WOLVES FANS SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE 3-0 WIN AGAINST WEST HAM
CRAIG HICKEY
LOUIE LEFEVRE
Finally a win! West Ham looked shocking, not even close to Nuno’s Wolves. Regardless, we were quality. There are a few players I’ve bashed recently who proved me wrong. Hwang and Arias were much improved, and I’ve never been happier to be disproven! Even Larsen off the bench put more effort in than he had in recent weeks. The early goal provided a real shift in mindset that could change our season. Edwards deserves some credit for his persistence with the out-of-form players, it finally paid off today.
The usual suspects also deserve praise. Tolu’s hold-up play is phenomenal while Bueno and Mane have a terrific link. Those two are responsible for almost all of our creativity but it would be nice if we weren’t so focused on playing down the left. If we could find a similar partnership on the right then we will become harder to defend against. Lembikisa’s loan is up this month and I’d love to see him get a chance against Shrewsbury. Hoever and Tchatchoua don’t look Premier League standard, and it stands out as our weakest position in the starting XI.
Everton and Shrewsbury provide a real chance to build some momentum now. This will be for nothing if we are resigned to another slump. Both sets of fans also deserve praise. Neither have had much to cheer about, but both were good fun and gave it back and forth. Easily my favourite visiting support this season.
DAVE
Almost 9 months. Nine long, soul-destroying months of waiting, hoping, travelling, groaning, and still turning up. And finally – finally – Wolverhampton Wanderers remembered how to win a Premier League football match. I don’t care who it was against, I don’t care about the table, I don’t care how ugly it’s been getting here. That feeling at full-time? Pure relief. Pure joy. Absolute bliss.
20 attempts it took this season . Twenty! But today at Molineux, something clicked. From the first whistle you could feel it – urgency, belief, confidence. Four minutes in and we were ahead. Hwang bursting into the box, calm as you like, pulling it back for Jhon Arias to fire in his first goal in old gold. Limbs everywhere. Grown adults hugging strangers. That’s what this club does to you.
Then came the penalty. Mateus Mané taken out, Hwang stepping up and burying it straight down the middle. No panic. No fear. Just conviction. When was the last time we looked that composed?
And then that moment. Mané. Eighteen years old. Space opens up, no one closes him down, and bang – low, powerful, right by the keeper. First senior goal. Molineux erupted. I’ve waited all season to feel that noise again.
Second half? Professional. Controlled. West Ham never laid a glove on us. For once, we looked like the team with a plan. Rob Edwards’ first win, our first league victory since April, and suddenly six points on the board instead of three. It might not sound like much to outsiders, but to us? It feels like oxygen.
And let’s be clear about one thing: Mateus Mané needs tying down now. Long-term contract. No messing about. That kid has confidence, power, hunger – and he plays like he actually understands what this badge means. Build around him. Protect him. Back him.
This doesn’t fix everything. We’re still bottom. We’ve still got a mountain to climb. But for the first time in nearly nine months, I walked out of Molineux smiling, singing, believing again.
We’ve waited long enough.
Up the Wolves 🐺 #wwfc
EMMA AKA THE PRODUCER
Finally. A win. And not a scrappy one either. A real statement at Molineux.
That start was everything we have been missing. Four minutes in and we are 1-0 up. Jhon Arias getting his first Wolves goal, and doing it with a clean finish from Hwang’s cross. You could feel the ground lift straight away. It was like everyone thought, “Yes. This is the Wolves we have been waiting for.”
Then Hwang steps up and makes it 2-0 from the spot. No drama. No messing about. Just calm, confident, and ruthless. That is what good teams do when the chance is there.
And then the third. Mateus Mane. What a hit. That is the kind of goal that changes how you talk about a player. A teenager scoring his first Premier League goal, and it is a rocket. That is not luck. That is quality.
The best part was how it felt after that. Not nervous. Not hanging on. We managed the game. We looked organised. We looked like we had a plan, and every player bought into it.
It has been a long wait to see us win in the league, and you could tell it meant something to the fans and the players. Rob Edwards was right to call it progression. This did not look like a fluke. This looked like a team taking a step forward.
If this is our “fresh start” in the new year, I will take it all day. There’s still a long way to go but hopefully we can build from this.
PAM WELLS
Wow, what a feeling. We finally brought our strong away form back to Molineux and got the home win we have been waiting for.
We started fast and went at West Ham from the first whistle. Arias got his reward after just four minutes, finishing well after a great assist from Hwang. From there, we controlled the game and looked solid.
Around the half-hour mark, we were awarded a penalty. Some might call it soft, but it was a penalty for me. Hwang stepped up and put it away to make it 2-0.
Then Mane, who was everywhere all half, capped it off in stoppage time with a superb strike to make it 3-0 at the break.
Honestly, was I dreaming?
In the second half, Andre came on for Gomes. I am not sure if it was tactical or an injury. Either way, the pace dropped a bit. West Ham offered very little, and we were happy to sit in and counter, even if it was at a slower tempo.
The job was done. We never really looked under pressure, and we are now unbeaten in 2026.
Man of the Match: Mane
Performance rating: 8.5
Can we put in the same kind of performance at Everton?
KARL WHITEHOUSE
We started on the front foot, and what a refreshing change that was. We took the game to West Ham early and got our reward with an early goal. Arias put us ahead, but credit has to go to Hwang for a great assist. It was Arias’ first goal for the club, and hopefully it is the first of many.
At times in the first half we did drop off a bit and invited pressure, but this was a game we had to win. Mane again showed why he belongs in this team. He won us a penalty, and Hwang converted it to make it 2-0. That goal was huge because it gave us control and breathing space.
And we were not done. Just before half-time, Mane grabbed a third with his first goal for the first team. He fully deserved it with the performance he put in. A 3-0 lead at the break was exactly what we needed. The key was to keep the momentum going in the second half.
The second half was not as fluid as the first. We invited more pressure into our half, but we dealt with it well. We stayed composed, kept our shape, and did a good job of keeping the ball away from our goal.
What I liked most was that we still tried to extend the lead. We did not just sit back and hope. Mane was involved again, always looking to make something happen.
Overall, the team shape was really pleasing. You can see what Rob wants: create chances, stay organised, and limit the opposition to low-quality efforts.
In the end, we saw it out for three points and, just as important, a clean sheet. That is a massive confidence boost. Now we have to build on it and take that feeling into the next game. There is a lot of football still to come, and the fans will be buzzing after this.
Player of the Match: Mane
Match Rating: 10
SCOTT DRAME
Delighted with that result.
This felt like a huge six-pointer, and we simply had to win it. The players delivered.
Full credit to Rob Edwards too. Even with AFCON absences and injuries, he has found a way to get this team organised, confident, and effective.
Man of the Match has to be Mane. He is playing well week in, week out, and I’m genuinely proud of him. He set the tone and made things happen.
Match performance: 10/10. No doubt about it.