Championship 26/27 · 1 Sep 2026

West Ham United 4–2 Wolverhampton

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made West Ham United favourites at 57%.

West Ham United won and made the better chances: 1.8 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Hugo Bueno, 71.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Divine Mukasa +36.3, Marshall Munetsi +25.1, Hugo Bueno +20.4.

Well below it: José Sá −19.4, Raúl Jiménez −9.0.

Each side's last five results before this match.

29 Aug 2026	D 1–1	at Watford Championship
25 Aug 2026	W 4–1	at Southampton EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026	L 1–2	v Charlton Athletic Championship
16 Aug 2026	D 2–2	at Burnley Championship
8 Aug 2026	W 3–1	v Portsmouth EFL Cup

29 Aug 2026	W 4–1	v Stoke City Championship
25 Aug 2026	W 2–0	at Sheffield Wednesday EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026	W 3–1	at Preston North End Championship
14 Aug 2026	D 2–2	v Blackburn Rovers Championship
7 Aug 2026	W 3–0	v Port Vale EFL Cup

10 Apr 2026	West Ham United 4–0 Wolverhampton Premier League
3 Jan 2026	Wolverhampton 3–0 West Ham United Premier League

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Divine Mukasa Midfielder	69	2	0	0.11	70.8	+36.3
Konstantinos Mavropanos Defender	90	1	0	0.51	63.8	+9.8
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder	90	1	1	0.82	62.0	+13.9
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender	56	0	0	–	59.0	+15.3
Arne Engels Midfielder	90	0	1	–	56.0	+16.5
Max Kilman Defender	90	0	0	0.32	52.5	+3.6
Edvin Austbø Midfielder	11	0	0	–	51.9	–
Mohamadou Kanté Midfielder	21	0	0	–	50.3	–
Manor Solomon Forward	79	0	0	–	46.9	−4.0
Valentín Castellanos Forward	34	0	0	0.01	46.1	–
Oliver Scarles Defender	90	0	0	–	45.4	+0.0
Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	44.6	−3.8
Joël Piroe Forward	56	0	0	–	43.3	−0.6
Keiber Lamadrid Midfielder	21	0	0	–	42.1	–
Pablo Felipe Forward	69	0	0	–	41.6	−5.9
Joël Veltman Defender	34	0	0	–	36.9	–

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Hugo Bueno Midfielder	90	0	–	71.6	+20.4
Marshall Munetsi Midfielder	65	1	0.05	69.1	+25.1
Fer López Midfielder	90	0	0.33	62.1	+14.5
Jackson Tchatchoua Midfielder	90	0	0.02	59.4	+11.4
Mateus Mané Forward	80	0	0.13	57.7	+9.8
Nasser Djiga Defender	90	0	–	56.7	+9.2
André Midfielder	90	0	–	56.1	+9.7
Jordan James Midfielder	25	0	–	55.5	–
Toti Gomes Defender	90	0	0.05	52.2	+4.3
Rodrigo Gomes Midfielder	60	0	0.04	50.2	+11.2
Tommy Doyle Midfielder	25	0	0.16	49.5	–
Tawanda Chirewa Midfielder	10	0	0.02	46.0	–
Raúl Jiménez Forward	65	0	0.08	42.6	−9.0
Adam Armstrong Forward	30	0	–	37.4	–
José Sá Goalkeeper	90	0	–	31.8	−19.4