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Two jobs are on the line as West Ham host Wolves in a crucial Premier League showdown tonight. The match has been dubbed ‘El Sackico’ on social media, with Julen Lopetegui on the brink and needing a win against his former club to save his job, while Wolves boss Gary O’Neil appears to be under similar pressure.

Things were seemingly looking up for Lopetegui at West Ham a fortnight ago, when they travelled to Newcastle on a Monday night and produced a superb performance to win 2-0. Since then, though, there was a heavy 5-2 defeat to Arsenal, before the Hammers were beaten a week ago by Leicester. West Ham will show their support to Michail Antonio ahead of kick-off, after the striker required surgery on a lower limb fracture following a car crash on Saturday.

The Hammers at least sit 14th in the table, six points off the relegation, which is a far more comfortable position than the one Wolves find themselves in. O’Neil’s side have just two Premier League wins and nine points to their name this season, and a dismal 4-0 defeat to Everton last time out has piled the pressure on. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below, featuring expert analysis from Dom Smith at the ground!

West Ham vs Wolves latest news

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Dom Smith at the London Stadium

20:54 , Matt Verri

Half-time finally arrives in El Sackico, 16 minutes after I saw the first early half-time pie-getters make their way to something more interesting. 0-0.

HT: West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:49 , Matt Verri

And that’s half-time. It’s not been great.

West Ham just about the better side, but Wolves had a big chance that Gomes could not take.

Lack of quality in the final third from both sides very apparent.

Dom Smith at the London Stadium

20:48

Emerson protests but that was a very firm challenge on Doherty and he didn’t get the ball. Understandable why referee John Brooks gave him a yellow.

Same case for Cunha’s cynical challenge on Summerville to knowingly thwart a West Ham counter.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:47 , Matt Verri

45 mins: Yellow card for Emerson. Referee initially considered playing advantage, but then changed his mind.

Emerson lunged in, caught Doherty late. First booking of the match.

From the free-kick, it’s chaos in the West Ham box. Two, three shots blocked.

West Ham break and Cunha absolutely cleans out Summerville. Now that really is a yellow card.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:46 , Matt Verri

43 mins: Lemina slips in his own half, Kudus can pounce and drive into the box.

His shot is blocked, but he lays it back to Wan-Bissaka. Dinked to the back post, Summerville can’t get the header on target.

Dom Smith at the London Stadium

20:42 , Matt Verri

West Ham the team in charge of this match, but they are yet to make it pay.

So much of the game has been played in the middle third of the pitch.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:42 , Matt Verri

40 mins: Kilman of all people drives into the Wolves box, before seemingly realising he doesn’t know what to do next.

Summerville takes over, shot charged down. West Ham have a decent spell.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:39 , Matt Verri

37 mins: Corner after corner at the minute for West Ham. Semedo concedes the latest, as Bowen plays the ball across the face of goal.

Emerson to take this one… and he’ll get another go. Semedo there again at the near post.

Taken short, eventually it’s dinked to the back post and Wolves clear.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:37 , Matt Verri

35 mins: And now West Ham should probably be in front.

Kilman with the knock down, into the path of Mavropanos and he slips as he swings a foot at it from five yards out.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:36 , Matt Verri

34 mins: Kudus with the curling strike, Johnstone parries it out and about a foot away from being perfectly in Soucek’s path for a tap-in.

Johnstone should have done more with that save… very lucky he wasn’t punished.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:34 , Matt Verri

32 mins: Wolves should be 1-0 up – massive miss.

Lovely move, ball pinged out to Doherty on the right.

First-time cross is perfect, Gomes free at the back post but he somehow turns it wide from six yards out.

Alvarez did just about enough to put him off as he closed him down.

Dom Smith at the London Stadium

20:33 , Matt Verri

Super block by Ait-Nouri. Summerville spotted Soler’s run well. The shot was surely heading in.

Closest either side has come.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:31 , Matt Verri

29 mins: A chance!

Summerville with a lovely ball over the top, picks out a great run from Soler.

First touch forces him a bit wide, and it gives Ait-Nouri time to get back, throw himself in the way and block the shot. Superb defending.

Dom Smith at the London Stadium

20:29 , Matt Verri

West Ham not taking any of the free-kicks they earn short. That says everything about the situation they’re in and the huge importance of getting a result here.

Not with deliveries like that from Soler, though…

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:29 , Matt Verri

27 mins: Cunha with the strike from distance, comfortable enough for Fabianski at his near post.

Few groans starting as Soucek stands on the ball in midfield and looks around. Home fans want more pace. Or any pace.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:27 , Matt Verri

25 mins: Kudus, Bowen and Summerville have all had decent moments so far.

Problem for West Ham is it’s been played at walking pace behind them.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:25 , Matt Verri

23 mins: Ball bounces free in the Wolves box, Bowen reacts really quickly and gets there first, low strike is saved well by Johnstone.

Comes back in, Kilman attacks it and wins a corner.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:23 , Matt Verri

21 mins: Shot from Gomes, just outside the area and it’s straight at Fabianski.

Wan-Bissaka leads the West Ham counter, clips the ball into the middle and it’s headed out.

Some signs that a match could break out here…

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:21 , Matt Verri

19 mins: Break in play… for no apparent reason.

Sounds like there’s a problem with Summerville having a white sleeves under his shirt, needs to be blue.

He comes over and rips those off. All very pointless.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:18 , Matt Verri

16 mins: More like it, as Summerville drives at Doherty and wins a corner for the Hammers.

Summerville will take this himself, swung to the back post and Mavropanos is free.

Gets up well but his header is straight at Toti.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:16 , Matt Verri

13 mins: Kudus can have a run down the right, but he overruns the ball and fouls Toti as he stretches.

West Ham need to keep getting the ball out to Kudus. That’s their best hope… I won’t say only hope. Yet.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:13 , Matt Verri

11 mins: Doherty getting into some decent positions for Wolves on the right wing.

But that’s about it, so far. It’s all very safe at the minute.

Dom Smith at the London Stadium

20:12 , Matt Verri

Loud applause on nine minutes here as West Ham and Wolves fans alike pay tribute to Michail Antonio after his car accident.

Dom Smith at the London Stadium

20:10 , Matt Verri

A quiet start to this match. It’s being played at a very slow tempo, and that says a lot about the low confidence both sets of players will be feeling right now.

West Ham have looked slightly more adventurous.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:10 , Matt Verri

8 mins: Bowen too quick for Bueno, wins a free-kick for West Ham out on the left touchline.

Decent ball in, Alvarez and Bowen there at the near post but neither can get a meaningful touch.

Mavropanos’ volley is then charged down.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:07 , Matt Verri

5 mins: Summerville skips inside past Bueno, first bit of quality in the match.

Wolves get plenty of bodies back though, and West Ham find themselves in their own half again very quickly.

West Ham 0-0 Wolves

20:06 , Matt Verri

3 mins: It’s not exactly an all-action start, which won’t surprise many of you.

Mavropanos nearly gets into trouble as they ball is played to Larsen, but he just about gets it clear.

Cunha down now after a heavy challenge from Mavropanos, looks in a fair bit of pain. Clattered from behind as they competed in the air.

KICK-OFF!

20:02 , Matt Verri

We’re up and running!

20:00 , Matt Verri

Teams are out onto the pitch.

Bowen expected to lead the line tonight – West Ham need their captain to show up. Big time.

Here we go!

19:57 , Matt Verri

Light show, bubbles, music blaring…

West Ham doing everything they can to build the atmosphere ahead of kick-off.

All that really matters is what happens when that whistle goes.

Lopetegui previews match

19:50 , Matt Verri

Julen Lopetegui has been speaking ahead of kick-off too, on what could be a defining night for his West Ham reign.

A full week until the Hammers are next in action, away to Bournemouth next Monday.

Defeat tonight and you’d imagine it won’t be Lopetegui speaking in the build-up to that match.

Not long now…

19:43 , Matt Verri

Just over 15 minutes to go until kick-off at the London Stadium.

West Ham players are showing their support for Michail Antonio as they warm up.

They’ll be looking to perform for him tonight and lift everyone’s spirits at the club.

Pre-match thoughts from O’Neil

19:28 , Matt Verri

Lots of talk about Julen Lopetegui, but it’s not looking good for Gary O’Neil either.

Wolves are 19th in the Premier League, with only two wins so far this season.

Another defeat here and reports would suggest O’Neil is likely to lose his job.

Bowen thanks fans for Antonio messages

19:14 , Matt Verri

Jarrod Bowen has been speaking ahead of kick-off about Michail Antonio, admitting it was a difficult few hours for the West Ham squad on Saturday as they waited for an update on their team-mate.

The West Ham captain says: “You see the support. I want to say thank you to all the support from everyone. It’s one of those things where life is bigger than football sometimes and it was one of those where everyone came together.

“For me I truly appreciate that, and I know everyone here truly appreciates that as well.

“The main thing is now Mic’s safe, he’s well. He’s here to tell the story. On Saturday it was a really difficult time. Mic’s a warrior, Mic’s a fighter. He always has been throughout his career so I know he’ll be back stronger from this.

Dom Smith at the London Stadium

19:05 , Matt Verri

All or nothing kind of night…

Changes for both sides

18:57 , Matt Verri

Todibo is fit to make the squad for West Ham, but he is on the bench alongside the likes of Fullkrug and Paqueta.

Coufal starts at right-back, while Ings drops out of the side and it looks like it could be Summerville leading the line.

Three changes for Wolves, as Johnstone, Semedo and Toti all start.

Wolves team news

18:51 , Matt Verri

Starting XI: Johnstone, Doherty, Semedo, Bueno, Toti, Ait-Nouri, Andre, Lemina, Gomes, Cunha, Larsen. Subs:

Subs: Bentley, Dawson, Lima, Doyle, Bellegarde, Forbs, Gomes, Guedes, Hwang

West Ham team news

18:48 , Matt Verri

Starting XI: Fabianski; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson; Alvarez, Soler; Bowen, Soucek, Kudus; Summerville

Subs: Areola, Cresswell, Coufal, Paqueta, Fullkrug, Guilherme, Ings, Rodriguez, Todibo

Lopetegui against familiar opposition…

18:38 , Matt Verri

Julen Lopetegui takes on his former club tonight.

He was Wolves boss until just before the start of last season, when he walked away on the eve of the new campaign due to disagreements with the club’s hierarchy.

Lopetegui now finds himself under huge pressure, just a few months into his West Ham reign.

Defeat tonight and he is unlikely to keep his job.

Hammers to show support to Antonio

18:24 , Matt Verri

West Ham players will show their support for team-mate Michail Antonio ahead of Monday night’s crunch game against Wolves.

Hammers forward Antonio was taken to hospital on Saturday after being involved in a road traffic accident in Essex, later undergoing surgery on a lower limb fracture.

The 34-year-old will remain in hospital to be monitored and recover over the coming days.

West Ham must now try their best to refocus on events on the pitch, with a crucial match against Wolves coming up at the London Stadium on Monday evening.

The club have now confirmed that their players will show their support for Antonio ahead of that game by walking out of the tunnel in shirts bearing his name and also warming up in tops with ‘Antonio 9’ on them.

West Ham will then on Monday night auction off those shirts to be signed by the whole squad including Antonio, with the proceeds being split between the NHS and Air Ambulances UK Charity.

The West Ham board have also pledged to match the money raised during the auction.

Stage is set!

18:13 , Matt Verri

An absolutely huge night ahead in West Ham!

Standard Sport prediction

18:02 , Matt Verri

As disappointing as the Leicester result was, West Ham were arguably unlucky in that match.

Clearly, that will do little to settle fan unrest but it does perhaps suggest they have enough to beat Wolves.

West Ham to win, 2-1.

Wolves team news

17:53 , Matt Verri

Wolves, meanwhile, could welcome back Nelson Semedo after his recent suspension.

Boubacar Traore, Sasa Kalajdzic, Enso Gonzales and Yerson Mosquera are all injured.

West Ham team news

17:45 , Matt Verri

West Ham striker Michail Antonio has undergone surgery on a lower limb fracture following a road traffic accident on Saturday.

The club said on Saturday that Antonio was in a stable condition and “conscious and communicating”.

They then issued another update on Antonio on Sunday and said the forward “will continue to be monitored in hospital over the coming days”.

Defender Jean-Clair Todibo is a doubt after missing the 3-1 defeat at Leicester on Tuesday with a groin problem.

Predicted West Ham XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson; Alvarez, Soler; Bowen, Soucek, Kudus; Ings

How to watch West Ham vs Wolves

17:37 , Matt Verri

TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR. Coverage starts at 6.30pm GMT ahead of an 8pm-kick off.

Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Sky Go app.

LIVE coverage: Follow all the action right here, featuring expert analysis from Dom Smith at the ground!

Good evening!

17:31 , Matt Verri

Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of West Ham vs Wolves!

It’s a match that has been labelled ‘El Sackico’, with both managers on the brink. Defeat for either Julen Lopetegui and Gary O’Neil and that could, and probably will, be that.

We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 8pm GMT from the London Stadium.