West Ham 2-1 Wolves: Bowen gifts Lopetegui lifeline as pressure grows further on O'Neil
Jarrod Bowen scored one and assisted another as West Ham returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Wolves at the London Stadium.
West Ham beat Wolves 2-1 at the London Stadium to ease the pressure on head coach Julen Lopetegui and increase it on Gary O'Neil.
Jarrod Bowen assisted one and scored the other to earn the hosts three valuable points in a game dubbed must win for both sides.
Tomas Soucek headed in from Bowen's corner when left unmarked, only for Matt Doherty to cancel it out after Mohammed Kudus had a goal ruled out by VAR for offside.
West Ham skipper Bowen then found the net with a cultured finish three minutes later, which he celebrated by holding aloft the shirt of stricken team-mate Michail Antonio.
Defeat for Wolves leaves O'Neil under serious pressure with his side 19th in the Premier League, four points from safety, while West Ham stay 14th and are nine points from the drop.
Data Debrief: Bowen leads the way
Bowen put in a captain's performance for Lopetegui as he added to his assist by netting his sixth Premier League goal against Wolves – only Carlton Cole has scored more against a single opponent for West Ham in the competition (seven versus Fulham).
The contest certainly livened up after a tepid opening 45 minutes, which is to be expected when Wolves are involved. Indeed, 61 goals have been scored across their 15 Premier League matches this season – only Manchester City (14 in 2011-12) have had 60-plus goals in fewer games in a single campaign.
West Ham's win means they are now unbeaten in their past 17 Premier League home games against teams starting the day in the relegation zone in a run stretching back to December 2017.