Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Wolves vs West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday; kick-off 3pm.
Team news
Adama Traore will be pushing for a return to the starting line-up when Wolves resume their Premier League campaign against West Ham at Molineux.
Full-back Fernando Marcal is in contention to feature for the first time since October 16 after recovering from a calf injury, although boss Bruno Lage has said that Rayan Ait-Nouri is set to keep his place in the side.
A decision will be made on Raul Jimenez's availability after the striker returned from international duty with Mexico on Thursday.
West Ham will be without Angelo Ogbonna, with the defender looking set to miss the rest of the season.
Ogbonna is to undergo surgery after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the 3-2 win against Liverpool last time out.
It appears midfielder Declan Rice, who withdrew from the England squad last week because of illness, is set to be available for Saturday's contest.
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Jones Knows prediction
I'm all over a West Ham win here at odds-against.
Having spent most of last season thinking the bubble will burst for David Moyes as he oversaw a classic case of overachievement, I've completely changed my view based on the continued excellent and consistent performances from the Hammers. Moyes has gone back to what made his Everton side so dangerous, making West Ham a tough outfit that play very much as a team and one that carry a huge goal threat.
The 100/30 with Sky Bet for them to finish in the top-four would be a serious bet for me if I had faith in Michail Antonio's body to hold up from injury. Here though, at 7/5 with Sky Bet, they are a generous price to beat a Wolves team that look on the downgrade following an impressive start to life under Bruno Lage.
Since beating Watford in September, Wolves have gone flat in forward areas. In their last seven matches, they have posted just 54 shots - that's 16 fewer than any other team. An expected goals figure of 7.4 in that period is fine on first viewing but dig a little deeper and becomes a tad more worrying. All of those seven fixtures have come against teams not in the top-nine of the Premier League table. Crystal Palace were insanely comfortable in their 2-0 victory before the international break with Wolves recording an expected goals figure of just 0.28.
The Hammers have lost just one of their last 17 games away from home against teams that finished ninth or lower according to last season's table, winning 12 of those 17, including beating Wolves 3-2 last season. That's a 71 per cent win-rate and we're getting odds-against here.
Moyes' boys are perfectly equipped to get the job done in these types of games.
SCORE PREDICTION: 0-2
BETTING ANGLE: West Ham to win (7/5 with Sky Bet)
Opta stats
- Last season, West Ham completed their first league double over Wolves since the 1922-23 season - the Hammers haven't won three league games in a row against them since a run of eight between 1920 and 1958.
- West Ham haven't won back-to-back away league games against Wolves since a run of three between August 1920 and December 1922.
- Wolves have won their last two home league games, as many as they had in their previous nine at Molineux (L7). However, Wolves haven't won three in a row at home in the top-flight since November 1980.
- West Ham have won each of their last four Premier League games, the longest current winning run in the competition. The Hammers haven't won five top-flight games in a row since February 2006 under Alan Pardew.
- West Ham are unbeaten in 11 away games in all competitions (W8 D3), their longest ever solely as a top-flight club, and longest in general since March 2004 (13).
- West Ham have made just four changes to their starting XI in the Premier League this season, fewer than any other side. Meanwhile, no side has used fewer different players in the Premier League this season than Wolves (18).
- Excluding penalties, no side has scored more Premier League goals from set-piece situations this season than West Ham (6). However, Wolves are one of two sides yet to concede from a set-piece this term (along with Man City, excluding pens).
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