{"id":1148,"date":"2025-04-02T04:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T04:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1148\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T04:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T04:11:11","slug":"west-ham-starting-xi-vs-wolves-confirmed-as-graham-potter-makes-a-potentially-major-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1148\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham starting XI vs Wolves confirmed as Graham Potter makes a potentially major error"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Graham Potter has named his starting XI for the Premier League clash with Wolves this evening.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Ham<\/a> take on Wolves in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/tag\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> at Molineux tonight, with the game kicking off at 7:45pm.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/tag\/west-ham-starting-xi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Ham starting X<\/a>I selected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hammers.news\/tag\/graham-potter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graham Potter<\/a> may come back to bite him. Or it could serve him very well indeed.<\/p>\n<p>The Hammers need all three points against Wolves at Molineux this evening, there are no two ways about it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2203845310-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS\/AFP via Getty Images\" \/>Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Sure, we have nothing substantial to play for between now and the end of the season, but winning is a habit, and it would be great to head into next season on the back of a decent run of form.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham starting XI vs Wolves confirmed<\/p>\n<p>Potter desperately needs a win tonight.<\/p>\n<p>There have been small improvements under his stewardship, but this is a results business.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how he\u2019s lined up for tonight\u2019s clash with Wolves, as confirmed via the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WestHam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">club\u2019s official X account<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alphonse Areola, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Max Kilman, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Aaron Cresswell, Ollie Scarles, James Ward-Prowse, Lucas Paqueta, Luis Guilherme, Jarrod Bowen, Evan Ferguson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That team should be good enough to get all three points against Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Matheus Cunha will be missing through suspension for Wolves will be a big boost for the Hammers.<\/p>\n<p>However, the starting XI could have been stronger if you ask me.<\/p>\n<p>Huge mistake by Graham Potter with West Ham starting XI<\/p>\n<p>Potter has made some bizarre calls since taking charge of the Hammers, when it comes to his starting lineups at least.<\/p>\n<p>His refusal to play Evan Ferguson from the start was quite simply mind-boggling.<\/p>\n<p>There should also be big questions hanging over his head regarding his continual use of Konstantinos Mavropanos.<\/p>\n<p>From the starting XI vs Wolves, the central midfield department just doesn\u2019t have the right dynamic as far as I\u2019m concerned.<\/p>\n<p>Leaving Jean-Clair Todibo out is a really bold call as well.<\/p>\n<p>More energy will be needed against Wolves, but it remains to be seen whether Potter will be proven right.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Graham Potter has named his starting XI for the Premier League clash with Wolves this evening. 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