Mario Lemina (73′), João Moutinho for Adama Traoré (73′) and Hugo Bueno for Toti (83′).
Best player: Rúben Neves
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Rúben Neves even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 79 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He hit the woodwork once times.
West Ham United – Formation
West Ham United
71'
Also West Ham United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
David Moyes played with: Łukasz Fabiański , Vladimír Coufal , Angelo Ogbonna , Nayef Aguerd , Aaron Cresswell , Lucas Paquetá , Declan Rice , Tomáš Souček , Jarrod Bowen , Michail Antonio and Pablo Fornals .
These were the players on the bench: Darren Randolph, Flynn Downes, Saïd Benrahma , Gianluca Scamacca , Ben Johnson, Emerson Palmieri, Thilo Kehrer, Manuel Lanzini and Kurt Zouma.
Substitutions
West Ham United made 2 changes: Tomas Soucek for Saïd Benrahma (60′) and Pablo Fornals for Gianluca Scamacca (76′).
Best player: Declan Rice
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham United was Declan Rice.
His rating is with 58 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – West Ham United – 1-0
- Nottingham Forest – Leicester City – 2-0
- Manchester United – Manchester City – 2-1
- Everton – Southampton – 1-2
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Liverpool – 3-0
- Brentford – AFC Bournemouth – 2-0
