West Ham captain looking towards Wolves manager Vitor Pereira in a circle frame
(Credit: Imago)
Max Wilkins
Tue 26 August 2025 21:27, UK
West Ham have fallen to defeat yet again, with Wolves progressing to the third round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday at their expense.
West Ham travelled to face Wolves on 26 August and failed to win, adding to their back-to-back defeats in the Premier League.
Rodrigo Gomes opened the scoring in the first half for the hosts before Tomas Soucek grabbed an equaliser just minutes after the interval.
Just 13 minutes later, the comeback was complete as the Aston Villa-linked Lucas Paqueta headed home to put Graham Potter’s side in front at Molineux.
The Irons, predictably, couldn’t see it out to secure victory as Jorgen Strand Larsen came off the bench to net two in two minutes to secure victory late on.
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Again, the performance from the London Stadium club left a lot to be desired, and the final exchanges of the clash at Molineux has only piled further pressure on the head coach.
West Ham Zone has now rated each player out of 10 after defeat in the West Midlands.
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Graham Potter oversaw yet another defeat at West Ham (Credit: Imago)
Jarrod Bowen is gold dust for West Ham
There is no lack of superlatives for the quality of the skipper as he continues to showcase his high standards, despite Bowen’s frustration towards his West Ham teammates.
This was once again on show against Wolves as the England international led by example despite a general lack of possession throughout the clash.
If this needed to be proven any more, then Bowen’s assist was a perfect example of what the 28-year-old is all about.
Having created the most chances on the pitch, his second saw him pick out Paqueta and allow him to simply glance home past Sam Johnstone.
Without the skipper, Potter could be in for a difficult few days and weeks at the London Stadium, something that can’t be understated.
Jarrod Bowen showed his class for West Ham once again (Credit: Imago)
Guido Rodriguez is done at West Ham
No supporter can truly understand why Rodriguez was starting at Molineux, and he proved exactly why those questions were being asked.
Rodriguez has been linked with a West Ham exit to Espanyol, and it feels as if the Irons will be keen to get that deal done as soon as possible.
This comes after the 31-year-old gave away a daft penalty for hacking down Jean-Ricner Bellegarde inside the area, leaving referee Samuel Barrott with no alternative.
The frustration of this wasn’t helped by a general lack of impact with a shocking lack of defensive output throughout the clash.
It was a mystery as to why the midfielder wasn’t taken off sooner and what it is that Potter continues to see in the Argentine.
West Ham player ratings vs Wolves
Alphonse Areola – 4
Jean-Clair Todibo – 4
Konstantinos Mavropanos – 5
Nayef Aguerd – 5
Kyle Walker-Peters – 6
James Ward-Prowse – 4
Guido Rodriguez – 3
El-Hadji Malick Diouf – 4
Tomas Soucek – 6
Lucas Paqueta – 5
Jarrod Bowen – 7
Substitutes
Max Kilman – 4
Callum Wilson – N/A
Niclas Fullkrug – N/A
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