West Ham vs Wolves Tips & Preview - Hammers to boost survival hopes with home win

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Last updated: Wed 08 Apr 2026 15:57

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West Ham seeking crucial points to escape relegation vs Wolves.
Home advantage is crucial, but defensive issues persist for West Ham.
Wolves showing some resilience but struggle in away games.

West Ham vs Wolves

Following their FA Cup disappointment, West Ham must quickly turn their attention back to their survival quest as they host fellow strugglers Wolves in an English Premier League fixture.

Friday's clash is a must-win game for the Hammers, who are in the relegation zone and need to start plotting their great escape. While a close fight can be expected, they should ultimately claim the upper hand over the visitors.

West Ham News

West Ham come into this clash after losing on penalties to Leeds United in the FA Cup quarter-final following a 2-2 home draw in normal time. They also suffered a 2-0 defeat at Aston Villa in their previous Premier League fixture.

Sitting just one point from safety, home form is likely to play a pivotal role in West Ham’s survival quest. They are unbeaten in their last four Premier League matches at London Stadium, and despite falling on penalties to Leeds, Nuno Espitrito Santo’s men will take the positives from their fight back from two goals down.

Defending remains a major issue for West Ham, who have conceded in nine of their last 10 home matches across all competitions. However, they have scored in eight of those fixtures, while five of the last nine matches have produced over 2.5 goals.

Wolves News

Wolves have spent much of the season rooted to the foot of the table and are 13 points from safety. Rob Edwards' team are not down and out yet, but will need to be perfect in the final seven games to mastermind the great escape.

The visitors have shown some fight lately, having gone unbeaten in six of their last eight matches across all competitions. However, they often struggle on their travels and are winless in 14 of their last 15 away matches, playing out a 2-2 draw at Brentford last time out in the Premier League.

Nigeria's Tolu Arokodare is the leading scorer for Wolves and should feature in an attack that has found the net in six of the last seven matches across all competitions. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in five of those fixtures, while the last four matches in this run have produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

West Ham and Wolves have 12 wins each, with one draw in the last 24 matches. The visitors claimed a 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in January, but the Hammers have won the last five home meetings.

Verdict

West Ham v Wolverhampton

West Ham and Wolves need a result here and are likely to be fired up for Friday's clash. Both teams are expected to score, and with six of their last seven meetings producing over 2.5 goals, a similar outcome could be on the cards here.

This is a must-win game for West Ham, who will realize the enormity of this clash. Given their home record in this fixture, they should claim a sixth straight win over Wolves at the London Stadium.

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