The final Premier League fixture to be played on the 1st of October is between West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at the London Stadium. The hosts begin the weekend in 18th place on 4 points while the visitors are in 17th place on 6 points.
West Ham United come into the game on the back of a 1-0 defeat at Everton in the Premier League. The only goal of the match was scored in the 54th minute and West Ham United could not find the equaliser in the time that remained.
A world-class performance against Wolves! 🔥🗓️ #OnThisDay in 2020 | @Heineken_UK pic.twitter.com/PgBYoCWEQW— West Ham United (@WestHam) September 27, 2022
A world-class performance against Wolves! 🔥🗓️ #OnThisDay in 2020 | @Heineken_UK pic.twitter.com/PgBYoCWEQW
That result means the Hammers have won 2 of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions but both wins have come in the Europa Conference League.
In terms of the Premier League, West Ham United have failed to win any of their last 3 matches, losing at Chelsea and Everton plus picking up a point in a 1-1 draw at home with Tottenham Hotspur.
Trends show West Ham United have won only 1 of their last 9 Premier League games. The victory came this season at Aston Villa and West Ham United have failed to win any of their 6 most recent home Premier League fixtures.
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in West Ham's last 3 home matches in the Premier League and they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 8 home league games.
Wolverhampton Wanderers travel to the London Stadium having previously lost 3-0 at home to Manchester City in the Premier League. Having opened the scoring in the first minute, Manchester City doubled their advantage 15 minutes later.
Wolverhampton Wanderers were reduced to 10 men in the first half and Manchester City scored a third goal after the interval.
That result ended a run of 4 games without defeat for Wolverhampton Wanderers. There were wins at home over Southampton in the Premier League and Preston North End in the League Cup.
Wolverhampton Wanderers picked up a point in a draw at home with Newcastle United and away to Bournemouth.
Away form in the Premier League shows Wolverhampton Wanderers have failed to win any of their last 7 games. In fact, they have recorded only 1 win from their 10 most recent away league fixtures.
Looking ahead to the team news and West Ham United are without injured defender Nayef Aguerd. There are also doubts over the fitness of Ben Johnson.
Wolverhampton Wanderers will be without suspended central defender Nathan Collins. Sasa Kalajdzic is injured while Diego Costa and Raul Jimenez are struggling for fitness.
This is a match between two teams who are struggling to win games home and away respectively. Therefore, we expect this to be a closely fought contest, with a draw and under 2.5 goals scored the most likely outcome.