FMFA Manager

West-ham 1-2 Wolves.

I am really proud of the players in this one, they shown huge togetherness and strength of character to hold on despite west-ham being threatening and creating chances. This is a key result for us as with 5 games to go this puts us six points clear of the relegation zone so beating the team in tenth place currently is a fantastic result for us. Mathys Tel has had a great first season at the club and has adapted well to the loan striker roll. All our new players who have signed have adapted and settled in very well. Patterson had a great game in goal and Max Weiss when he came on did not have to do anything. We're excited about the future of the squad going forward and hope now to remain in the top flight for a long time to come.

Brighton 1 - 1 Bournemouth

We take this result all day against the league leaders, especially when we were without our star man Marmoush. We knew it was going to be a tough game, and the difference between the ratings of the two sides added to the gulf in class let alone the gap in the league table! They showed from the off that they were the better team, although Bowen had a good chance early on to give us the lead. After that though, it was all Bournemouth and Madueke should really have opened the scoring forcing a good save out of Trafford. Odegaard and Maddison were outstanding for Bournemouth, finding space to create chances but thankfully once again James Trafford was to the rescue... and it nearly proved so valuable as Dossou smashed an effort off the post which could've given us the lead against the run of play.

Bournemouth did however grab their deserved goal as Odegaard shot towards goal, once again forcing Trafford into a smart save, but everyone switched off apart from the Bournemouth midfielder who fired home the rebound. This is the difference between two sides of differing quality. We stood and watched as Odegaard reacted and pounced to make it 1-0. We managed to stay in the game until the half time break, despite immense Bournemouth pressure, and we had to regroup... we didn't and Bournemouth spurned another golden opportunity just after the break when Jordan spooned his effort over the bar. We made our changes, and Bisseck and Ndidi galvanised us a bit, but the super sub Jordi Ferrer was the masterstroke, as he equalised straight after coming on.

Ferrer picked up on a loose backpass from the Bournemouth defender and we managed to nutmeg their goalkeeper to level things. It was a great effort from the forward who has been limited in minutes this season, but a vital goal and a massive point for us. We still had to hold on though, and the remainder of the game saw lots of chances for both sides. Ferrer had a chance to become the hero of the piece but his shot was well saved, and we were reliant on Bisseck and Shaw to make vital tackles to limit Bournemouth.

Stats wise, they had more of the ball and more shots, but we expected that against one of the best sides in the game. We put in a huge shift, and got a point and I couldn't have asked for much more than that. We didn’t fold after going behind, we got stuck in and faced up to the best in the division. If we keep playing like that, we’ll be absolutely fine this season.

Well played Matt!

West Ham 1 - 2 Wolves

Wolverhampton Wanderers claimed a hard-fought 2–1 away win over West Ham United at the London Stadium in FMFA Division One. Wolves struck first on 16 minutes when Mathys Tel powered home a header from a corner, capping a dominant opening spell. West Ham pushed back through Phil Foden and Mohammed Kudus, but Alex Meret kept them in touch. Early in the second half Bukayo Saka doubled the visitors’ lead with a fine finish. The hosts responded on 61 minutes as Leny Yoro delicately chipped home to halve the deficit. Despite late pressure and several near misses, Wolves held firm to secure all three points.