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Premier League reaction: West Ham ease pressure on manager Julen Lopetegui with 2-1 win over Wolves But Wolves manager Gary O'Neil faces further scrutiny after third straight defeat Poll: Should Wolves keep head coach Gary O'Neil? Premier League official David Coote sacked after investigation Champions League build-up: Celtic, Liverpool and Aston Villa all in action later Get Involved: #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Alastair Telfer, Ben Ramsdale, Grace Wheeler & Jonty Colman #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) No offence to West Ham but when are we going to see Bowen step up to bigger club? Could moonwalk into Man United's right side at the moment, or even Liverpool if Salah left. Liam Andros Townsend Former England midfielder on the Monday Night Club Everyone knows Ange [Postecoglou's] philosophy. When Pep Guardiola loses a

match or when [Jurgen] Klopp lost a match, nobody was saying 'why don't you change? ' 'Why

don't you play five at the back? ' 'Why don't you play ugly? ' He was brought in to

bring that attacking football back to Tottenham, what they were renowned for 10, 15, 20 years ago and they've lost their way a bit. I don't think they are far off. You don't watch that

game on Sunday and think 'Chelsea outclassed us, they were miles better than

us. ' I saw for the first 15 minutes Spurs were electric. Chelsea couldn't play

out, Tottenham scored two early goals, and then they allowed them in the

game. They got one or two injuries, and it just didn't go their way. I honestly believe they're on the right track. They

should stick with Ange and see where he can take them this season. Listen to the Monday Night Club. Rangers v Tottenham (Thurs, 20: 00 GMT) Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham currently sit 11th in the Premier League after a 4-3 defeat by Chelsea on Sunday. Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski had put Tottenham 2-0 up in 11 minutes, but by the time Son Heung-min added their third in stoppage time the game had slipped away from them. It was a result that added to an already inconsistent season

that has seen the club beat Manchester City 4-0 but also lose to newly promoted Ipswich Town at

home. Ange Postecoglou spoke to BBC Match of the Day after

Tottenham's defeat against Chelsea: "It is a sore one, a painful

one. "I thought both penalties were poor decision by us, we

have to show more discipline. In the end the critical moments got us. " Boss Postecoglou, will be in uncharted territory this week

as talk about his future at Tottenham comes under the microscope. The environment around Postecoglou is confident that he is

not in immediate danger, with a business as usual approach. Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa): He has to go in as the only goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet this week. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City): The governor, the oldest man in the game, Vardy just keeps doing it. Sparked Leicester's late comeback to save a point against Brighton with a goal and assist. He is showing no signs of letting up and it is brilliant to see. Under Ruud van Nistelrooy it only looks like he is getting better and better. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Wolves' problem surely comes down to selling all their best players and then not reinvesting like-for-like? Gary O'Neil has definitely overachieved with that group of players and to sack him won't change the lack of talent and depth in the squad to help fight for survival in the Premier League. Need to invest in January or they are in trouble for sure. Calum West Ham 2-1 Wolves Jarrod Bowen moved joint-second on West Ham's all-time Premier League top goal scorers list on Monday with his 47th goal, putting him level with Mark Noble and Paolo Di Canio. Tomas Soucek, who scored West Ham's opener, is eighth on the list with 31. West Ham's top 10 goal scorers in Premier League history: Will Hughes (Crystal Palace): I have been waiting for my mate Hughesy all season. Big Casper. This weekend he showed everyone how good he is with two assists. He was excellent in midfield against Manchester City. Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea): Over the past two, three or four weeks he is starting to show why Chelsea have paid £100m for him. He scored but if you watched the game against Spurs as intently as I did you'll have seen his all-round play is just miles better. He is getting involved, doing the ugly stuff as well and showing those shoots of quality. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford): Every time I think he is going to slow down he just shows that quality and self belief - this time with a goal and assist against Newcastle. I am really interested to see what happens with him in the near future. If he stays at Brentford he will get marked out of the game but if he moves on, how good could this guy be? Cole Palmer (Chelsea): Mr Cool himself. I know he scored two penalties in the win against Spurs but this pick has nothing to do with them. When you watch this man, he is just better than everybody. He looks like he is playing in a school playground. He has a freedom and level of quality that has been unmatched this season. 'Don't worry about the formation or tactics, just give me the ball and get out of my way' is his attitude. It is so refreshing to see. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham): Another massive goal, the winner at home to Wolves. He is the West Ham captain and he keeps turning up in the big games. West Ham 2-1 Wolves A report by ESPN prior to the 2024-25 season found that Wolves had been impacted the most in regards to VAR decisions going against them. Up until that point, over the five seasons of VAR, when all decisions for and against were tallied up, Wolves had a net score of minus-17 (15 decisions for and 32 against), nine worse off than the next team, Arsenal. This season so far, Wolves have a net score of 0 having had three decisions leading to goals against and also having three disallowed goals against - including Mohammed Kudus' strike on Monday. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) There must come a time when even O'Neil realises that it's his team's bad defending that costs them all those points and not the officials! Leaving John Stones unmarked in the penalty box was the only bad decision for that goal! Chris West Ham 2-1 Wolves Wolves rank bottom of the Premier League table in a number of defensive statistics, as highlighted by Jacqui Oatley on X. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton & Hove Albion): Scored a cracker at Leicester and he is a really strange player. You can see the potential and ability but you are always hoping that he stays fit. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa): Solid performance in a 1-0 win over Southampton and I think he is becoming the mainstay in that Villa defence that keeps changing. Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace): He has shown the potential to be a really good player and over the past three or four weeks he has really started to impose himself and look like he is getting a good understanding of the Premier League and his own position. Scored a fine set-piece header against Manchester City. Antonee Robinson (Fulham): He was excellent against Arsenal especially playing against Bukayo Saka. I was really impressed by him. After every round of Premier League matches this season, BBC football pundit Troy Deeney will give you his team and manager of the Week. We'll take a look at his choices in more detail shortly but you can take a look at the full line-up below. Any shouts of your own you'd like to bring up? Feel free to let us know. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Wolves have no doubt been unlucky with officiating. But ironically, if they'd got their way and VAR was scrapped then they'd still not have got any penalties and would have lost 3-1. Tom West Ham 2-1 Wolves In October, Wolves boss Gary O'Neil was contacted by the Football Association after he suggested referees could have a problem with unconscious bias towards bigger clubs. Overall, it is fair to say that O'Neil feels his side have lost out on a load of points because of incorrect decisions? Is he right? Have Wolves just been more unlucky under him? That comment came after a last-gasp 2-1 defeat by Manchester City when John Stones' injury-time header was eventually awarded following a pitchside review by referee Chris Kavanagh after it had initially been disallowed for offside, with Bernardo Silva standing in front of goalkeeper Jose Sa. Decisions not going the way of Gary O'Neil's Wolves has been a topic of discussion for some time now. A reminder that Premier League clubs voted on the use of video assistant referees (VAR) in England's top flight in June, after Wolves formally submitted a resolution to the Premier League. A statement from the club at the time said the implementation of VAR in the Premier League at the start of the 2019-20 season "was a decision made in good faith and with the best interests of football and the Premier League at its heart" but added it has "led to numerous unintended negative consequences that are damaging the relationship between fans and football, and undermining the value of the Premier League brand". Ultimately, only Wolves voted in favour of the proposal as they failed to gain any support from other top flight clubs. West Ham 2-1 Wolves Wolves triggered a vote on the use of VAR in the 2024-25 season after formally submitting a resolution to the Premier League in May. Gary O'Neil's side failed to gain any support from other top flight clubs. West Ham 2-1 Wolves Since the summer of Gary O'Neil's arrival at Molineux, Wolves have sold over £200m worth of players. Portuguese midfielders Ruben Neves and Matheus Nunes departed for over £100m between them in the summer of 2023 in moves to Al-Hilal and Manchester City respectively. In the same summer, defenders Nathan Collins and Conor Coady also departed the club for a £30m, joining Premier League sides Brentford and Leicester City respectively. Since then, Wolves have also sold winger Pedro Neto to Chelsea for £54m and centre-back Max Kilman to West Ham for £40m. Matheus Cunha has been the club's only marquee acquisition in that time, arriving from Atletico Madrid for £44m shortly before O'Neil's arrival at Wolves. At £12. 7m, Portuguese midfielder Rodrigo Gomes was their most expensive signing of this summer, arriving from Portuguese club Braga. #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) If Gary O'Neil gets sacked after that game then Andy Madley has cost him his job. Ludicrous! ! Andy, Witney West Ham 2-1 Wolves To date, Gary O'Neil has managed Wolves 62 times in all competitions, 53 of which have come in the Premier League. O'Neil has won 20 games, drawing 11 and losing the other 31. He has a total win percentage of 32. 26%. In the Premier League, that drops to 28. 3%. From his 53 Premier League matches, he has returned 55 points, a return of 1. 04 points per game since the start of last season. No team to have played in the last two Premier League seasons have averaged fewer points per game in that time. Last Updated 28th November 2024 at 01: 23 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.