He return of Edson Álvarez with West Ham He brought luck to the Hammers who this Saturday achieved a spectacular comeback against Wolverhampton (1-2) that was achieved with an Olympic goal scored by James Ward-Prowse in the final minutes of the match.
The Mexican midfielder, who played the 90 minutes of the duel corresponding to matchday 32 of the Premier League, had missed West Ham’s last two games due to a double suspension date due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
But with the return of Edson Alvarez Victory also returned to West Ham, and in what way. The team led by the British David Moyes had started the match down on the scoreboard after the Spanish Pablo Sarabia converted a maximum penalty in the 33rd minute.
Already in the second half, with the clock getting closer and closer to the end of the match, the Hammers’ reaction began. First it was with a penalty converted by Brazilian Lucas Paquetá (m.72) that put them back in the fight, but the great moment of the match occurred a little later.
It was in the 84th minute when James Ward-Prowse became the hero of the game. The English midfielder took the ball to take a corner kick from the right and his shot, with his right leg, closed little by little until it slipped through the left post, passing over goalkeeper José Sá.
Wolverhampton’s Portuguese goalkeeper called for a foul from Jamaican attacker Michail Antonio who made him uncomfortable inside the six-yard box, but the main referee ruled out that possibility and Ward-Prowse’s goal ended up going up on the scoreboard.
After Ward-Prowse’s goal, West Ham still had to endure about nine minutes of added time but in the end they ended up securing an important victory that allowed them to return to the path of victory after two games without being able to add three points.
The team of Mexican midfielder Edson Álvarez is now in seventh place in the Premier League standings with 48 points, the same as Manchester United, which has two games less and plays this Sunday against the leader of the table, Liverpool.
The victory allows West Ham to face their next match motivated. It is about the duel that they will sustain before nothing more and nothing less than the Bayer Leverkusen for the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals next Thursday in Germany.
The team led by Xabi Alonso is one of the most effective clubs this season and is one step away from being crowned in the German championship, staying alive in the German Cup as well as in the Europa League.
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