Wolves vs West Ham

3 January 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Jhon Arias 4’
  • Hee-Chan Hwang 31’ (pen)
  • Mateus Mané 41’

Match summary

Wolves won comfortably, 3-0 at home to West Ham. Wolves led 3-0 at half-time.

Jhon Arias put Wolves ahead in the 4th minute, set up by Hee-Chan Hwang, Hee-Chan Hwang made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 31st minute, and Mateus Mané made it 3-0 in the 41st minute, set up by Hugo Bueno.

The chances backed that up: Wolves created 2.24 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to West Ham's 0.24 from 6.

Match stats

33% Possession 67%
11 Shots 6
8 Shots on target 0
6 Corners 7
66 Attacks 139
25 Dangerous attacks 66
301 Passes 624
78% Pass accuracy 88%
23 Tackles 27
11 Fouls 10
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Wolves West Ham
Kick-off
Jhon AriasRight foot shot1-0 (Wolves)
4’
Hee-chan HwangPenalty2-0 (Wolves)
31’
Tolu ArokodareShot on target
37’
Mateus ManéRight foot shot3-0 (Wolves)
41’
Half-time3-0
AndréJoão Gomes
46’
46’
Ezra MayersSoungoutou Magassa
46’
Tomáš SoučekFreddie Potts
Ladislav KrejcíShot on target
51’
Second half underway
Jørgen Strand LarsenHee-chan HwangInjury
61’
Hugo BuenoShot on target
64’
Mateus ManéShot on target
78’
Yerson MosqueraShot on target
80’
Jackson TchatchouaFoul
85’
Tawanda ChirewaMateus Mané
86’
David Møller WolfeTolu Arokodare
88’
Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.24 0.24 4’ Jhon Arias (Wolves), 1-0 4’ 31’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), 2-0 31’ 41’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), 3-0 41’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.24 0.24 4’ Jhon Arias (Wolves), 1-0 Arias 4’ 31’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), 2-0 Hwang 31’ 41’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), 3-0 Mané 41’
Wolves 2.24 xGWest Ham 0.24 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 West Ham attacking Wolves attacking 
31’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 4’ Jhon Arias (Wolves), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 37’ Tolu Arokodare (Wolves), from a corner, 0.37 xG, saved 65’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), from a corner, 0.32 xG, off target 59’ Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Callum Wilson (West Ham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 80’ Yerson Mosquera (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Hugo Bueno (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 78’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+3’ Max Kilman (West Ham), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Tolu Arokodare (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Ladislav Krejcí (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 49’ Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 4’ Jhon Arias (Wolves), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 37’ Tolu Arokodare (Wolves), from a corner, 0.37 xG, saved 65’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), from a corner, 0.32 xG, off target 59’ Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Callum Wilson (West Ham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 80’ Yerson Mosquera (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Hugo Bueno (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 78’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+3’ Max Kilman (West Ham), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Tolu Arokodare (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Ladislav Krejcí (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 49’ Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
José Sá GK900 0.000.000
Yerson Mosquera DEF901 0.050.011
Ladislav Krejcí DEF901 0.010.000
Santiago Bueno DEF900 0.000.000
Jackson Tchatchoua MID900 0.000.000
Hugo Bueno MID9011 0.040.123
Jhon Arias MID9011 0.570.321
Mateus Mané MID9012 0.090.000
João Gomes MID520 0.000.371
Tolu Arokodare FWD902 0.390.000
Hee-Chan Hwang FWD67111 0.760.571
André Sub380 0.000.041
Jørgen Strand Larsen Sub232 0.330.000
Tawanda Chirewa Sub10 0.000.000
David Møller Wolfe Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 36% Avg odds 2.63
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
West Ham win 36% Avg odds 2.66

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Wolves LLLLD
West Ham DLLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 1-0 West Ham, 01 Apr 25 Next meeting: West Ham 4-0 Wolves, 10 Apr 26  All Wolves vs West Ham meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.