West Ham continue to push forward, and this time Rice tries his luck from distance, but his right-footed effort flies wide to the left of the goal. Patricio looked to have that one covered.
90' +2
Rúben Vinagre enters the game and replaces Jonny.
The home side make their final change as Vinagre comes on for Jonny. The wing-back has worked tirelessly today.
90' +1
Obiang tries his luck from distance but his strike is blocked by Carroll. West Ham keep pushing for a consolation goal.
90'
There will be five added minutes at the end of the match.
89'
M. Gibbs-White enters the game and replaces João Moutinho.
Ivan Cavaleiro enters the game and replaces Diogo Jota.
Wolves make their first change of the match as Gibbs-White replaces Moutinho. The Portuguese midfielder has been exceptional.
It is a double change for the home side as Cavaleiro comes on to replace Jota. The Spaniard has been at the heart of everything for Wolves.
86'
R. Jiménez has scored a goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers! Assist by Diogo Jota.
R. Jiménez gets yellow.
Jimenez goes into the book following the celebrations of the third goal.
GOAL! Jimenez makes it three! With West Ham short on numbers at the back, the hosts are able to break at pace. After being closed down by Diop, Jota slides the ball to his left and Jimenez fires the ball beyond Fabianski and into the back of the net from the centre of the box. 3-0.
Jota has been very lively this evening and he thoroughly deserves that assist. Wolves worked the ball forward at real pace as Moutinho slid the play through for Jota who selflessly put it on a plate for Jimenez. A truly brilliant Wolves move.
84'
The Wolves fans are really getting behind their team now. The hosts are beginning to dominate proceedings and there could still be more goals in this one for the home side.
80'
R. Jiménez has scored a goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers! Assist by João Moutinho.
Moutinho’s set-pieces have been absolutely perfect all game and this one was no different. Jimenez’s movement in the box was superb, but the delivery from Moutinho was so inviting for the striker to go and attack.
GOAL! Jimenez doubles Wolves’ lead! Zabaleta needlessly fouls Jonny down the left-hand side of the field and Wolves win a free-kick. From the set-piece, Moutinho is able to deliver an inch-perfect cross into the box and Jimenez is perfectly placed after getting away from Rice on the penalty spot to steer the ball into the bottom right corner with his left foot. 2-0.
77'
J. Hernández enters the game and replaces M. Arnautović.
West Ham make their third and final change of the match as Hernandez comes on to replace Arnautovic who has not been able to influence proceedings.
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73'
R. Bennett gets yellow.
Bennett retrospectively receives a yellow card after trying to cynically bring down Antonio from behind as the forward looked to break at pace into the Wolves half. He can have no complaints about that one.
70'
Rúben Neves gets yellow.
Arnautovic is able to take the ball from Neves and the Portuguese midfielder catches the West Ham forward on the ankle with a late tackle. Neves goes into the book.
69'
Pedro Obiang enters the game and replaces R. Snodgrass.
It is a double change from the visitors as Snodgrass makes way for Obiang.
68'
A. Carroll enters the game and replaces M. Noble.
West Ham make their first change as Carroll replaces Noble. Just over 20 minutes to go.
66'
R. Saïss has scored a goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers! Assist by João Moutinho.
GOAL! Wolves take the lead! Following Fabianski’s save to deny Jonny, Moutinho swings the resulting corner in from the left and Saiss is waiting in the centre of the box to head the ball into the top left corner of the net. Fabianski stood no chance with that one. 1-0.
Moutinho’s delivery from the left was so inviting for Saiss who only had to steer the ball towards goal thanks to the pace of the corner. A wonderful set-piece.
64'
Antonio and Rice combine well down the right and the young midfielder swings in a cross towards the penalty spot. Arnautovic has dropped deep to receive the ball so Bennett can easily nod it back to Patricio.
57'
Anderson is trying hard to make things happen for West Ham down the left wing, but he is continuously being outnumbered whenever he picks up the ball. On this occasion, Doherty, Bennett and Neves are all quickly across to dispossess the Brazilian.
55'
Neves swings a deep cross in from the right which Jota is able to meet after peeling away from Ogbonna, but his attempted pass back across the box is mishit and flies over the bar.
51'
West Ham are seeing far more of the ball in these opening minutes of the second half than they did at any point in the first. Rice is seeing plenty of the play as the visitors continue to be patient as they look to force an opening.
49'
Saiss fouls Antonio down the right wing and Anderson tries to work a clever free-kick by delivering it to the edge of the box for Arnautovic. Again, however, Wolves are quick to press and the set-piece comes to nothing.
47'
The Hammers look to start the second half aggressively with Anderson picking the ball up down the left-hand side, but the intense pressing from Wolves forces the visitors to work the play all the way back to Fabianski.
46'
We are back underway! West Ham get the second half kicked-off.
45' +3
HALF TIME: WOLVES 0-0 WEST HAM
45'
There will be three added minutes.
38'
Neves takes the free-kick following the foul on Jota, but the Portuguese midfielder fires the set-piece straight into the wall.
37'
R. Snodgrass gets yellow.
Snodgrass is booked for an extremely cynical foul on Jota on the edge of the area as the forward looked to drive into the box.
34'
Neves picks the ball up from 30 yards out and looks to send an effort from distance towards goal. Rice spots the danger is across quickly to block the strike.
32'
R. Saïss gets yellow.
Saiss is the first player to go into the book following a cynical foul on Zabaleta in the Wolves defensive third.
28'
Noble and Arnautovic battle bravely to win the ball back in the middle of the park before it drops to the feet of Anderson. The Brazilian darts towards the edge of the box where he eventually takes the shot but his effort is dragged wide of the far post.
24'
Antonio picks the ball up just inside of the Wolves half and looks to drive West Ham forward singlehandedly. Despite beating Dendoncker, the attacker soon loses out to both Coady and Saiss.
20'
Both sides are really struggling to stamp their authority on this game. Thus far there has been very little quality on show from either team as Wolves begin to work the ball around once more in their own defensive third.
14'
Neves attempts to shift the play over to the right where Doherty once again finds himself in plenty of space, but on this occasion the Portuguese international’s pass is misplaced and West Ham get the throw-in.
10'
Snodgrass swings in a dangerous corner from the left which falls to Anderson on the edge of the penalty area, but the Brazilian fails to get the ball under control and Saiss is in quickly to win it back for Wolves.
6'
The away side are working the play well from one side to the other as they look for an opening in the early stages of the game. Anderson spots the overlapping run of Masuaku down the left wing, but the defender fails to properly get the pass under control and the ball runs out of play.
4'
Anderson is dropping deep into his own half to try and get something going for West Ham. The visitors work the ball well down the right flank through Noble, but Antonio is easily disposed by Jonny.
3'
The hosts again look to cause problems down the right side of the field. This time Dendoncker works the space to swing a cross into the box for Jimenez, but his right-footed effort sails wide of the far post.
2'
Coady launches the ball forward down the right-hand side where Doherty is able to flick it on for the run of Jimenez. The forward, however, is flagged for offside. A bright start from the home side.
1'
Kick-off! Wolves get the game underway.
Hello and welcome to live match coverage of the Premier League fixture between Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United at Molineux.
WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Pablo Zabaleta, Issa Diop, Angelo Ogbonna, Arthur Masuaku; Declan Rice, Mark Noble; Michail Antonio, Robert Snodgrass, Felipe Anderson; Marko Arnautovic.
WOLVES SUBS: John Ruddy, Max Kilman, Ruben Vinagre, Morgan Gibbs-White, Ivan Cavaleiro, Helder Costa, Adama Traore.
WEST HAM SUBS: Adrian, Ryan Fredericks, Conor Coventry, Pedro Obiang, Grady Diangana, Andy Carroll, Javier Hernandez.
The home side have lost on only two occasions in their previous seven matches in all competitions. Wolves have enjoyed a very bright campaign on their return to the Premier League and a win tonight could see them climb up to 7th spot in the table. West Ham, on the other hand, have lost four of their last six Premier League fixtures and currently sit 10th in the table. A win this evening, however, could see the visitors leapfrog the home side in the standings.
The teams are out and kick-off will soon be upon us here at Molineux.
Despite Wolves’ thrilling 4-2 win over Leicester City in their previous league match, the hosts struggled in coming back from two goals down to force an FA Cup replay against Shrewsbury in their most recent fixture. West Ham, meanwhile, are without a win in their previous two fixtures having lost in the Premier League to Bournemouth before crashing out of the FA Cup following a disappointing 4-2 defeat to Wimbledon.
Despite their best efforts, Wolves find themselves going in at the break on level terms with West Ham. Following a fairly slow start to the game, the home side began to find their stride when Jonny had a golden opportunity to give the hosts the lead but his diving header at the back post sailed wide of the far post after half an hour. Jimenez had the ball in the back of the net after 36 minutes, but the flag was up against Dendoncker whose initial effort cannoned off the bar. Smart saves from Fabianski at the end of the half to deny Jota and then Doherty sees it all square at the break.
Wolves had plenty of joy down the right-hand side through Doherty as West Ham struggled to contain the Irishman who grew increasingly dangerous as the half went on. The home side will look to continue to focus their play down that side. West Ham, meanwhile, have struggled to get a foothold in this game but could find joy through the space in behind if they are able to beat the initial Wolves press.
Wolves travel to Everton in their next league fixture as they look to continue their fine form. West Ham, meanwhile, host Premier League leaders Liverpool next time out as they look for a response following back-to-back defeats.
That brings an end to our coverage of the Premier League fixture between Wolves and West Ham at Molineux. Thank you very much for joining us. Goodbye!
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