Wolves vs West Ham

League Cup - 2nd Round 26 Aug 2025, 18:30
Wolves
Wolves
3–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
West Ham
West Ham
🏟 Molineux Stadium (Wolverhampton, West Midlands) 👤 Darren England

Match report

Wolves edged past West Ham 3-2 in the League Cup - 2nd Round on 26 August 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Wolves had 19 shots to West Ham's 7.

The match was played at Molineux Stadium (Wolverhampton, West Midlands), with Darren England in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 51% - 49% Shots 19 - 7 On target 6 - 4 Corners 7 - 0 Fouls 16 - 9 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Jørgen Strand Larsen
Wolves · 2 goals
8 Jackson Tchatchoua 1 assist
7 Rodrigo Gomes 1 goal
7 Tomáš Souček 1 goal
7 Lucas Paquetá 1 goal
First half vs second half
Wolves stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 14–3
Shots On Goal 2–2 4–2
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 2–0 5–0
Attacks 53–54 47–31
Match statistics
7 Corners 0
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 3
100 Attacks 85
58 Dangerous Attacks 36
5 On Target 4
10 Off Target 3
19 Shots Total 7
6 Shots On Goal 4
8 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 0
15 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 1
16 Fouls 9
7 Corners 0
0 Offsides 4
51% Ball Possession 49%
2 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 3
450 Passes Total 451
380 Passes Accurate 367
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Wolves · 3-4-2-1
31 S. Johnstone
15 Y. Mosquera 12 E. Agbadou 4 S. Bueno
21 R. Gomes 27 J. Bellegarde 7 André 3 H. Bueno
10 J. Arias 28 F. López
11 H. Hwang
West Ham · 3-5-2
23 A. Aréola
25 J. Todibo 15 K. Mavropanos 5 N. Aguerd
2 K. Walker-Peters 8 J. Ward-Prowse 24 G. Rodríguez 28 T. Souček 12 El Diouf
20 J. Bowen 10 L. Paquetá
Wolves
Coach
Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira
Substitutes
  • 2 Matt Doherty
  • 38 Jackson Tchatchoua
  • 8 João Gomes
  • 9 Jørgen Strand Larsen
  • 18 Saša Kalajdžić
  • 25 Daniel Bentley
  • 6 David Möller Wolfe
  • 5 Marshall Munetsi
  • 23 Tawanda Chirewa
West Ham
Coach
Graham Stephen Potter
Substitutes
  • 3 Max Kilman
  • 9 Callum Wilson
  • 11 Niclas Füllkrug
  • 1 Mads Hermansen
  • 32 Freddie Potts
  • 61 Lewis Orford
  • 30 Oliver Scarles
  • 39 Andy Irving
  • 50 Callum Marshall
Substitutions
  • 70' ↑ M. Kilman ↓ N. Aguerd West Ham
  • 72' ↑ M. Doherty ↓ Y. Mosquera Wolves
  • 72' ↑ J. Tchatchoua ↓ Rodrigo Gomes Wolves
  • 73' ↑ J. Strand Larsen ↓ Fer López Wolves
  • 73' ↑ João Gomes ↓ J. Bellegarde Wolves
  • 81' ↑ S. Kalajdžić ↓ Hwang Hee-Chan Wolves
  • 86' ↑ C. Wilson ↓ G. Rodríguez West Ham
  • 86' ↑ N. Füllkrug ↓ J. Todibo West Ham
Cards
  • 54' E. Agbadou Wolves
  • 71' J. Ward-Prowse West Ham
  • 75' Andre Wolves
Head-to-head
Wolves 6 0 draws 8 West Ham
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2024-07-28 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United 3 - 1
Recent form
Wolves D D D L W
West Ham W D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Wolves vs West Ham?
Wolves won 3-2 against West Ham on 26 August 2025.
Who won Wolves vs West Ham?
Wolves won the match 3-2.
Where was Wolves vs West Ham played?
The match was played at Molineux Stadium (Wolverhampton, West Midlands).
Who had more possession in Wolves vs West Ham?
Wolves had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.