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The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
West Ham United FC 2 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
West Ham United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
22:00But ultimately, it finishes West Ham 2-1 Wolves. Bowen proved captain fantastic for his much-maligned coach Lopetegui, who may now live to fight another day. It was Bowen who swung in the corner for Soucek to head home the opener but Wolves fought back after a brilliant finish from Doherty, who met Ait-Nouri's excellent centre. Parity was restored for only two minutes, though, as Bowen shimmied his way past Guedes and bent a lovely finish into the bottom-right corner. And that proved enough for West Ham - whose xG of 1 was actually lower than Wolves' 1.44 - to take a big three points. O'Neil now is surely staring down the barrel of a gun with his Wolves side 19th and four points adrift of safety.
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21:59It's all kicking off a little bit at full-here with Lemina and Bowen absolutely furious with each other. The players are having to be separated by their team-mates. It's all a little unsavoury.
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21:59Yellow Card Mario René Junior Lemina
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21:59Yellow Card Jarrod Bowen
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21:58FULL-TIME: WEST HAM 2-1 WOLVES
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21:54Yellow Card Guido Rodríguez
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21:54Bowen is named Man of the Match and, given he has an assist and a goal to his name, it's easy to see why. But will those contributions be enough to win this game? There's still a little bit of time for Wolves...but not much!
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21:53Yellow Card Łukasz Marek Fabiański
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21:53Oooft close! Cresswell swings a lovely free-kick in from the left and it's a mistimed header from Soucek. He could have done better there given his prowess in the air.
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21:52Wolves need to make something happen quick here. They've pulled it back once, but they're running out of time.
West Ham United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
21:50Well, this could be big...there's going to be EIGHT minutes of injury time. There are audible groans from the home fans at that decision.
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21:47And Cresswell replaces Emerson, a much more defensive-minded full-back. Lopetegui is trying to close up shop here.
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21:47Alvarez comes off too as centre-back Todibo is brought on.
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21:47Lopetegui makes a triple change to try and shore things up here, the first sees Kudus off for defensive midfielder Rodríguez.
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21:45GOOOOOO-NO! Kudus is denied again but this time it's much more clear cut. He didn't work hard enough to get back onside and he knew he was off.
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21:44WHAT A CHANCE FOR DOYLE! Cunha does brilliantly to work the opening and lay back for the midfielder, who blazes over from the edge of the box. He ought to have done much better there.
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21:44Substitution Rayan Aït-Nouri Rodrigo Martins Gomes
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21:43Again, though, it's ruled no penalty. It's decided there was not enough contact for Bellegarde to go down like he did.
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21:43Another look from VAR here as Mavropanos clips Bellegarde...
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21:41Bowen has scored six Premier League goals against Wolves - only Carlton Cole (seven versus Fulham) has scored more against an opponent for West Ham in the competition.
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21:40We're inside the final 10 minutes now at the London Stadium and the tension is palpable. Are we in for another twist here? We nearly did as Cunha did well to find Lemina on the edge of the area but his shot goes straight at Fabianski.
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21:38Guedes tries his luck from range, it's hit well enough and has dip on it but it's straight at Fabianski who holds on well.
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21:37Gomes heads to the bench as O'Neil throws on Doyle in search of a late leveller.
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21:37Hmm Wolves have had a few grievances tonight and replays show a potential foul from Mavropanos on Bueno before West Ham's second. That's three pretty contentious decisions now...
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21:35That was a breathless few moments. A huge disappointment for Wolves after they did so well to get back into it. Can they rally once more? Or will West Ham see out a monumental victory?
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21:34Wan-Bissaka wins another corner for West Ham. Bowen swings it over and Johnstone punches it away.
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21:32Substitution Crysencio Jilbert Sylverio Cirro Summerville Daniel William John Ings
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21:31Assist Mohammed Kudus
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21:30Goal Jarrod Bowen
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21:29Assist Rayan Aït-Nouri
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21:28Goal Matthew James Doherty
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21:28Wow, check complete...no penalty. That is a huge call, O'Neil is fuming and you can understand why. On first glance that looked pretty clear-cut.
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21:28HUGE MOMENT! That's a big shout for a Wolves penalty. Guedes takes Cunha's pass and is bundled to the area by Emerson. The VAR is going to have a look at this one...
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21:27Oh what has Guedes tried there? Cunha plays a dangerous ball in from the left that the Portuguese winger tries to acrobatically steer goalwards. He had Bellegarde behind him in a much better position.
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21:24Kudus did well to bring the ball out of the air, flick it past the defender, then drill it wide of the right post from 20 yards. That would have been some goal but it was well wide in the end.
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21:23Lopetegui now makes a first change of the evening. Soler, already on a book, comes off for Paqueta.
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21:22Yellow Card João Victor Gomes da Silva
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21:22O'Neil looks to the subs bench for inspiration here as the subdued Larsen is replaced by Guedes.
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21:22Yep, there we have it confirmed as ruled out. Summerville played Bowen in the penalty area and the England forward flashed a great ball across the face of goal that Kudus tapped in from six yards. But he went too early and it remains 1-0 West Ham.
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21:22Substitution André Trindade da Costa Neto Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
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21:20A huge moment in the game here. West Ham have the ball in the back of the net again through Kudus but there' a check for offside...
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21:19Assist Jarrod Bowen
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21:16Interestingly, replays for the goal show that the final touch for the corner might have come off Wan-Bissaka and not Lemina. That's sure to be a talking point post game...
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21:15O'Neil really, really needs a response from his side now. They've created very little but if the game stays like this he's surely in big trouble.
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21:13Assist Jarrod Bowen
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21:12Goal Tomáš Souček
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21:11Similar to the first half, the second has started quite slowly. You get the sense it won't take either manager too long to turn to their benches tonight.
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21:10Yellow Card Carlos Soler Barragán
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21:08And there it is. Doherty finally goes into the book, this time for a naughty one down the back of Summerville's leg. It's a surprise it's taken this long in truth.
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21:08Doherty has had a couple of late challenges, this time on Alvarez, surely the next one will be a booking.
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21:05Ait Nouri flashes a ball across goal looking for Doherty at the far post. It's not the best delivery, he should do better in truth.
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21:04Brooks blows his whistle again and we are back underway at the London Stadium!
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20:51The question is can either side grab this one by the scruff of the neck in the second half and earn a much-needed win? A little more composure is going to be needed to find the breakthrough.
West Ham United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
20:50Brooks blows for half-time and, in all honesty, 0-0 feels about right. West Ham have perhaps been the slightly more positive - as shown by a 0.79 xG to Wolves' 0.44 - but their chances haven't been to clear cut. Wolves, by contrast, haven't created a great deal but Gomes will feel he should have put the visitors in front after a great delivery from Doherty.
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20:48HALF-TIME: WEST HAM 0-0 WOLVES
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20:48Well that was a lovely bout of pinball as Wolves have about four shots blocked in quick succession! There's going to be one minute of additional time here.
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20:48This one, unlike the Emerson one, is about as clear a foul as you can get. Summerville tried to race clear on the break and Cunha completely wipes him out.
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20:46Yellow Card Emerson Palmieri dos Santos
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20:46Wan-Bissaka clips a ball in and Summerville leaps high but can only head wide.
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20:43We're closing in on half-time here and it's livened up a bit after a slow start. Can either side grab an opener before the break?
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20:40West Ham have won their last six Premier League home games played on a Monday, netting two+ goals each time. Their last such defeat was in December 2019 against Arsenal (3-1).
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20:39Bowen wins another corner for the home side, which Emerson swings over but it's headed behind for a ninth West Ham corner. Emerson has another go, this time it's played short but it comes to nothing in the end.
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20:37Good goalkeeping from Johnstone, who tips Summerville's corner over again. From the next delivery, Soucek knocks it down for Mavropanos who scoops over from six yards. He might have slipped, but this game is really starting to open up now.
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20:36Bowen wins a corner at the other end the skipper collects Summerville's deep delivery. He plays it back to Kudus, whose low, curling effort is palmed away from Johnstone for another corner.
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20:35OH JOAO GOMES HAS HIS HEAD IN HIS HANDS! Wolves launch a magnificent counter. Doherty plays a beauty of a delivery from the right-hand side and Gomes, maybe slightly ahead of the ball, can only miscue it wide!
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20:32Doherty is fortunate not to go into the book for a late challenge on Summerville. From the resulting free-kick, Soucek helps on Emerson's delivery but it goes harmlessly wide.
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20:31WHAT A BLOCK! Summerville clips a great ball over the top for Soler to run onto and Ait Nouri slides in for a wonderful block! West Ham win a couple of corners after that but they come to nothing.
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20:29The hosts win a free-kick out on the left, it's taken by Soler but it's an awful delivery and Lemina heads to safety.
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20:29Cunha collects the ball on the left and hits a snapshot towards the near corner, which Fabianski does well to get down to.
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20:26West Ham win a corner on the left but they opt to take it short and make a complete mess of it. What a waste.
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20:26CHANCE! Ooft Bowen almost has he breakthrough. Soucek slides a ball into the right of the area and the Hammers Skipper races onto it and forces Johnstone into the save with his feet.
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20:23Is that the first shot on target? It feels like it. And it's Wolves midfielder Andre who registers it with a 20-yard effort straight at Fabianski.
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20:22Summerville has been the most dangerous player on the pitch thus far and you feel like he could make something happen. He had a slightly comical moment just then when he had to take his undershirt off because the colours didn't match the blue of the sleeves on the Hammers jersey.
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20:20Gomes has the ball in a dangerous area and has Cunha to his left. He dithers too long, though, then fouls Kudus for good measure.
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20:18Summerville wins a corner for the Hammers, which he goes to take. It's delivered deep towards former Wolves man Kilman, whose header is blocked by Toti.
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20:17So, a quarter of an hour has been played here and the Hammers have probably been the slightly more confident on the ball. But neither side has really mustered a clear-cut chance.
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20:16Kudus gets the ball in a dangerous area but overruns his dribble before fouling Toti.
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20:13The West Ham fans gave a rousing round of applause for Antonio, everyone was on their feet clapping, including Lopetegui.
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20:11West Ham bare their teeth first as Summerville clips a ball into the are after Wolves clear Soler's free-kick. It falls to Mavropanos whose edge-of-the-box volley is blocked.
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20:09Kudus attempted a cross into the area but it was easily gathered by Johnstone.
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20:06There's a brief break in play here after Mavropanos goes up for a header but catches the face of Cunha. He looks to be okay but that one will have stung a little.
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20:05Both teams are just sort of feeling each other out in the early stages, neither side has managed to put together a decent passage of play thus far.
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20:02Referee John Brooks blows his whistle and we are underway at the London Stadium!
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20:02The players are entering to the pitch as "Forever Blowing Bubbles" plays out over the speaker system. Kick-off is imminent in this one!
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19:30WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Max Kilman, Konstantinos Mavrapanos, Emerson Palmieri; Edson Alvarez, Tomas Soucek; Mohammed Kudus, Carlos Soler, Crysencio Summerville; Jarrod Bowen
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19:30Lopetegui opts to make two changes to the team that were beaten by Leicester with Emerson replacing Coufal, meaning Wan-Bissaka moves to the more familiar right-back role, and Summerville comes in for Ings. O'Neil opts to make three changes, including in goal as Johnstone returns between the sticks in place of Jose Sa - who doesn't even make the bench. Semedo returns from suspension, while Toti starts in a back three with Dawson - who scored two own goals in the Everton defeat - and Guedes on the bench.
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19:30WOLVES SUBS: Hwang Hee-Chan, Craig Dawson, Rodrigo Gomes, Tommy Doyle, Dan Bentley, Carlos Forbs, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Gonçalo Guedes, Pedro Lima
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19:30WEST HAM SUBS: Alphonse Areola, Aaron Cresswell, Vladimir Coufal, Lucas Paqueta, Niclas Fullkrug, Luis Guilherme, Dany Ings, Guido Rodriguez, Jean-Clair Todibo
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19:30WOLVES (3-4-3): Sam Johnstone; Matt Doherty, Hugo Bueno, Toti; Nelson Semedo Andre, Mario Lemina, Rayan Ait-Nouri; Joao Gomes, Matheus Cunha, Jorgen Strand Larsen
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19:30Things are even worse for the main in the opposing dugout this evening. Gary O'Neil's Wolves are 19th in the table having accumulated just nine points thus far and suffered a humbling 4-0 loss at fellow strugglers Everton last time out. The stakes could hard be any higher for both coaches in this Monday Night Football encounter.
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19:30On the pitch, this one has been dubbed - perhaps a little cruelly - 'El Sackico' in some quarters given the pressure on the respective coaches in this game. Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui was only appointed in May but has overseen a decidedly mixed start to the season, which has left West Ham 14th after 14 matches and just six points above the drop zone. The Spaniard survived the axe after a disappointing 3-1 reverse to Leicester City last Tuesday but another defeat here might spell the end of his short reign.
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19:30Before talking about the game, it would be remiss not to send best wishes to Hammers forward Michail Antonio, who was involved in a road traffic accident on Saturday. The 34-year-old has undergone surgery on a lower-limb injury and is now focusing on his recovery. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery process.
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19:30Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this Premier League fixture between West Ham and Wolves at the London Stadium!
West Ham United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
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