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Wolverhampton Wanderers

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  1. West Ham down worthy Wolves

    West Ham down worthy Wolves

    Wolves' return to the Premier League after a five-year absence ended in a 2-0 defeat at home to West Ham on Saturday afternoon. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Wolverhampton Wanderers
    • West Ham United
    • - Thanks for joining us this afternoon!
    • 90'+4 FT. That's it at Molineux where West Ham have beaten Wolves 2-0 on the Midlands side's return to the Premier League.
    • 90'+3 Nouble comes on for Cole.
    • 90'+2 Green holds onto the ball inside his own area.
    • 90'+1 Into added time...
    • 89' Great save Green! Stearman at the far post heads back across goal but it's parried!
    • 88' Here come Wolves out of defence as they look forward one more time.
    • 86' West Ham knocking it around in midfield. They're keeping the ball from Wolves and frustrating them.
    • 84' West Ham are still seeking another goal. Wolves' substitutions have been positive but they haven't been able to utilise them.
    • 82' Jimenez's simple enough shot is spilled by Hennessey, and Cole almost nips in before the keeper recovers.
    • 80' Another sub for Wolves as Milijas makes way for Edwards.
    • 77' West Ham are still putting the squeeze on the Wolves defence. They're not letting them out of their own half. Stanislas' introduction has given the visitors a new lease of life down the left.
    • 75' Foley's replaced by Vokes for Wolves. Can he make a difference?
    • 72' Dyer makes way for Junior Stanislas.
    • 70' Noble's delivery was poorly dealt with by the Wolves defence. Static they were, and it was a simple enough take for Upson.
    • 69' GOAL FOR WEST HAM! Upson heads home an inswinging corner!
    • 68' Cole and Stearman do battle and the West Ham man wins a corner for his side.
    • 66' Mancienne makes way for Stearman as Wolves make a change.
    • 64' Ilunga can't continue and is replaced by Jonathan Spector.
    • 63' Ilunga's down injured and is receiving treatment on the pitch.
    • 61' Ebanks-Blake looks to have sprung the West Ham defence but his attempted dink is blocked by Green! Milijas with the through ball, but the striker can't make the most of it!
    • 59' Wolves win a corner but can't make it count. Ebanks-Blake then gives away a free-kick as he fouls Dyer as West Ham bring the ball out.
    • 57' Wolves pressing but yet to make the breakthrough. Poor delivery from Jarvis on the left is well over-hit.
    • 55' Milijas has venom in his left boot! A fierce whipped shot dips over from 25 yards! Wolves have come so close.
    • 53' Off the line from Foley! A ball over the top is missed by Craddock, and Collison rounds Hennessey but Foley's there to keep the score down to 1-0!
    • 49' Green's being kept super busy! He has to block a shot at his near post! Wolves are throwing everything at the visitors! Henry then has a shot blocked by Upson.
    • 47' Milijas drills a shot which Green parries! Wolves have flown out of the blocks!
    • 46' Wolves on the offensive straight away! Green is forced into good saves from Milijas and Craddock!
    • 46' Kick-off! We're back underway...
    • 45'+2 HT. West Ham go in a goal up after Noble's superb 22nd-minute curler.
    • 45'+1 Mancienne's foul on Parker on Wolves' left side gives away a free-kick, which Noble curls in. Wolves deal with it though.
    • 45' Wolves again manage to get forward but there's no end product.
    • 44' West Ham come again but Wolves manage to repel the threat.
    • 41' So close for Milijas! He fires a low shot from the edge of the area which Green gets fingertips on for a corner.
    • 39' Wasted chance for West Ham! A cross to the far post is knocked down into the danger area by Collison, but there's no one in support!
    • 37' Parker's long ball over the top almost sets Cole in, but Hennessey is switched on and rushes out to claim the ball!
    • 36' Corner well claimed by Hennessey, and he tries to instigate a quick break.
    • 35' McCarthy's getting edgy on the sidelines. He knows his side should possibly have made one of their openings count...
    • 33' Lively times at Molineux, where West Ham have started piling the pressure on the home defence in the last few minutes...
    • 31' Then from the corner Hennessey tips Ilunga's header over the bar!
    • 30' Frantic action! Noble lays Cole on and his shot is saved by Hennessey. The rebound from Dyer beats the keeper but Craddock is on the line to deny him!
    • 29' Keogh opens up the West Ham defence and lays the ball on for Jarvis, but on the angle his shot flies off target.
    • 27' A real blow for Wolves as they were more than holding their own.
    • 26' Well dealt with by the visiting defence, and West Ham bring the ball out.
    • 25' Wolves come right back at the Hammers and win a corner.
    • 23' Super effort from the West Ham man. Cole just fed him inside and he picked his spot marvellously.
    • 22' GOAL FOR WEST HAM! Noble with a super strike to beat Hennessey! He receives the ball central on the edge of the area and just dinks it into the top-left corner. 1-0 to West Ham!
    • 21' Zola's getting animated on the sidelines. On the balance of play his side have been slightly shaded by their opponents, but only just...
    • 19' Wolves are really working some openings here! Jarvis cuts in off the left side but cannot beat the first man with his cross.
    • 18' Dyer pings a cross in as West Ham come forward, but Hennessey reads it all the way.
    • 17' Keogh tries to get the ball out of his feet on the edge of the area, but with Upson blocking his path a frustrated shot flies high and wide.
    • 16' A delivery from the left side is gathered by Green. Both sides are enjoying getting forward down the wings.
    • 14' Ebanks-Blake heads well over from close range. Wolves are creating a few openings...
    • 13' Both sides are getting forward well. Wolves fashion an opportunity as Ward swings one in to Halford, who heads back across to Keogh. The volley is mis-timed though...
    • 11' Another low driven ball across the face of Hennessey's goal fails to work the keeper. A gamble on one of these and West Ham will be in front. Faubert's motoring down the right flank.
    • 9' Ilunga gets forward and causes a few problems for Wolves, but the hosts break and put West Ham on the backfoot.
    • 7' Upson is forced to head clear at the far post as a delivery puts West Ham under pressure. The corner is wasted however.
    • 5' Faubert again causes problems with a low cross which flies across the face of Hennessey's goal. No touch, but a feint one would have troubled the Wolves keeper.
    • 4' Green is forced to command his area and collect a cross from the right.
    • 3' An early chance for West Ham as Hennessey is forced to get down and save from Collison, after Cole met a far-post Faubert cross from the right.
    • 2' Wolves probe the West Ham defence early on with a long throw from Halford. It's dealt with.
    • 1' Kick-off! We're underway...
    • - All ready for action at a sunny Molineux, where a minute's applause rings out in honour of the late Sir Bobby Robson...
    • - How much of a miss will the injured Kevin Doyle be for Wolves? And West Ham have Cole up front on his own as the club's only fully fit striker at the moment.
    • - Not long until kick-off now...
    • - Kieron Dyer's start for West Ham brings up his 200th Premier League career appearance. Imagine how many more it could have been had he seen more fortune with his fitness.
    • - Ebanks-Blake up front for Wolves is an intriguing one as well. Will the striker be able to transfer his goalscoring form from the Championship to the Premier League?
    • - How will Luis Jimenez fare out wide for The Hammers? On loan from Inter, perhaps a goalscoring start to life in the English top flight? I'll put my neck on the line and say he'll bag a debut goal, or at least set Carlton Cole up for one.
    • - The last time West Ham started the season with an away game was in 2002, when they lost 4-0 at Newcastle. However, it's 14 years since Wolves boss Mick McCarthy started the season with a win as a manager. He was in charge of Millwall back in 1995.
    • - Particularly looking forward to seeing Nenad Milijas in action for Wolves today. He sounds like he could be a real midfield enforcer.
    • - It's over 25 years since these two sides met in the top flight. Last time out they drew 1-1 in 1984. Let's hope for a more exciting spectacle today!
    • - TEAM NEWS FOR WEST HAM: Green, Faubert, Collins, Upson, Ilunga, Noble, Parker, Collison, Dyer, Cole, Jimenez... Subs: Kurucz, Gabbidon, Spector, Payne, Hines, Stanislas, Nouble.
    • - TEAM NEWS FOR WOLVES: Hennessey, Foley, Mancienne, Craddock, Stephen Ward, Halford, Henry, Milijas, Jarvis, Keogh, Ebanks-Blake... Subs: Hahnemann, Elokobi, Edwards, Stearman, Surman, David Jones, Vokes.
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  • Summary

    • 89' Great save Green! Stearman at the far post heads back across goal but it's parried!
    • 82' Jimenez's simple enough shot is spilled by Hennessey, and Cole almost nips in before the keeper recovers.
    • 70' Noble's delivery was poorly dealt with by the Wolves defence. Static they were, and it was a simple enough take for Upson.
    • 69' GOAL FOR WEST HAM! Upson heads home an inswinging corner!
    • 61' Ebanks-Blake looks to have sprung the West Ham defence but his attempted dink is blocked by Green! Milijas with the through ball, but the striker can't make the most of it!
    • 55' Milijas has venom in his left boot! A fierce whipped shot dips over from 25 yards! Wolves have come so close.
    • 53' Off the line from Foley! A ball over the top is missed by Craddock, and Collison rounds Hennessey but Foley's there to keep the score down to 1-0!
    • 49' Green's being kept super busy! He has to block a shot at his near post! Wolves are throwing everything at the visitors! Henry then has a shot blocked by Upson.
    • 47' Milijas drills a shot which Green parries! Wolves have flown out of the blocks!
    • 46' Wolves on the offensive straight away! Green is forced into good saves from Milijas and Craddock!
    • 41' So close for Milijas! He fires a low shot from the edge of the area which Green gets fingertips on for a corner.
    • 39' Wasted chance for West Ham! A cross to the far post is knocked down into the danger area by Collison, but there's no one in support!
    • 37' Parker's long ball over the top almost sets Cole in, but Hennessey is switched on and rushes out to claim the ball!
    • 31' Then from the corner Hennessey tips Ilunga's header over the bar!
    • 30' Frantic action! Noble lays Cole on and his shot is saved by Hennessey. The rebound from Dyer beats the keeper but Craddock is on the line to deny him!
    • 29' Keogh opens up the West Ham defence and lays the ball on for Jarvis, but on the angle his shot flies off target.
    • 23' Super effort from the West Ham man. Cole just fed him inside and he picked his spot marvellously.
    • 22' GOAL FOR WEST HAM! Noble with a super strike to beat Hennessey! He receives the ball central on the edge of the area and just dinks it into the top-left corner. 1-0 to West Ham!
    • 13' Both sides are getting forward well. Wolves fashion an opportunity as Ward swings one in to Halford, who heads back across to Keogh. The volley is mis-timed though...
    • 7' Upson is forced to head clear at the far post as a delivery puts West Ham under pressure. The corner is wasted however.
    • 5' Faubert again causes problems with a low cross which flies across the face of Hennessey's goal. No touch, but a feint one would have troubled the Wolves keeper.
    • 3' An early chance for West Ham as Hennessey is forced to get down and save from Collison, after Cole met a far-post Faubert cross from the right.
    • - TEAM NEWS FOR WEST HAM: Green, Faubert, Collins, Upson, Ilunga, Noble, Parker, Collison, Dyer, Cole, Jimenez... Subs: Kurucz, Gabbidon, Spector, Payne, Hines, Stanislas, Nouble.
    • - TEAM NEWS FOR WOLVES: Hennessey, Foley, Mancienne, Craddock, Stephen Ward, Halford, Henry, Milijas, Jarvis, Keogh, Ebanks-Blake... Subs: Hahnemann, Elokobi, Edwards, Stearman, Surman, David Jones, Vokes.
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's live updates of Wolves v West Ham on the first day of the new Premier League season!

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Wolverhampton Wanderers

      Manager: Mick McCarthy

      Captain: Karl Henry

      Starting line-up

      • W. Hennessey
      • K. Foley Substitution Out (74′)
      • M. Mancienne Substitution Out (66′)
      • J. Craddock
      • S. Ward
      • K. Henry
      • N. Milijaš Substitution Out (79′)
      • G. Halford
      • M. Jarvis
      • A. Keogh
      • S. Ebanks-Blake

      Subs

      • M. Hahnemann
      • D. Jones
      • R. Stearman Substitution In66′
      • D. Edwards Substitution In79′
      • S. Vokes Substitution In74′
      • G. Elokobi
      • A. Surman

    • West Ham United

      Manager: Gianfranco Zola

      Captain: Scott Parker

      Starting line-up

      • R. Green
      • J. Faubert
      • J. Collins
      • M. Upson Goal
      • H. Ilunga Substitution Out (64′)
      • S. Parker
      • J. Collison
      • M. Noble Goal
      • K. Dyer Substitution Out (72′)
      • C. Cole Substitution Out (90′)
      • L. Jiménez

      Subs

      • D. Gabbidon
      • J. Spector Substitution In64′
      • Z. Hines
      • J. Payne
      • Junior Stanislas Substitution In72′
      • P. Kurucz
      • F. Nouble Substitution In90′

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