On the back of sealing progression to the last 16 of the Europa League, West Ham United take to the London Stadium turf again on Sunday, as Wolverhampton Wanderers arrive for a Premier League date.
David Moyes's side advanced on the continent thanks to a 2-0 beating of Freiburg on Thursday, while their visitors came from behind to hold Nottingham Forest to a 1-1 draw last weekend.
Mexican midfielder Edson Alvarez played provider for Mohammed Kudus to open the scoring before firing in one of his own in the 42nd minute - his first goal in West Ham colours - as the Irons bypassed a tricky two-legged playoff tie with a demoted Champions League outfit.
A professional performance in Europe was the perfect tonic to last weekend's Craven Cottage crushing, where West Ham were condemned to a harrowing 5-0 defeat at a free-scoring Fulham side, although reports of a sickness bug sweeping through the squad made that result somewhat more understandable.
That shock slaughter against their London rivals represents West Ham's only defeat from their last eight contests across all tournaments, during which time the Hammers have also gleaned a praiseworthy six victories to occupy ninth place in the Premier League table after 16 matches.
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