Jaime O’Hara predicts result of West Ham United v Wolves clash for talkSPORT
Jaime O’Hara has shared his verdict on the Premier League clash between West Ham United and Wolves on Saturday (14 December) at the Molineux Stadium.
David Moyes’ side have struggled for consistency in the league this season and currently only sit above the drop zone on goal difference.
The lack of goals has been the Hammers’ main shortcoming this term, with Said Benrahma and Gianluca Scamacca their leading goalscorers in league with just three goals a piece.
Speaking for talkSPORT Edge app, pundit O’Hara admitted he thought yet more misery could be piled on Moyes’ men and predicted they would lose the match against their fellow relegation rivals.
He said: “Wolves are still down there, West Ham are struggling, even though they got an alright performance the other night [against Leeds].
“Lopetegui has come, and I think they are going to get themselves out of trouble and I think they’re going to put West Ham in more trouble.
“I think they [Wolves] will win the game 2-0.”
Pivotal match
Moyes is currently the Teflon man of the Premier League, and how he has held onto his job for so long shows how much credit he has in the bank from previous seasons of success.
The Hammers have been extremely underwhelming this term, but it is hard to point the finger at one particular reason for the drop-off.
The lack of goals will certainly be a worry for West Ham fans, but the attacking quality within their squad will surely start to click at some point.
Lucas Paqueta and Scamacca are both international standard players but have struggled to adapt to the Premier League since their summer moves. However, it is surely only a matter of time before these two, along with Jarrod Bowen start to get in the goals.
Although Wolves have experienced a manager bounce since the arrival of Julen Lopetegui, West Ham can start to find their free-flowing best in the final third and put their opponents to the sword.