Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Wolverhampton and West Ham United face each other in a highly-anticipated Premier League game. The Wolves made a slow start to the season, but their performances in October gave fans some cheer. Bruno Lage’s troops aim to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to Crystal Palace, but they will have a big fish to fry in Saturday’s football match. The Hammers did remarkably well to beat title-chasing Liverpool before the international break, with the team extending their winning run to four games.
The capital club aim to give fans yet another reason for celebration, and they are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in the Molineux Stadium showdown. Michail Antonio, who scored for Jamaica in the World Cup qualifier against El Salvador (1-1), will be the man to watch in the away team, while defenders Reid and Ogbonna remain in the recovery room. As for the hosts, all Neto, Mosquera, and Jonny are sidelined with injuries. Anyhow, a close encounter is on the cards at Molineux.
Highlighted Player (John Ruddy):
John Ruddy is a goalkeeper who was born in St Ives, England on 24 October, 1986. He played for a number of English clubs in the past and he started his senior career at Cambridge United. After making 39 appearances for Cambridge, he signed a deal with Everton for a fee of £250,000.
However, he failed to establish himself as the team’s first-choice shoot-stopper and as a result, he spent a bit part of his career on loan at Walsall, Rushden and Diamonds, Chester City, Stockport County, Wrexham, Bristol City, Crewe Alexandra and Motherwell. In 2010 he made a right decision when he signed for Norwich city for an undisclosed fee as he was immediately given the number 1 shirt. Two years later he received his first England call-up as Roy Hodgson decided to bring him to Euro 2012 finals.
However, Ruddy was forced to withdraw from the squad through injury. John Ruddy is married to Laura and his nickname is “The Iceman”. He was named Norwich City Players’ Player of the Year for the 2011/2012 season.
Highlighted Team (West Ham):
West Ham United are an English football club based in East London. The club was founded in 1895 and it has to be noted that the club’s name was Thames Ironworks back then. The Hammers were playing their home games at Upton Park from 1904 until 2016, when they moved to the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
West Ham have won three FA Cup trophies (1964, 1975 and 1980) and they were runners-up in 1923 and 2006. The capital club finished the 1985/1986 England first division campaign in third place in the standings and that is the club’s highest placing in the top flight. West Ham United have strong rivalries with fellow London clubs, but Tottenham Hotspur are considered the club’s main rivals.
A number of top-class players were part of West Ham in the past and the likes of Joe Cole, Carlos Tevez, Paolo Di Canio, Paul Ince, Julian Dicks, Shaka Hislop, Michael Carrick and Slaven Bilic are some of them.