Match Report
West Ham edged past Bolton 3-2 on 8 September 2026. Jarrod Bowen opened the scoring inside the first 13 minutes for West Ham to make it 1-0. Ethan Erhahon levelled it in the 18th minute for Bolton to make it 1-1. Ruben Rodrigues put Bolton in front from the penalty spot in the 27th minute to make it 2-1. Konstantinos Mavropanos levelled it in the 31st minute for West Ham, set up by Arne Engels, to make it 2-2. West Ham regained the lead through Jarrod Bowen 77 minutes into the game, set up by Joël Veltman, to make it 3-2. Oliver Scarles (7') and Konstantinos Mavropanos (62') were booked. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives West Ham only a 24.8% chance in this pairing, less than one in three. West Ham are unbeaten in the latest 6 matches of their recorded form in Premier League 2025/26 and Championship 2026/27.