West Ham vs Wolves: Back Bowen to strike and leave Wolves howling

A crucial battle in the Premier League relegation race is brought to us on Friday night (20:00 GMT, live on Sky Sports Main Event) as West Ham United welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to the London Stadium.

The Hammers were comfortably beaten 3-0 in the reverse fixture back in January, so will be eager to make home advantage count here. Read on for my West Ham vs Wolves predictions, along with the latest match odds and team news.

Team News

Crysencio Summerville, Jean-Clair Todibo, Callum Wilson and Konstantinos Mavropanos are all sidelined for the Hammers, along with Lukasz Fabianski.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka is set to be recalled after missing the FA Cup defeat to Leeds United, and ex-Wolves man Adama Traore could start against his former side.

As for visitors, Enso Gonzalez remains absent with a knee injury, and Sam Johnstone is a doubt, but that apart, Rob Edwards has a fully fit squad at his disposal.

West Ham vs Wolves Odds

The Hammers are 5/6 favourites, giving them an implied win probability of 54.5 %, the draw is 11/4 and Wolves are 16/5.

Both teams to score - yes can be backed at 8/11, while a 3-0 home win, which was the result in the reverse fixture at Molineux, is 14/1.

Correct Score - 1-1 @ 13/2

Relegation six-pointers are usually cagey affairs, and I suspect Friday will be no different. Both sides are fighting for Premier League survival, although Wolves' slim hopes of survival get thinner by the week.

So, I'm going for a correct score prediction here of 1-1. Wolves have shared the spoils in four of their last six away games, and two of those have finished 1-1. Meanwhile, the Hammers have managed just three home wins in the league and seven of their last nine across all competitions at the London Stadium have finished level - including three 1-1 stalemates.

Both teams have scored in each of Wolves' last three, and West Ham have only failed to find the back of the net in one of their last six outings.

Jarrod Bowen to score anytime @ 6/4

Jarrod Bowen hit the woodwork twice as he attempted to turn around West Ham's FA Cup quarter-final against Leeds United.

The England man missed his spot kick in the penalty shoot-out to make matters worse, but the Hammers skipper often produces the goods when his side need him the most.

Bowen has recorded three assists in his last four appearances for the Hammers, and has netted 10 times in all competitions this term. At 6/4, he looks a decent price to strike anytime on Friday night.

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