Wolves at last secured their first Premier League victory of the season, delivering a 3-0 thrashing of West Ham that heaped fresh pressure on their former manager Nuno Espirito Santo.
The hosts overwhelmed West Ham with a blistering first-half display at Molineux, earning their maiden win of the 2025-26 campaign under Rob Edwards after 20 matches.
Hwang Hee-Chan sparked the opener by bursting down the flank and setting up Jhon Arias to score in the fourth minute, before Hwang himself made it 2-0 from the penalty spot on 31 minutes.
Matheus Mane earned that penalty and then struck again four minutes before the break, drilling a powerful shot beyond Alphonse Areola. Earlier, the West Ham goalkeeper had produced an excellent save to keep out Tolu Arokodare’s header from Joao Gomes’ delivery.
Wolves might have extended their advantage after half-time, with substitute Jorgen Strand Larsen heading wide and Areola blocking further efforts from Bueno and Mane.
At the other end, Jose Sa was largely a spectator as West Ham, missing Lucas Paqueta, failed to test him with a single shot on target. The defeat leaves them glancing nervously down the table, four points from safety and now behind Wolves.
Hwang led the charge, registering both a goal and an assist in the same Premier League match for the first time, with his two contributions exceeding his total from the previous 22 appearances.
Mane also made history, becoming Wolves’ youngest-ever Premier League scorer at 18 years and 109 days with a superb finish past Areola.
For West Ham, however, there was little encouragement. They are now without a win in nine league games (D4 L5), their worst sequence since the closing stages of the 2010-11 season, which ended in relegation.
Defensive frailties continue to haunt Nuno’s side, who have conceded 41 goals in 20 league matches—more than at this stage of any top-flight season since 1965-66.
Their attacking output was equally poor, managing just 0.25 expected goals compared to Wolves’ 1.52 in a loss that fully reflected the balance of play.
