English Premier League

West Ham United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 59': Tomás Soucek
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Soucek seals vital win for West Ham over Wolves

Tomas Soucek's second-half goal earned West Ham United a 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Pablo Fornals (West Ham United).
  • 2': Trincão (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marçal.
  • 10': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 10': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Craig Dawson (West Ham United).
  • 12': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Craig Dawson (West Ham United).
  • 17': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Ben Johnson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 23': Attempt missed. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 24': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ki-Jana Hoever tries a through ball, but Fábio Silva is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
  • 27': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tomas Soucek.
  • 29': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by José Sá.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Craig Dawson (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tomas Soucek with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
  • 38': Declan Rice (West Ham United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
  • 41': Offside, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini tries a through ball, but Pablo Fornals is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Ben Johnson (West Ham United).
  • 45'+3': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, West Ham United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 46': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
  • 47': Offside, West Ham United. Declan Rice tries a through ball, but Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Trincão (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
  • 59': Goal! West Ham United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michail Antonio.
  • 60': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces Trincão.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Podence.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marçal with a cross.
  • 61': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
  • 62': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ki-Jana Hoever.
  • 63': Hand ball by Craig Dawson (West Ham United).
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marçal.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Podence.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Fornals with a through ball.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
  • 76': Foul by Tomas Soucek (West Ham United).
  • 76': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto replaces Marçal.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
  • 77': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leander Dendoncker.
  • 81': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
  • 81': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Raúl Jiménez replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
  • 82': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
  • 82': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leander Dendoncker.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romain Saïss.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, West Ham United. Nikola Vlasic replaces Michail Antonio.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, West Ham United. Issa Diop replaces Pablo Fornals.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 0': Match ends, West Ham United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.

Statistics

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2 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 1
61 Possession 39
14 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 4
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
544 Accurate Passes 315
635 Passes 397
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
16 Crosses 19
0.1 Cross % 0.1
53 Long Balls 48
21 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
9 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 9
13 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 18
21 Effective Clearances 28
21 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,946

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 9 +11 23
2 Liverpool 9 +12 22
3 Arsenal 9 +7 18
4 Aston Villa 9 +5 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

WHU West Ham United (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
4 Kurt Zouma
3 Aaron Cresswell
15 Craig Dawson
41 Declan Rice
28 Tomás Soucek
8 Pablo Fornals
31 Ben Johnson
9 Michail Antonio
10 Manuel Lanzini
20 Jarrod Bowen

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK)
16 Conor Coady
27 Romain Saïss
23 Max Kilman
32 Leander Dendoncker
8 Rúben Neves
5 Fernando Marçal
2 Ki-Jana Hoever
17 Fábio Silva
26 Hwang Hee-Chan
11 Francisco Trincão

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