Report, result, goals as Mavropanos and Castellanos goals ensure Tottenham enter Premier League relegation zone


Konstantinos Mavropanos and two Taty Castellanos scored twice each as West Ham moved out of the Premier League relegation zone at Tottenham’s expense with victory over Wolves at the London Stadium.

Centre-back Mavropanos met Jarrod Bowen’s cross with an expert header three minutes before the end of an uninspired first half between the Hammers and the bottom side, putting the Hammers on course to end a run of three straight draws in the top flight.

Angel Gomes hit a post from a free-kick for the visitors early in the second half, but West Ham responded by testing the woodwork through Jarrod Bowen’s drive and doubled their lead through Castellanos’ low finish inside the box after Wolves lost possession near the halfway line.

Castellanos repeated the trick from a Bowen pass two minutes later and Mavropanos volleyed in from close range with seven minutes remaining, ensuring West Ham rose two points clear of Spurs, who visit Sunderland on Sunday (14:00 BST), and 15 above Wolves.

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West Ham team vs Wolves

Winger Crysencio Summerville returned from injury for West Ham among six changes. Defender Jean-Clair Todibo and forward Callum Wilson were also back on the bench after being sidelined.

Mads Hermansen, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Tomas Soucek, Pablo and Valentin Castellanos were the other newcomers to the starting line-up from the defeat on penalties at home to Leeds United in the FA Cup quarter-finals five days earlier.

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski remained out with a back problem.

West Ham starting XI: Mads Hermansen, Kyle Walker-Peters, Axel Disasi, Konstantinos Mavropanos, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Tomas Soucek, Mateus Fernandes, Crysencio Summerville, Jarrod Bowen, Pablo, Taty Castellanos

West Ham substitutes: Alphonse Areola, Callum Wilson, Adama Traore, Jean-Clair Todibo, Soungoutou Magassa, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Lewis Scarles, Freddie Potts, Mohamadou Kante

Wolves team vs West Ham

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, defender Matt Doherty and winger Enso Gonzalez were injured for Wolves, who made one change from their 2-2 draw at Brentford on March 16.

On-loan Marseille midfielder Angel Gomes replaced Mateus Mane.

Wolves starting XI: Jose Sa, Jackson Tchatchoua, Yerson Mosquera, Santiago Bueno, Ladislav Krejci, Hugo Bueno, Andre, Joao Gomes, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Angel Gomes, Jorgen Strand Larsen

Wolves substitutes: Dan Bentley, Harvey Griffiths, Hwang Hee-chan, Tolu Arokodare, Pedro Lima, Rodrigo Gomes, Toti Gomes, Mateus Mane, Samuel Edozie

Wolves boss Rob EdwardsWolves boss Rob Edwards

West Ham v Wolves stats

  • None of the last 17 Premier League meetings between these teams have been drawn, with West Ham winning nine times. The Hammers have failed to score in all eight of their defeats
  • West Ham have won their last six Premier League home games against Wolves. Only against Blackburn (9 from 1996 to 2008), Middlesbrough (7 from 2000 to 2009), and Sunderland (6 from 2002 to 2010) have they won as many or more consecutively in the competition
  • The Hammers have scored in nine of their 10 nine home matches in all competitions
  • Jarrod Bowen has more Premier League goals against Wolves than the West Ham forward does against any other side (6), with five of those goals coming in his previous five home matches against them, netting in each of his previous three
  • Wolves had been targeting a double in the fixture for the first time since 2019/20. Since their return to the Premier League in 2018, they’ve only beaten Southampton (9) more often in the division than they have West Ham (8)
  • Following a run of 11 successive defeats between October and December, Wolves have only lost five of their 13 matches in the Premier League since Matchweek 19 (W3 D6)

What’s next? West Ham, Wolves fixtures

Here’s how West Ham’s schedule looks for the rest of the season, with relegation rivals Leeds their visitors on the final day of the season.

Date Opponents BST ET PT
Mon, Apr 20 Crystal Palace (A) 20:00 15:00 12:00
Sat, Apr 25 Everton (H) 15:00 10:00 07:00
Sat, May 2 Brentford (A) 15:00 10:00 07:00
Sun, May 10 Arsenal (H) 16:30 11:30 08:30
Sun, May 17 Newcastle (A) 15:00 10:00 07:00
Sun, May 24 Leeds (H) 16:00 11:00 08:00

Here are Wolves’ fixtures, with their games against Leeds, Tottenham and Burnley potentially influencing who is relegated.

Date Match BST ET PT
Sat, Apr 18 Leeds (A) 15:00 10:00 07:00
Sat, Apr 25 Tottenham (H) 15:00 10:00 07:00
Sat, May 2 Sunderland (H) 15:00 10:00 07:00
Sat, May 9 Brighton (A) 15:00 10:00 07:00
Sun, May 17 Fulham (H) 15:00 10:00 07:00
Sun, May 24 Burnley (A) 16:00 11:00 08:00





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