WEST HAM EARN CRUCIAL WIN AGAINST WOLVERHAMPTON

West Ham edged to a narrow Premier League victory over struggling Wolves to ease the pressure on under-fire head coach JULEN LOPETEGUI.

TOMAS SOUCEK’S second-half header from JARROD BOWEN’S corner had set the hosts on their way.

MATT DOHERTY had superbly levelled from RAYAN AIT-NOURI’S cross for the visitors, before BOWEN scored West Ham’s decisive second goal with a placed effort during a frantic spell in the second-half.

The result leaves West Ham 14th in the table, nine points clear of the bottom three.