Big Match Preview: It's Now Or Never (West Ham)


A Win Please

By Scott Cooper
January 14 2005

BIG MATCH PREVIEW: WOLVES Vs West Ham: It's now or never for Wolves and the size of the game ahead of us must not, at any costs, be underestimated. New Page 1

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MATCH DETAILS

Wolverhampton Wanderers Vs West Ham United
Coca Cola Football League Championship
Saturday 15tg January 2005
Kick Off 15:00
 
TEAM NEWS
WOLVES: Paul Ince will once again be available, but Rob Edwards will again miss out. Ganea, Ndah and Sturridge are all still on the sidelines.

WEST HAM U: Carl Fletcher is suspended but former Brighton striker Bobby Zamora will return. Lomas and Sherringham are doubts.
 
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
6th West Ham 28 13 6 9 4 45
19th Wolves 28 7 11 10 -2 32
               
LAST TIME OUT
Wolves Last Match West Ham Last Match
Against Millwall (FAC) Against Norwich (FAC)
Result Won Result Won
Score 2-0 Score 1-0
Venue Home Venue Home
       
HEAD TO HEAD
Played Wolves W.Ham Draws
3 0 2 0
 
LAST MEETING

West Ham United 1-0 Wolves
 Saturday 2nd October 2004
Coca Cola Championship
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PREVIEW
It's now or never for Wolves and the size of the game ahead of us must not, at any costs, be underestimated.

With Hoddle only under contract to the end of the season it's important Wolves put some form together and put a run together to head towards the Play-Off's.

If the play-offs become out of reach too soon then what happens next? Does Hoddle get a new deal, does he get the sack? or do Wolves wait until the end of the season, find he won't sign a new contract and start again from scratch?

Hopefully we won't need to find out and the omens are good. Last time Wolves were in the a similar position was January 2003. Wolves were sitting closer to the bottom than the top and results in the league were poor.

However a win in the FA Cup against Newcastle stirred Wolves and the side went on to perform incredibly well in the second half of the season.

Dave Jones' men lost just two times between the FA Cup game against Newcastle and the end of the season. It was this good run of form which saw Wolves his the play-off's and finish the season 13 games without defeat and with a nice shiny play-off final trophy.

This season is not over yet, but defeat against West Ham could see the end.
 

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