Liam Keen
Published13th Apr 2026, 11:30 BST
Clive Smith
We might have missed football recently, but missing a performance and result like that was not in the script.
We started well enough, on the front foot and there was even a couple of half chances to suggest the rest had done us good and West Ham were perhaps feeling the pressure. Those positive thoughts lasted for 20-25 minutes.
From that moment on, momentum swung away from us and the pattern of the game was just like what we have seen so many times since August. West Ham are a poor side, we'd beaten them twice at home this season, but for the final hour of this match they were so much better than us.
Highlighting the differences will not improve anyone's mood by reading it. We all know the story already. At times there are moments we do well, but for things to turnaround next season there are lots of areas that need improvement. An identity, a style of play and we need to find/create our strengths and play to them.
The season can't end quickly enough. After conceding the first goal is looked like the players were thinking the same. Their moral must be low, they must be feeling miserable too.
John Lalley
On the face of it, given that Wolves started this game as confidently as they have all season, it seems bizarre that it degenerated into a shambles.
West Ham initially were tense and uncertain; had we transferred territorial advantage into an opening goal, the atmosphere inside the stadium would have been toxic, but we were disappointingly limp in the final third.
Possession did not equate to chances and although West Ham’s opener was against the run of play, it ultimately settled the game.
Apart from an Angel Gomes free-kick that struck the post, we never seriously threatened and when Bowen replied with a venomous drive that crashed into Sa’s upright, the entire momentum of the game changed.
To be caught in possession so cheaply and repeat the error so quickly sealed our fate. Two goals gifted to the opposition, wholly unavoidable and yet more clear indicators as to why we still have not won away all season.
The damage irreparably done a positive response was never going to materialise, instead West Ham the weight lifted from their shoulders indulged themselves and left us trekking home humiliated.
The opening 40 minutes had been encouraging and the final scoreline may be disproportionate but our season-long flaws were ruthlessly exposed.
Excuses regarding the long break from action irrelevant; the reasons and responsibilities for abject failure this season sit firmly in house, external factors simply do not apply.
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