There are not many January must-wins in the Premier League but a loser of Wolves vs West Ham would feel lower than low.

For Wolves’ academy, Mane’s goal yesterday was a moment of pride, with the teenager widely regarded as the most exciting player to rise through the old-gold ranks since Morgan Gibbs-White, who has gone on to star for Nottingham Forest and play for England since leaving Molineux three and a half years ago.

West Ham 's relegation fears deepened as they crashed to a humiliating 3-0 defeat at previously winless Wolves. The result was all but cemented in the first half as an early goal from Jhon Arias was followed by a Hwang Hee-chan penalty and superb Mateus Mane strike.

Wolverhampton Wanderers finally ended the worst winless run from the start of a Premier League season with a 3-0 home win against fellow strugglers West Ham United on Saturday.

There are not many January must-wins in the Premier League but a loser of Wolves vs West Ham would feel lower than low.

The first Premier League side in history to concede 40 goals or more by the midway point of consecutive seasons, their 29 points in 38 Premier League matches in 2025 give them the worst points-per-game ratio (0.76) in a full calendar year of Premier League football since Huddersfield Town in 2018 (23 in 37 outings, 0.62).

Manchester United are aiming to recover from their miserable draw with last-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers when they visit Leeds United on Sunday afternoon.

Arsenal, Manchester City and Fulham have all attempted to secure the signature of Wolves youngster Halis Joshua Esen, as per a new report.Wolves brought in the winger to bolster their academy ranks