West Ham United Form
In the previous round, West Ham United visited Aston Villa and lost 0:2 to the Birmingham side. Before that, however, the club had clearly improved their results, beating Fulham away (1:0) and also managing a home draw with Manchester City (1:1). At present, West Ham United’s form is fairly decent, with only two defeats in their last seven Premier League matches (two wins and three draws). Nevertheless, the club remain in the relegation zone, sitting one point behind the safety of 17th place. It is also worth adding that the London side have the second-worst defensive record in the league, having conceded 57 goals.
- No more than two goals were scored in 6 of West Ham United’s last 7 Premier League matches.
- The club have not scored more than one goal in 5 of their last 6 league games.
- At home, the London side have recorded just one win in their last 9 Premier League matches (4 draws and 4 defeats).
Potential West Ham United Lineup (4-3-3)*
Mads Hermansen – Konstantinos Mavropanos, Axel Disasi, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Aaron Wan-Bissaka – Tomas Soucek, Mateusz Fernandes, Freddie Potts – Pablo, Jarrod Bowen, Valentin Castellanos.
Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski and forward Crysencio Summerville are out injured. Defender Jean-Clair Todibo is a doubt for the match.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Form
The league’s outright underdogs are clearly not prepared to leave the Premier League early, which has been reflected in the team’s recent results. For the upcoming relegation six-pointer, Wolverhampton Wanderers come in on a three-match unbeaten run in the Premier League, during which they have taken points off opponents fighting for Champions League places. At home, the team beat Aston Villa (2:0) and Liverpool (2:1), and they also shared the spoils away at Brentford (2:2). The gap to the safety of 17th place is still huge at 13 points, which is not so easy to make up, especially given that the club are the lowest scorers in the league with 24 goals.
- The team have not won 9 of their last 11 Premier League matches (5 draws and 4 defeats).
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have scored two goals in 4 of their last 5 league matches.
- Away from home, the club are on a 17-match winless run in the Premier League (5 draws and 12 defeats).
Potential Wolverhampton Wanderers Lineup (3-4-2-1)*
Jose Sa – Ladislav Krejci, Yerson Mosquera, Santiago Bueno – Hugo Bueno, Jackson Tchatchoua, Joao Gomes, Andre Neto – Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Mateusz Mane – Adam Armstrong.
Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and forward Enso Gonzalez are out injured.
Who Will Referee the Match
Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Matches – 18 (the Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 66;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.7;
Red cards shown – 1;
Fouls per match on average – 20;
Penalties – 22%.
* For each team, the starting line-up from their previous match in this competition is shown.
