West Ham United vs Wolves
England – Premier League
Date: Sunday, 27 September 2020
Kick-off at 19:00 UK/ 20:00 CET
Venue: Olympic Stadium.
Match preview
Two games in the Premier League season and David Moyes is already the favorite to be the first manager sacked on the back of slow start for United.
Moyes's men followed a 2-0 defeat at home to Newcastle United on the opening weekend with a late 2-1 defeat against Arsenal and have a tough race ahead locations.
Indeed, the meeting with Arsenal was the first of six in a row against top eight last season, culminating in a trip to champions Liverpool on Halloween weekend.
Take the time to go there is nothing new to the irons, however, having lost two of their first three games in two of the past three seasons.
United, who managed to exclude Hull City in the third round of the EFL Cup in midweek, must also cope without their manager in the dugout this weekend.
The Scotsman has tested positive for hours before kick off against Hull coronavirus in a farcical situation and must now isolate, which means Alan Irvine will support.
This is not a United apparatus tend to do well, either, losing their last four league games with wolves without scoring a single goal.
Unlike their opponents, Nuno Espírito Santo's men had a rest for a week, too, after being eliminated from EFL Cup second round.
Nuno will know that there are areas for improvement after the 3-1 loss to Manchester City last time, with Wolves beaten after taking just too long to go.
Raúl Jiménez pulled one back after Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden gave the city a breathing space, only for Gabriel Jesus to complete the victory late.
Wanderers have some points on the board, but thanks to a 2-0 win against Sheffield United at the weekend opening, and a nice set of upcoming fixtures.
This includes this trip to London stage, where West Ham failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 games - their longer term as more than a decade.
Team News
ISSAP Diop, Josh Cullen and manager David Moyes tested positive for Covid-19 midweek and will not be present to face Wolves this weekend.
Sébastien Haller, Robert Snodgrass, Felipe Anderson and Andriy Yarmolenko were superbly played Carabao Cup for West Ham this season and are sure to push the start of the Premier League.
West Ham confirmed captain Mark Noble is back and its availability can see the back side of the house revert to a 4-2-3-1 formation here.
Wolves have signed Nelson Semedo Barcelona replacing Matt Doherty and allow Adama Traoré back to the field.
Marcal is out injured against Manchester City on Monday and is uncertain here, with Ruben Vinagre made to replace the rear wing left side away.
West Ham vs Wolves: Prediction
The Hammers lost 2-1 on the road the last day of the match against Arsenal. Meanwhile, Santos's men lost 1-3 at home against Manchester City.
While Wanderers have lost their last meeting in the league, it was against the citizens - one of the best teams in the world. Before that, the men of Santos won against Sheffield United, and that with a clean sheet. Note that the blades were one of the best defensive sides in the league last year.
Passe, Moyes men were without a win in 13 of their 20 previous appearances at home, while their counterparts have remained unbeaten in eight of their previous eleven trips.
Importantly, the Wanderers are also on a winning streak to four matches against this opponent, and they kept impressively clean sheets in all games. In addition, they have also won every single H2H encounter at this stage since 2016.
Given these statistics, wolves waiting to deliver a huge performance this weekend - especially with their desire to get a top-six finish in mind.
West Ham vs Wolves: Betting Tips
Draw No Bet: Wolves @ 1.50 (1/2)
Wolves to score in the second half @ 1.67 (2/3).
