WEST HAM VS WOLVES PREMIER LEAGUE RELEGATION CLASH BETTING TIPS

We’ve got a proper relegation bubble six-pointer kicking off today at 20:00 as Gianfranco Zola’s West Ham take on Mick McCarthy’s Wolves side. You really can’t get much closer to the relegation zone than these two teams, with Wolves ranked 16th just a solitary point ahead of West Ham. It would truly be a disaster for the Hammers new owners if the team were to drop through the Premier League trapdoor to an uncertain future in the Coca-Cola Championship.

West Ham do hold the advantage here, at least according to the bookmakers, with an odds-on price of 5/6 listed by William Hill. Wolves can be backed at 7/2 odds with the draw available at 12/5.
In regards to the correct-score betting, the lowest-priced outcomes are 1-0 to West Ham and a 1-1 draw, both listed at 11/2. 1-0 to Wolves pays 17/2 while 2-0 to West Ham rewards at 15/2. 2-0 to Wolves pays a massive 18/1. 2-1 pays 7/1 for the Hammers and 12/1 for Wolves. If you see this one turning into a goal-fest, try 3-2 at 25/1 for West Ham and 40/1 for Wolves.
Carlon Cole is the favoured goalscorer in the match at a price of even money to score at any point. He is 4/1 to score first or last and 13/2 to hit 2 or more. Alessandro Diamanti is well-priced at 6/5 anytime and 9/2 first or last, while Benni McCarthy trades at 5/4 and 5/1. Scott Parker is worth keeping your eye on at 5/1 anytime and 12/1 first or last.
For Wolverhampton, the irrepressible Kevin Doyle is their preferred goalscorer at 2/1 anytime and 7/1 first or last. Chris Iwelumo and Sylvain Ebanks-Blake trade at 10/3 and 9/1. Who you should really keep your eye on in this fixture is Jody Craddock, who boasts 5 goals coming out of the defence this season. In a tight match like this, the difference could come from a set-piece, and Craddock rewards at an enticing 9/1 price anytime and a whopping 33/1 first or last. 33/1 on Jody Craddock to score last is definitely worth a bash in my opinion.
A half-time draw is the favoured outcome with an even-money price while West Ham to win the opening 45 minutes pays out at 6/4. Wolves to win the first half pays a solid 18/5.
Should a penalty be awarded at any time, you’re looking at an 11/4 payout while that penalty is 10/3 to be awarded and scored and 11/1 to be missed.
This is a tricky match to handicap, but I think both teams know they need to give 200% here and, while a draw wouldn’t be a nightmare, the three points are so valuable at this stage in the season. I could see both sides throwing caution to the wind and really going for it- that means a higher scoring game. I’m going to go for over 3.5 goals at 11/4 with William Hill.