Victory Over West Ham United Sees Wolverhampton Wanderers End 19-Match Winless Spell with 3-0 Win
Wolverhampton Wanderers' resilience paid off in the Premier League as they secured a vital 3-0 win over West Ham United, marking their first victory after a 19-game drought.
Wolverhampton Wanderers silenced West Ham United when Jhon Arias netted in the fourth minute on a pass from Hee-chan Hwang.
In the 31st minute Hee-chan Hwang increased the lead for Wolverhampton Wanderers from the penalty spot.
Wolverhampton Wanderers found the net once more, this time through Mateus Mané, with an assist by Hugo Bueno, in the 41st minute. The second half was goalless and the match ended with a 3-0 win for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have finally ticked in the winning column.
It was West Ham United's ninth game in a row without a win.
Wolverhampton Wanderers remains in 20th and lastplace and West Ham United is in 18th.
Wolverhampton Wanderers' next Premier League games are against Everton (away) on 7 January, Wolverhampton Wanderers (home) on 18 January and Manchester City (away) on 24 January. West Ham United play Nottingham Forest (home) on 6 January, Tottenham Hotspur (away) on 17 January and Sunderland (home) on 24 January.
“It was a poor performance. The first half was very bad, the way we started the game, losing balls quickly, tough situations and mistakes," West Ham manager Nuno said.
Wolverhampton Wanderers' next Premier League games are against Everton (away) on 7 January, Wolverhampton Wanderers (home) on 18 January and Manchester City (away) on 24 January. West Ham United play Nottingham Forest (home) on 6 January, Tottenham Hotspur (away) on 17 January and Sunderland (home) on 24 January.
"There’s not much to say other than to apologise to our fans. Nobody expected us, especially ourselves, to perform so bad," he added.