Wolves 1 West Ham 0
Another unconvincing away performance and another defeat against an improving Wolves side. Moyes' refusal to trust Benrahma may well cost him his job with the Algerian omitted again and the out-of-form Antonio favoured over Scamacca. Dawson was also left out with a move to Wolves a possibility, though we can ill-afford to lose him.
Wolves had the better of a dull first half but the Irons did have the best chance when after a tussle with Bowen the ball fell to Coufal who scuffed his shot into a Wolves defender. After a decent start to the second half from the Irons the winner came from a West Ham corner, won by Antonio. Wolves broke and the ball deflected rather luckily off Cresswell into the path of Podence, who scored with a fine finish.
The Hammers improved after Benrahma and Scamacca came on, but we can't keep waiting unto the last 20 minutes to start playing. Wolves were unlucky when Neves hit the bar and then Ait-Nouri hit the rebound against the post. Benrahma did force Sa into a save and late on Scamacca headed wide, but it never seemed that likely the Hammers would equalise.
So that's one point from seven games and the Hammers in the bottom three. All confidence seems to have gone from the likes of Bowen, Antonio, Soucek and Scamacca and Paqueta is still under-performing. The only positive was that Zouma made the bench. It seems very unlikely that both Moyes and Frank Lampard can survive next week's relegation six-pointer with Everton. League form has been poor for a year now and as the Stranglers once sang, Something Better Change. A win next Saturday is vital.
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