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By Simon StoneBBC Sport chief football news reporter at Molineux
Last updated on 5 minutes ago.From the section Premier League
James Ward-Prowse's goal was his sixth for West Ham since joining from Southampton last summerJames Ward-Prowse scored direct from a corner to give West Ham a precious win at Wolves - but the victory was marred by a major injury scare around Jarrod Bowen.
Ward-Prowse's 84th-minute effort swerved over Wolves keeper Jose Sa and dipped in at the far post to complete a second-half comeback after Lucas Paqueta cancelled out Pabio Sarabia's penalty with his own coolly-taken spot-kick.
The game ended in controversy though as Wolves were denied what they thought was an equaliser in the ninth minute of stoppage time for an offside against young substitute Tawanda Chirewa, who was deemed to have impeded goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, even though he was getting nowhere near Maximilian Kilman's header.
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However, David Moyes' joy at victory will be tempered significantly by the loss of Bowen.
The England forward appeared to hurt his elbow as he fell awkwardly five minutes into the second period and although he tried to continue, it quickly became apparent he had to go off.
Bowen made his way straight to the dressing room but was moving very slowly as he went.
With 19 goals, Bowen is by far West Ham's biggest attacking threat and would have been a key man in his club's Europa League quarter-final first-leg tie in Germany on Thursday against a Bayer Leverkusen side yet to lose a game under Xabi Alonso this season.
Only their third Premier League triumph of 2024, the victory keeps alive West Ham's hopes of securing European qualification for an unprecedented fourth consecutive season through their Premier League position.
For Wolves, a fourth game without a win in all competitions matches their longest run of the season as injuries continue to hamper Gary O'Neil's hopes of a top-half finish.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
Squad number1Player nameJosé Sá
Squad number4Player nameBueno
Squad number23Player nameKilman
Squad number24Player nameToti Gomes
Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo
Squad number5Player nameLemina
Squad number8Player nameJoão Gomes
Squad number2Player nameDoherty
Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri
Squad number20Player nameDoyle
Squad number21Player nameSarabia
Squad number6Player nameTraoré
Squad number12Player nameMatheus Cunha
Squad number17Player nameBueno
Squad number62Player nameChirewa
Squad number84Player nameChiwome
West Ham United
Squad number1Player nameFabianski
Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Squad number15Player nameMavropanos
Squad number4Player nameZouma
Squad number33Player nameEmerson
Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number14Player nameKudus
Squad number7Player nameWard-Prowse
Squad number10Player nameLucas Paquetá
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number2Player nameJohnson
Squad number3Player nameCresswell
Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Line-ups
Wolves
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Sá
- 4Bueno
- 23Kilman
- 24GomesBooked at 78mins
- 22Nélson Semedo
- 5LeminaSubstituted forTraoréat 75'minutesBooked at 88mins
- 8João GomesBooked at 43mins
- 2DohertySubstituted forBuenoat 87'minutes
- 3Aït-NouriSubstituted forMatheus Cunhaat 55'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 20DoyleSubstituted forChirewaat 87'minutes
- 21SarabiaBooked at 90minsSubstituted forChiwomeat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Traoré
- 12Matheus Cunha
- 14Lemina
- 15Dawson
- 17Bueno
- 25Bentley
- 62Chirewa
- 63Fraser
- 84Chiwome
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Fabianski
- 5CoufalSubstituted forJohnsonat 45'minutes
- 15Mavropanos
- 4Zouma
- 33EmersonBooked at 31mins
- 19Álvarez
- 28SoucekSubstituted forAntonioat 45'minutes
- 14Kudus
- 7Ward-Prowse
- 10Lucas PaquetáBooked at 90mins
- 20BowenSubstituted forCresswellat 54'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Johnson
- 3Cresswell
- 9Antonio
- 11Phillips
- 17Cornet
- 18Ings
- 21Ogbonna
- 27Aguerd
- 49Anang
Live Text
Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, West Ham United 2.
Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, West Ham United 2.
Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
VAR Decision: No Goal Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 West Ham United.
GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tawanda Chirewa is caught offside.
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Boubacar Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
Attempt missed. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Emerson.
Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
Boubacar Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Boubacar Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hugo Bueno replaces Matt Doherty.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tawanda Chirewa replaces Tommy Doyle.
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