West Ham vs Wolves: Premier League preview, predictions and bet builder tips

• Ladbrokes previews West Ham vs Wolves in the Premier League

• Adama Traore is backed to claim another assist with Tolu Arokodare having a shot on target

• West Ham are predicted to claim a huge win by exactly one goal

A huge game at the bottom of the table kicks off the Premier League weekend on Friday night as West Ham host Wolves.

While bottom-side Wolves may already be destined for the Championship despite an impressive recent run, West Ham in 18th are still very much fighting for their lives in a relegation battle which is heating up. A victory at home would see them leapfrog Tottenham and place them into the bottom three ahead of their away trip to Sunderland on Sunday, while also piling the pressure on Nottingham Forest and Leeds just above.

Ahead of a game which will have plenty of eyes watching, check out our in-depth preview including team news, lineups, predictions and tips for your bet builder. The Irons are currently 4/5 favourites to win, with a Wolves victory priced at 16/5 and a draw 27/10.

• Fixture: West Ham vs Wolves

• Date: April 10, 2026

• Kick-off: 20:00 BST

• Venue: London Stadium

Our prediction: West Ham 2-1 Wolves

West Ham

Our predicted XI (4-3-3): Hermansen / Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf / Fernandes, Magassa, Soucek / Bowen, Castellanos, Adama

Wolves

Our predicted XI (3-5-2): Sa / Mosquera, S. Bueno, Krejci / Tchatchoua, J. Gomes, Andre, Mane, H. Bueno / Armstrong, Arokodare

West Ham's FA Cup journey ended on penalties against Leeds but they had Adama Traore to thank for even getting them that far after an influential role in the Hammers' dramatic comeback from two goal down in added time.

The January signing put in an inviting cross for Axel Disasi guide home and take the game to extra-time and we think his lively display will be rewarded with a Premier League start in this crunch game. The explosive winger will be high on confidence and that's why we are tipping him to grab another assist against his former club.

It's been a while since Wolves last played a game, but it was another where they showed spirit to come from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Brentford.

Tolu Arokodare came off the bench to score the equaliser in that game and the striker ranks among the top Wolves players for shots on target per game (0.5). He is another we think will come into Rob Edwards' XI and subsequently have at least one shot on goal.

With so much on the line, we are expecting an extremely tight encounter in East London with the game won by exactly one goal.

Four of Wolves' last five games have been decided by a goal or less, with the outlier being a 2-0 win over Aston Villa where their second was scored in added time. The Hammers, meanwhile, have not won by more than one goal since January. It is hard to see either side dominating this game so a one-goal margin feels realistic.

We are tipping that narrow victory to go the way of the hosts, which will ramp up the pressure on Spurs ahead of their trip to the North-East.

Although the Hammers have hardly been firing on all cylinders of late, they showed promising signs to come back in the cup against Leeds and a home clash against the 20th-placed team feels like one where only a victory will do if they are to survive the drop.

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