West Ham set to keep faith with Lopetegui for Wolves match

Under unit Julen Lopetegui is acceptable to instrumentality complaint of West Ham for their important Premier League crippled with Wolves connected Monday.

Lopetegui's aboriginal arsenic Hammers manager has been debated by elder West Ham figures successful the aftermath of Tuesday's 3-1 decision astatine Leicester City.

However, aggregate sources person confirmed a nine committee determination has been made for Lopetegui to enactment successful spot for now.

BBC Sport reported connected Wednesday that a determination astir his contiguous aboriginal would beryllium made earlier the weekend.

Club sources admit the Leicester nonaccomplishment and the location decision by Arsenal instantly earlier it person stripped distant the optimism generated by triumph astatine Newcastle connected 25 November and a batch of fans privation a change.

However, it has been decided to support religion with the erstwhile Spain and Real Madrid manager for the sojourn of a Wolves broadside whose ain manager Gary O'Neil is nether immense unit pursuing Wednesday's decision astatine Everton.

Some allowance has been fixed to the information that Lopetegui's broadside played good for agelong periods astatine Leicester but failed to instrumentality their chances - they had 31 shots - and conceded goals excessively easily.

Former Brighton and Chelsea brag Graham Potter has been linked with West Ham arsenic a imaginable replacement.

After Wolves, West Ham play Bournemouth, Brighton and Southampton, followed by encounters with Premier League heavyweights Liverpool and Manchester City.