West Ham United vs Wolves live stream, Saturday 1 October, 5.30pm BST, Sky Sports Main Event
Two struggling sides will go head-to-head in the late kick-off on Saturday, as West Ham host Wolves.
David Moyes’ men have been unable to get going in the Premier League in 2022/23, with just one win in their first seven outings. Their most recent fixture brought a 1-0 defeat by previously winless Everton, leaving the Hammers in the bottom three going into this weekend. No one at the London Stadium is panicking just yet, but defeat here has the potential to significantly dampen the mood in east London.
West Ham’s biggest problem so far has been putting the ball in the back of the net. They have done so just three times to date; their upcoming opponents are the only team with as bad a record.
Moyes has for the most part favoured Michail Antonio over Gianluca Scamacca up top, but he could be tempted to make a change on Saturday. Elsewhere, the Scot will hope that Lucas Paqueta adapts quickly to English football, as West Ham are sorely lacking creativity right now.
The same charge can be levelled at Wolves, who have not yet solved their principal weakness from last term. Only the three relegated clubs scored fewer goals in 2021/22, and Bruno Lage’s charges have drawn a blank in a majority of their seven matches so far this season.
The fact that new striker Sasa Kalajdzic suffered a serious knee injury on his debut has not helped, with Diego Costa hastily snapped up on a free transfer as a result of that unfortunate development.
West Ham will have to make do without summer signing Nayaf Aguerd, while Ben Johnson will need to be assessed in the run-up to kick-off after a thigh problem.
Wolves will be unable to call upon the services of Chiquinho, Raul Jimenez and Kalajdzic due to injury, while Nathan Collins is suspended. Costa, who has not played a competitive match since leaving Atletico Mineiro in January, might only be fit enough for a place on the bench.
Kick-off is at 5.30pm BST on Saturday 1 October and is being shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. See below for international broadcast options.
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