Premier League Gameweek 20 Sat, Jan 3 2026 · 15:00 Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Wolves
3–0 Full time · HT 3–0 xG 1.87 – 0.25
West Ham
  • J. Arias 4’
  • H. Hwang 31’ (P)
  • Mateus Mané 41’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Wolves cruise past West Ham

Wolves won 3–0 through goals from Arias, Hwang and Mané. Wolves finished with the higher xG (1.87 vs 0.25).

Wolves ✓35%
Draw27%
West Ham39%

Model vs reality

Wolves goals
3
Model 1.35 · xG 1.87
West Ham goals
0
Model 1.43 · xG 0.25
Total goals
3
Model 2.78 · xG 2.12
Score 3–0
3%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 53%
Both scored
No
Model 57%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchMateus ManéWolves · 1 goal
8.9
  • RefereePeter Bankes
  • VenueMolineux Stadium
  • Table before kick-offWolves 20th · West Ham 18th

Timeline

  1. J. Arias 1–0Assist H. Hwang
    4’
  2. H. Hwang (pen) 2–0
    31’
  3. Mateus Mané 3–0Assist Hugo Bueno
    41’
  4. Half time · 3–0
  5. ⇄ AndréFor João Gomes
    46’
  6. ⇄ E. MayersFor S. Magassa
    46’
  7. ⇄ T. SoučekFor F. Potts
    46’
  8. ⇄ J. Strand LarsenFor H. Hwang
    61’
  9. J. TchatchouaYellow card · Foul
    85’
  10. ⇄ T. ChirewaFor Mateus Mané
    86’
  11. ⇄ D. Møller WolfeFor T. Arokodare
    88’
  12. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Wolves11 shots · 8 in box, 3 outside
West Ham6 shots · 4 in box, 2 outside
WolvesWest Ham
33% Possession 67%
1.87 Expected goals (xG) 0.25
2.51 Expected points (xPts) 0.31
11 Shots 6
8 Shots on target 0
3 Shots off target 6
8 Shots inside the box 4
3 Shots outside the box 2
301 Passes 624
78% Pass accuracy 88%
6 Corners 7
0 Goalkeeper saves 5
11 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
7.19 Team rating 6.39

Line-ups

Wolves 3-5-2

16.9 José Sá(G)
377.3 L. Krejčí 46.9 S. Bueno 157.0 Y. Mosquera
37.0 Hugo Bueno A 368.9★ Mateus Mané ↓86’ 87.2 João Gomes ↓46’ 106.9 J. Arias 386.5 J. Tchatchoua
118.2 H. Hwang A↓61’ 147.2 T. Arokodare ↓88’
  • 1José Sá (G)6.9
  • 37L. Krejčí7.3
  • 4S. Bueno6.9
  • 15Y. Mosquera7.0
  • 3Hugo BuenoA7.0
  • 36Mateus Mané ★↓86’8.9
  • 8João Gomes↓46’7.2
  • 10J. Arias6.9
  • 38J. Tchatchoua6.5
  • 11H. HwangA↓61’8.2
  • 14T. Arokodare↓88’7.2

Substitutes used

  • 9J. Strand Larsen↑61’6.2
  • 6D. Møller Wolfe↑88’6.7
  • 7André↑46’6.9
  • 23T. Chirewa↑86’6.6

Unused: S. Johnstone, M. Doherty, K. Hoever, E. González, Fer López

West Ham 4-2-3-1

236.3 A. Areola(G)
306.3 O. Scarles 35.9 M. Kilman 156.3 K. Mavropanos 26.7 K. Walker-Peters
326.3 F. Potts ↓46’ 276.3 S. Magassa ↓46’
76.2 C. Summerville 187.0 Mateus Fernandes 206.0 J. Bowen
96.3 C. Wilson
  • 23A. Areola (G)6.3
  • 30O. Scarles6.3
  • 3M. Kilman5.9
  • 15K. Mavropanos6.3
  • 2K. Walker-Peters6.7
  • 32F. Potts↓46’6.3
  • 27S. Magassa↓46’6.3
  • 7C. Summerville6.2
  • 18Mateus Fernandes7.0
  • 20J. Bowen6.0
  • 9C. Wilson6.3

Substitutes used

  • 63E. Mayers↑46’7.0
  • 28T. Souček↑46’6.9

Unused: M. Hermansen, Igor Julio, G. Rodríguez, G. Earthy, Pablo, M. Kanté, Airidas Golambeckis

Player stats

Top rated
Mateus ManéWolves8.9
2nd
H. HwangWolves8.2
3rd
L. KrejčíWolves7.3

Wolves

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
José Sá G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 40% 25 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
L. Krejčí D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 82% 39 2 2 0/0 2/1 7.3
S. Bueno D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 16 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
Y. Mosquera D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 85% 33 4 1 0/1 1/2 7.0
Hugo Bueno D 90 0 1 1 (1) 3 84% 31 2 1 0/3 0/2 7.0
Mateus Mané F 86 1 0 2 (2) 0 80% 15 4 0 0/3 0/1 8.9
João Gomes M 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 96% 24 1 1 1/1 1/2 7.2
J. Arias M 90 1 0 1 (1) 1 85% 33 3 1 0/2 4/1 6.9
J. Tchatchoua D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 20 2 1 0/1 1/1 6.5
H. Hwang F 61 1 1 1 (1) 1 76% 21 1 1 1/4 1/0 8.2
T. Arokodare F 88 0 0 2 (1) 0 53% 19 1 1 4/4 0/0 7.2
J. Strand Larsen F 29 0 0 2 (0) 0 40% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
D. Møller Wolfe D 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
André M 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 16 2 0 0/1 0/0 6.9
T. Chirewa M 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6

West Ham

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Areola G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 81% 21 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
O. Scarles D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 67 5 0 1/3 0/0 6.3
M. Kilman D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 97% 70 1 1 0/0 0/0 5.9
K. Mavropanos D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 92% 91 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
K. Walker-Peters D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 70 7 0 2/2 0/3 6.7
F. Potts M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 34 0 0 1/1 1/1 6.3
S. Magassa M 46 0 0 1 (0) 0 81% 27 4 1 0/0 1/1 6.3
C. Summerville F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 39 2 0 3/6 4/4 6.2
Mateus Fernandes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 84% 76 1 1 1/1 3/0 7.0
J. Bowen F 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 76% 34 2 2 0/4 0/0 6.0
C. Wilson F 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 77% 13 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
E. Mayers D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 43 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
T. Souček M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 39 2 1 0/0 1/1 6.9

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.