{"id":649384,"date":"2024-12-09T03:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T08:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=649384"},"modified":"2024-12-08T14:00:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T19:00:04","slug":"west-ham-predicted-lineup-vs-wolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/12\/09\/west-ham-predicted-lineup-vs-wolves\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham Predicted Lineup Vs Wolves for December 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a match titled \u2018El Sackico\u2019, West Ham United host Wolverhampton Wanderers <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">this Monday<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> at the London Stadium.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Kick-off is at 8:00 PM. It <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is widely expected<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that the manager of the club that loses will be sacked, whether that be Julen Lopetegui or Gary O\u2019Neil. Last Word on Football brings you a West Ham Predicted Lineup vs Wolves.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">West Ham Predicted Lineup vs Wolves<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How West Ham Have Lined up Recently<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As Alphonse Areola is absent with an injury, Polish international Lukasz Fabianski has started the last six matches for Lopetegui\u2019s side. Despite the 39-year-old being called into action, he kept two consecutive clean sheets in his first matches since returning. That being said, since then, Lopetegui\u2019s side have conceded eight goals in their last two <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">matches<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, with five of those coming in the first half against Arsenal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lopetegui has consistently played a back four of Emerson, Max Kilman, Jean-Clair Todibo and Aaron Wan-Bissaka. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was altered<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for their midweek match against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/12\/07\/leicester-city-predicted-lineup-brighton\/\" target=\"_self\">Leicester City<\/a>, with Lopetegui swapping\u00a0 Todibo and Emerson for Vladimir Coufal and Konstantinos Mavropanos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/12\/06\/five-best-football-video-game-franchises\/\" target=\"_self\"> The Five Best Football Video Game Franchises of All Time<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The midfield has also been consistent, with Lopetegui preferring two defensive midfielders. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> has usually been between Edson Alvarez and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/08\/06\/west-ham-guido-rodriguez\/\" target=\"_self\">Guido Rodriguez<\/a>, with Tomas Soucek alternating between them both. Soucek started against Everton alongside Rodriguez due to Alvarez\u2019s red card against Nottingham Forest <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">where<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> he got two yellow cards in close concession.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mohammed Kudus returned to the starting lineup after serving his five-match suspension. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He replaced <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/07\/22\/crysencio-summerville-west-ham\/\" target=\"_self\">Crysencio Summerville <\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">who<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was benched<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for this match <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">despite positive recent performances<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Lucas Paqueta <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was also dropped<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for Alvarez. Jarrod Bowen has consistently started on the wing. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/08\/30\/carlos-soler-west-ham-loan-psg\/\" target=\"_self\">Carlos Soler<\/a> also started in attacking midfield.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Danny Ings started his first league match of the season but failed to score. He <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was later substituted<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> by Michail Antonio, who has <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">started<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> consecutive matches under the Spaniard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">West Ham Recent Form<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lopetegui is under <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesthamway.com\/2024\/12\/07\/slim-to-none-lopeteguis-impossible-task-to-keep-job-highlight-wider-incompetence-at-west-ham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">immense pressure to keep his job, <\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">much<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> like his opponent this weekend <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gary<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> O\u2019Neil. In their most recent <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">match<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, West Ham lost 3-1 away to relegation-threatened <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/12\/07\/leicester-city-predicted-lineup-brighton\/\" target=\"_self\">Leicester City<\/a>, with the hosts scoring two minutes into the start of the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">match<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> through Jamie Vardy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/12\/06\/la-liga-matchday-16-predictions-away-tests-for-real-barcelona\/\" target=\"_self\">Read more: La Liga Matchday 16 Predictions \u2013 Away Tests For Real\/Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This result has given Lopetegui one match to save his job, with David Sullivan describing the Wolves match as \u201cD-Day for Lopetegui\u201d. Graham Potter, Michael Carrick, Sergio Conceicao and Steve Cooper are all possible rumoured replacements,<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">West Ham Injuries to consider<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now that Niklas Fullkrug has returned to action, where he scored a consolation goal against Leicester City, West Ham have no long-term injuries.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Ings picked up a knock in his most recent match but <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> not ruled out<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">match<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> against Wolves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Todibo is also out due to a knock, yet it is widely speculated that the main reason for his absence against Leicester was due to him striking Lopetegui at halftime against Arsenal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">West Ham Predicted Lineup vs Wolves<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">GK &#8211; Fabianski<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">LB &#8211; Emerson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CB &#8211; Kilman<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CB &#8211; Mavropanos<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">RB &#8211; Wan-Bissaka<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CM &#8211; Soucek<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CM &#8211; Paqueta<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">LW &#8211; Kudus<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CM &#8211; Soler<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">RW &#8211; Bowen<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ST &#8211; Fullkrug<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a match titled \u2018El Sackico\u2019, West Ham United host Wolverhampton Wanderers this Monday at the London Stadium. Kick-off is at 8:00 PM. It is widely expected that the manager of the club that loses will be sacked, whether that be Julen Lopetegui or Gary O\u2019Neil. Last Word on Football brings you a West Ham [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5071,"featured_media":649405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1831,27],"tags":[304],"class_list":["post-649384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-starting-line-up","category-west-ham","tag-west-ham-united"],"modified_by":"Henry Chung, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5071"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649384"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":649406,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649384\/revisions\/649406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}