Wolves v West Ham: Premier League – live!

Willy Boly has tested positive for Covid-19, Nuno Espirito Santo has confirmed. Jonny is also out for the rest of the season with a knee injury that requires surgery.

West Ham’s Champions/Europa League rivals Everton dropped two points in the early game, with Michy Batshuayi scoring a late equaliser for Crystal Palace.

Wolves (4-2-3-1) Rui Patricio; Semedo, Coady, Saiss, Ait-Nouri; Dendoncker, Neves; Traore, Podence, Neto; Willian Jose.
Substitutes: Ruddy, Hoever, Silva, Gibbs-White, Vitinha, Kilman, Otasowie, Richards, Marques.

West Ham (3-4-2-1) Fabianski; Dawson, Diop, Cresswell; Coufal, Soucek, Noble, Masuaku; Fornals, Lingard; Antonio.
Substitutes: Martin, Trott, Balbuena, Alves, Fredericks, Johnson, Benrahma, Bowen, Odubeko.

Referee Michael Oliver.

Hello and welcome to live coverage of Wolves v West Ham from Molineux. West Ham have stolen Wolves’ identity this season, assuming their role replacing them as miserly, streetwise Big Six-botherers. West Ham are right in contention for a Champions League place, and if they win tonight they will jump from seventh to fourth. But the news that Declan Rice is out for a while with a knee injury is a big blow to their hopes of hearing some ersatz Handel at the London Stadium next season.

Wolves know all about the perils of losing a star player. They have struggled since Raul Jimenez’s sickening injury at the Emirates in November, winning only five out of 20 league games. They sit in 14th, with nothing much to play for, though a kind run-in offers hope of a happy ending: their next five games are against teams in the bottom six. There’s a time when West Ham at home would have looked like an easy fixture too. Not this season.

Kick off 8.15pm.