West Ham United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 0
3 - 0
Kudus scores two as West Ham cruise to 3-0 win over Wolves
Mohammed Kudus scored twice as West Ham beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 at the London Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus with a cross.
- 7': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Toti.
- 7': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Dan Bentley.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson.
- 9': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 9': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 11': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 14': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 14': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross.
- 16': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 17': Foul by Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 17': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 22': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
- 22': Attempt missed. Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Goal! West Ham United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá following a fast break.
- 25': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 25': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Gomes.
- 28': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
- 29': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 29': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 32': Goal! West Ham United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá following a fast break.
- 34': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
- 34': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 36': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 38': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 39': Delay in match (West Ham United).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 41': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
- 42': Hand ball by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
- 44': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 44': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 45'+2': Foul by Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+2': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+3': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Kurt Zouma (West Ham United).
- 45'+4': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross.
- 45'+5': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
- 45'+6': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, West Ham United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 46': Foul by Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 46': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Matheus Cunha.
- 48': Attempt missed. Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 49': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 55': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
- 55': Attempt missed. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 56': Foul by Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 56': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
- 58': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pablo Sarabia is caught offside.
- 58': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 61': VAR Decision: No Goal West Ham United 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers.
- 64': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman.
- 66': Attempt saved. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 66': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 68': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 68': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 70': Attempt missed. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia.
- 70': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Edson Álvarez.
- 70': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Toti.
- 73': Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 74': Goal! West Ham United 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá following a fast break.
- 75': Offside, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals is caught offside.
- 77': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 77': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 79': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 79': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces Nélson Semedo.
- 80': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Mario Lemina.
- 80': Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 86': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 86': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Mohammed Kudus.
- 86': Substitution, West Ham United. Divin Mubama replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 87': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 87': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90': Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, West Ham United. Thilo Kehrer replaces Vladimír Coufal.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman.
- 90'+2': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pablo Sarabia is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United).
- 90'+3': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Danny Ings (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+7': Divin Mubama (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, West Ham United 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 0': Match ends, West Ham United 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
Statistics
 WOL |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.8 | Possession | 44.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 456 | Accurate Passes | 343 |
| 541 | Passes | 433 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 25 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 22 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,455
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,455
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 27 | Nayef Aguerd |
| 4 | Kurt Zouma  |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 7 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 19 | Edson Álvarez |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 14 | Mohammed Kudus |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Daniel Bentley (GK) |
| 15 | Craig Dawson |
| 24 | Toti Gomes |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 8 | João Gomes |
| 5 | Mario Lemina |
| 27 | Jean-Ricner Bellegarde |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 12 | Matheus Cunha |
| 21 | Pablo Sarabia |
| 11 | Hwang Hee-Chan |
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