West Ham United recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLVERHAMPTON. West Ham United was capable to reverse the score against Wolverhampton Wanderers to win 2-1.

By
David Brown
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West Ham United recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLVERHAMPTON. West Ham United was capable to turn the tables against Wolverhampton Wanderers to win 2-1. It was Wolverhampton Wanderers to strike first with a penalty of Pablo Sarabia at the 33′. Then it was a penalty in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, James Ward-Prowse gave the win to West Ham United in the 84′ minute. Wolverhampton Wanderers lost this match even if it was better in terms of 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 Tony Harrington with the assistance of Mark Scholes and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.69 degrees Celsius or 56.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 - 2

Team 1

West Ham United

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 74 Attack 127
  • 38 Dangerous attack 58
  • 62 Ball safe 66
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 15 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

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 had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Ham United won the match.​

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 14 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, West Ham United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 5 yellow cards (Matheus Cunha, Pablo Sarabia, Toti, Boubacar Traoré and João Gomes). On the opposite side, West Ham United received 2 yellow cards (Lucas Paquetá and Emerson Palmieri).

Match Timeline

31'
Emerson Palmieri- Yellow
Pablo Sarabia(penalty)
33'
João Gomes- Yellow
43'
46'
Michail Antonio - sub ->Tomas Soucek 
46'
Benjamin Johnson- sub ->Vladimir Coufal
54'
Aaron Cresswell- sub ->Jarrod Bowen
Matheus Cunha- sub ->Rayan Aït-Nouri
55'
90'
Emerson Palmieri(VAR)
72'
Lucas Paquetá(penalty)
Leon Chiwome- sub ->Pablo Sarabia
75'
Boubacar Traoré- sub ->Mario Lemina
75'
Toti- Yellow
78'
84'
James Ward-Prowse(goal)
Hugo Bueno- sub ->Matt Doherty
87'
T. Chirewa- sub ->Thomas Doyle
87'
Boubacar Traoré- Yellow
88'
90'
Lucas Paquetá- Yellow
Max Kilman(VAR)
90'
Pablo Sarabia- Yellow
32'
Matheus Cunha- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Arsenal
80
35
Manchester City
79
34
Liverpool
75
35
Aston Villa
67
35
Tottenham Hotspur
60
34
Manchester United
54
34
Newcastle United
53
34
Chelsea
51
34
West Ham United
49
35
AFC Bournemouth
48
35
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
35
Brighton & Hove Albion
44
34
Fulham
43
35
Crystal Palace
40
35
Everton
36
35
Brentford
35
35
Nottingham Forest
26
35
Luton Town
25
35
Burnley
24
35
Sheffield United
16
35

After this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers stays with 42 points to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, West Ham United will has 48 points like Manchester United to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with Nottingham Forest on the 13th of April with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (5 draws).

West Ham United will host Fulham on the 13th of April with a 16-4 head to head record in favor of West Ham United (6 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers
G
José Sá 1.Portugal
6.4
D
Max Kilman 23.England
6.6
D
Toti 24.Portugal
6.4
78'
D
Santiago Bueno 4.Uruguay
6.7
M
Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland
7.3
87'
M
Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria
7.5
55'
M
Mario Lemina 5.Gabon
7.3
75'
M
J. Pied 8.France
M
Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal
7.3
M
João Gomes 8.Brazil
7.0
43'
M
Thomas Doyle 20.England
7.1
87'
F
Pablo Sarabia 21.Spain
7.3
75' 32' Goals33'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Bentley 25.England
D
Hugo Bueno 17.Spain
6.8
87'
D
Craig Dawson 15.England
M
Boubacar Traoré 6.Mali
6.8
75' 88'
M
T. Chirewa 62.England
6.8
87'
F
Leon Chiwome 84.Zimbabwe
6.8
75'
F
Matheus Cunha 12.Brazil
7.0
55' 90'
F
Noha Lemina 14.France
F
N. Fraser 63.England

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Gary O’Neil decided to play with the following team: Jérémy Pied, José Sá (6.4), Santiago Bueno (6.7), Max Kilman (6.6), Toti (6.4), Nélson Semedo (7.3), Mario Lemina (7.3), João Gomes (7.0), Matt Doherty (7.3), Rayan Aït-Nouri (7.5), Thomas Doyle (7.1) and Pablo Sarabia (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Hugo Bueno (6.8), Leon Chiwome (6.8), Boubacar Traoré (6.8), Matheus Cunha (7.0), Noha Lemina, Craig Dawson, Daniel Bentley, T. Chirewa (6.8) and N. Fraser.

Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Matheus Cunha (injured).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 5 changes: Pablo Sarabia for Leon Chiwome (75′), Mario Lemina for Boubacar Traoré (75′), Rayan Aït-Nouri for Matheus Cunha (55′), Matt Doherty for Hugo Bueno (87′) and Thomas Doyle for T. Chirewa (87′).

Player of the match: Rayan Aït-Nouri​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Rayan Aït-Nouri.

His rating is 7.5 with 29 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 17.

West Ham United – Formation

West Ham United
G
Lukasz Fabianski 1.Poland
7.9
D
Konstantinos Mavropanos 15.Greece
6.8
D
Emerson Palmieri 33.Italy
6.7
31'
D
Kurt Zouma 4.France
7.5
D
Vladimir Coufal 5.Czech Republic
6.6
46'
M
Mohammed Kudus 14.Ghana
6.4
M
Tomas Soucek  28.Czech Republic
6.4
46'
M
Edson Álvarez 19.Mexico
7.1
M
James Ward-Prowse 7.England
8.2
Goals84'
M
Lucas Paquetá 10.Brazil
7.0
90' Goals72'
F
Jarrod Bowen 20.England
7.0
54'
Substitutes
G
Joseph Anang 49.England
D
Benjamin Johnson 2.England
7.0
46'
D
Aaron Cresswell 3.England
7.0
54'
D
Angelo Ogbonna 21.Italy
D
Nayef Aguerd 27.Morocco
M
Kalvin Phillips 11.England
F
Maxwel Cornet 17.Ivory Coast
F
Danny Ings 18.England
F
Michail Antonio  9.Jamaica
6.8
46'

West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

David Moyes played with: Lukasz Fabianski (7.9), Vladimir Coufal (6.6), Konstantinos Mavropanos (6.8), Kurt Zouma (7.5), Emerson Palmieri (6.7), Edson Álvarez (7.1), Tomas Soucek  (6.4), Mohammed Kudus (6.4), James Ward-Prowse (8.2), Lucas Paquetá (7.0), Jarrod Bowen (7.0).

They had on the bench: Michail Antonio  (6.8), Benjamin Johnson (7.0), Aaron Cresswell (7.0), Kalvin Phillips, Maxwel Cornet, Danny Ings, Angelo Ogbonna, Nayef Aguerd and Joseph Anang.

West Ham United could not rely on the presence of Aaron Cresswell (injured).

Substitutions

West Ham United made 3 changes: Tomas Soucek  for Michail Antonio  (46′), Vladimir Coufal for Benjamin Johnson (46′) and Jarrod Bowen for Aaron Cresswell (54′).

Player of the match: James Ward-Prowse​

The player that probably impressed the most for West Ham United was James Ward-Prowse.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 43 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​