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West Ham player who has barely featured all season hints at first start against Wolves

West Ham are preparing to welcome Wolves to Molineux for Game Week 30 in the Premier League.

The Hammers beat the Old Gold 2-1 in the reverse fixture, which happened to be Gary O’Neil’s final game in charge.

Now set to face off again the Midlands, the winner of Tuesday night’s fixture will take a major step toward securing guaranteed safety.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
15 EvertonEverton29 7 13 9 32 36 -4 34
16 West HamWest Ham29 9 7 13 33 49 -16 34
17 WolvesWolves29 7 5 17 40 58 -18 26
18 IpswichIpswich29 3 8 18 28 62 -34 17

And although he hasn’t started a single Premier League game all season, one West Ham star has hinted he could be set to line up against Vitor Pereira’s side.

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Luis Guilherme hints at first West Ham start against Wolves

Despite joining from Brazilian side Palmeiras last summer, Luis Guilherme has yet to make his full Premier League debut for West Ham.

Julen Lopetegui didn’t rate the South American winger, restricting him to just seven appearances from the bench.

A graphic showing Luis Guilherme's stats at West Ham this season.
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Guilherme seems to have climbed up the pecking order under Graham Potter, though.

Although recent reports suggested the 19-year-old wasn’t training to a high enough standard, the talented teenager has hinted he could feature against Wolves.

Guilherme’s latest social media, a photo from West Ham training, was posted on X on Monday evening with the caption: “Hard work pays off” followed by a series of emojis.

Rayan Ait-Nouri could be in store for busy evening

Guilherme’s post indicates Potter has asked him to step up and do a job when the two sides meet on Tuesday evening.

The Aracaju-born forward not only plays on the right wing, but he will be desperate to make an impact in front of his home supporters on Tuesday evening, so will be looking to grab his opportunity with both hands.

If Guilherme does feature for the Hammers, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Toti Gomes will be the two Wolves defenders most likely to contain him.

The pair will need to be switched on and alert to the threat the youngster poses at all times.