Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United, 20 November 2021

Score1-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux
Attendance30,667
Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 6 Drawn: 1 West Ham United won: 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 15 West Ham United scored: 13 West Ham United failed in their attempt to win three consecutive league games against Wolverhampton Wanderers for the first time since August 1958.

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Bruno Lage

0 West Ham United

Manager: David Moyes

Goals:

Raúl Jiménez 58 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder Romain Saïss
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Aaron Cresswell Defender
Craig Dawson Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Ben Johnson Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Pablo Fornals Midfielder
Tomáš Souček Midfielder
Michail Antonio Midfielder/Forward
Saïd Benrahma Midfielder/Forward
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Daniel Podence 76
Leander Dendoncker for HWANG Hee-chan 87

Substitutions:

Manuel Lanzini for Pablo Fornals 59
Nikola Vlašić for Saïd Benrahma 71
Andriy Yarmolenko for Jarrod Bowen 71

Cards:

Rúben Neves 54 Y

Cards:

Declan Rice 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Marçal
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Luke Cundle
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Midfielder/Forward Trincão
Forward Fábio Silva

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Vladimír Coufal
Defender/Midfielder Arthur Masuaku
Midfielder Alex Král
Midfielder Manuel Lanzini
Midfielder Mark Noble
Midfielder Nikola Vlašić
Midfielder/Forward Andriy Yarmolenko

Comments:

League position: 6th Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won three consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since November 1980 in League Division One. Wolves had now won five of their last seven games in the Premier League (lost one). They had now taken 19 points from their 12 games so far in this Premier League season; two more points than at the same stage of the previous season.

Comments:

League position: 4th West Ham United failed in their attempt to win more than seven of their opening 12 games of a league season for the first time. This was the Hammers' first away defeat in the Premier League since their visit to Newcastle United on 17 April 2021; longer than any other team currently in the division. They had now conceded one or no goals in each of 13 of their last 18 games in the Premier League.

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Bruno Lage

Goals:

Raúl Jiménez 58 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder Romain Saïss
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Daniel Podence 76
Leander Dendoncker for HWANG Hee-chan 87

Cards:

Rúben Neves 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Marçal
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder Luke Cundle
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Midfielder/Forward Trincão
Forward Fábio Silva

Comments:

League position: 6th Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won three consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since November 1980 in League Division One. Wolves had now won five of their last seven games in the Premier League (lost one). They had now taken 19 points from their 12 games so far in this Premier League season; two more points than at the same stage of the previous season.

0 West Ham United

Manager: David Moyes

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Aaron Cresswell Defender
Craig Dawson Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Ben Johnson Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Pablo Fornals Midfielder
Tomáš Souček Midfielder
Michail Antonio Midfielder/Forward
Saïd Benrahma Midfielder/Forward
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Manuel Lanzini for Pablo Fornals 59
Nikola Vlašić for Saïd Benrahma 71
Andriy Yarmolenko for Jarrod Bowen 71

Cards:

Declan Rice 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Vladimír Coufal
Defender/Midfielder Arthur Masuaku
Midfielder Alex Král
Midfielder Manuel Lanzini
Midfielder Mark Noble
Midfielder Nikola Vlašić
Midfielder/Forward Andriy Yarmolenko

Comments:

League position: 4th West Ham United failed in their attempt to win more than seven of their opening 12 games of a league season for the first time. This was the Hammers' first away defeat in the Premier League since their visit to Newcastle United on 17 April 2021; longer than any other team currently in the division. They had now conceded one or no goals in each of 13 of their last 18 games in the Premier League.