West Ham slipped into the relegation zone after a 1-0 defeat at Wolves increased the pressure on Hammers manager David Moyes as the home side moved out of the bottom three
Daniel Podence's second-half winner extended West Ham's winless Premier League run to seven games as the Hammers fell to 18th and a point from safety
Podence's fine finish from a counter-attack (48) gave new Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui his first Premier League home win, with his side leapfrogging West Ham to move 16th and two points above the drop zone
West Ham, who rarely troubled Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa in an insipid display at Molineux, have not won in the league since October 24 and face second-bottom Everton next Saturday at home
An under-pressure Moyes said on his future afterwards: "I would never look at myself and say I've got credit in the bank
"Lots of people are after jobs in this league
 I'm not daft, I've had enough games in it to understand
 You have to do well to keep your job
 We have to try and do better than we're doing at the moment
"He also added: "What we've given West Ham supporters in the last few years, I hope they can give us back
"We are in a difficult period
 If they give us back everything the staff and the players have given the club in the last couple of years then I'm sure that will help us
"West Ham headed to Wolves having gained some much-needed momentum from an FA Cup third-round win at Brentford last weekend
It was the visitors who came closest in an underwhelming first half as Vladimir Coufal had a goal-bound effort cleared away by Hugo Bueno after it had beaten Sa
But Wolves struck just three minutes into the second half as they launched a counter-attack from a West Ham corner that ended with Matheus Nunes' cross deflecting into the path of Podence, who fired home first time from the edge of the box
The Portuguese forward's fifth goal of the season proved to be the difference as Wolves twice came close to doubling the lead
Ruben Neves hit the bar with a wonderful curling effort in the 75th minute, while substitute Raul Jimenez had a stoppage-time goal ruled out for offside
West Ham failed to muster a real chance to equalise with Moyes' side now having scored just six away goals in the league this season
 "You're under pressure in all of the games
 Today was a big game and they're really tight
 There isn't much in them
"We have to try to change that 1-0 defeat into a 1-0 win, if we can
"It wasn't a hugely bad performance today
 It wasn't that we didn't play that well, what we've found this year *is that we've not been able to get the goals when we should
 We probably made enough chances today to do so
"We got done by a counter-attack from a corner which was really disappointing
" "I'm pleased with the players' commitment, effort and character against a very good team
"To have a clean sheet is very important - this is the first step
 We're always looking for the goal but having this clean sheet is going to be key in the future for us
"The Wolves captain controlled the game and he was at the heart of everything positive the home side did
The Portuguese midfielder came close to scoring too as he hit the bar but even without a goal he was key in this vital win
next game is an FA Cup third-round replay at home to on Tuesday - kick-off 7
45pm
Julen Lopetegui's side then travel to in the Premier League on Sunday, January 22 - kick-off 2pm
next outing is a crucial Premier League clash against fellow strugglers on Saturday - kick-off 3pm
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