West Ham vs Wolves Preview
West Ham have been leaky early in the 2026/27 campaign and Wolves are dangerous in attack. Stick with goals in this Championship clash.
Key Stats - Goals Standout
- West Ham have seen BTTS in their last 6 games.
- West Ham have seen over 2.5 goals in 3 consecutive matches.
- Wolves have seen over 3.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 games.
H2H
West Ham have a 37-27 advantage against Wolves, alongside 14 draws.
West Ham Are BTTS specialists
Nuno Espirito Santo’s West Ham have struggled early in the 2026/27 campaign. The Hammers are winless in three Championship games and have seen BTTS in each fixture.
West Ham gave up a 2-0 lead and drew 2-2 at Burnley in their Championship opener. A 2-1 home defeat at Charlton and a 4-1 EFL Cup win against Southampton followed.
The East Londoner’s patchy run continued with a 1-1 draw at Watford on Saturday. Espirito Santo’s side allowed 1.6 XG, conceded after 19 minutes and levelled through a Watford own goal.
Wolves Looking Sharp Up Front in the Championship
Wolves have made a positive start to the Championship campaign and are second in the table. Wanderers are unbeaten in seven in all competitions, scoring 19 goals.
The Midlands outfit drew 2-2 at home against Blackburn in their first league match of the season. Three consecutive victories followed, including wins at Preston 3-1 and Sheffield Wednesday 2-0.
Cesar Peixoto’s team extended their unbeaten run with a 4-1 home triumph over Stoke. Wolves conceded first and Rodrigo Gomes, Raul Jimenez and Jordan James hit back.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
West Ham (4-4-1-1): Mads Hermansen; Kyle Walker-Peters, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Max Kilman, Oliver Scarles; Jarrod Bowen, Arne Engels, Mohamadou Kante, Manor Solomon; Joel Piroe, Taty Castellanos
Defender Konstantinos Mavropanos is likely to return following a dead leg.
Midfielder Tomas Soucek is ruled out with a long-term ankle issue.
Wolves (4-2-3-1): Jose Sa; Jackson Tchatchoua, Nasser Djiga, Toti, Hugo Bueno; Andre, Marshall Munetsi; Rodrigo Gomes, Fernando Lopez, Mateus Mane; Raul Jimenez
Defender Yerson Mosquera, winger Rafiki Said and midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde are unavailable due to injury.
Kieran Trippier is also ruled out following an MCL injury. Wolves’ head of performance Phil Hayward confirmed the defender’s injury recently and said, “It's unfortunate that he's going to be out now for a number of weeks.
“He will be in a brace for the next week and had an injection on Wednesday to try and speed up the healing process, but he's going to be out for the next few weeks as he rehabs from that.”