Premier League 25/26 · 3 Jan 2026

Wolverhampton 3–0 West Ham United

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Wolverhampton favourites at 53%.

Wolverhampton won and made the better chances: 1.5 xG to 0.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Mateus Fernandes, 74.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Hwang Hee-chan +18.0, Mateus Fernandes +17.8, Kyle Walker-Peters +15.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

30 Dec 2025	D 1–1	at Manchester United Premier League
27 Dec 2025	L 1–2	at Liverpool FC Premier League
20 Dec 2025	L 0–2	v Brentford Premier League
13 Dec 2025	L 1–2	at Arsenal Premier League
8 Dec 2025	L 1–4	v Manchester United Premier League

30 Dec 2025	D 2–2	v Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League
27 Dec 2025	L 0–1	v Fulham Premier League
20 Dec 2025	L 0–3	at Manchester City Premier League
14 Dec 2025	L 2–3	v Aston Villa Premier League
7 Dec 2025	D 1–1	at Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
João Gomes Midfielder	45	0	0	–	66.2	+12.6
Hwang Hee-chan Forward	61	1	1	0.79	65.1	+18.0
José Sá Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	57.2	+14.1
Jhon Arias Midfielder	90	1	0	0.35	52.9	+2.7
Hugo Bueno Midfielder	90	0	1	0.04	49.6	−10.6
Tolu Arokodare Forward	88	0	0	0.14	48.5	+0.1
Mateus Mané Forward	86	1	0	0.04	48.3	–
André Midfielder	45	0	0	–	45.9	−6.5
Ladislav Krejčí Defender	90	0	0	0.02	44.0	−7.1
Tawanda Chirewa Midfielder	10	0	0	–	43.9	–
Jørgen Strand Larsen Forward	29	0	0	0.11	37.9	–
Santiago Bueno Defender	90	0	0	–	36.9	−17.3
David Møller Wolfe Defender	8	0	0	–	34.6	–
Jackson Tchatchoua Midfielder	90	0	0	–	33.1	−15.5
Yerson Mosquera Defender	90	0	0	0.04	33.1	−19.7

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Mateus Fernandes Midfielder	90	–	74.6	+17.8
Ezra Mayers Defender	45	–	65.4	–
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender	90	–	64.3	+15.8
Crysencio Summerville Midfielder	90	–	58.5	+9.5
Konstantinos Mavropanos Defender	90	0.07	56.9	−0.6
Oliver Scarles Defender	90	–	53.6	+5.1
Tomáš Souček Midfielder	45	–	53.6	+7.7
Freddie Potts Midfielder	45	–	53.1	+6.7
Max Kilman Defender	90	0.02	51.8	+4.8
Soungoutou Magassa Midfielder	45	0.02	50.7	+1.0
Alphonse Aréola Goalkeeper	90	–	43.1	−9.3
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder	90	0.08	42.9	−6.8
Callum Wilson Forward	90	0.06	42.3	−5.7