Reserves Dominate In Draw
West Ham United 0
Wolves 0
Despite dominating large periods of their reserve game against West Ham, Wolves had to be satisfied with a point from a goalless draw on a rainy night at Bishops Stortford's Woodside Park.
The good news for watching manager Mick McCarthy was the form of Michael Kightly and Segundo Castillo who played for 58 and 65 trouble free minutes respectively.
Despite dominating large periods of their reserve game against West Ham, Wolves had to be satisfied with a point from a goalless draw on a rainy night at Bishops Stortford's Woodside Park.
The good news for watching manager Mick McCarthy was the form of Michael Kightly and Segundo Castillo who played for 58 and 65 trouble free minutes respectively.
Wolves pushed the Londoners back from the start and after an early cross from Mark Little flew though the area with no-one able to get a touch, Andy Surman saw his shot go behind off a defender after Sam Vokes had supplied the centre. Surman was booked shortly afterwards for pulling back Danny Kearns.
Danny Batth ventured upfield and fired wide and Castillo was off target with a long-range shot as Wanderers continued to dominate.
As the half drew to a close Surman's curled shot wasn't too far off the mark and Vokes couldn't quite reach the ball after Scott Malone pumped in a deep cross from the left.
Vokes did connect with James Spray's cross but his header was wide as the half ended with Carl Ikeme not having had to make a save.
Half-Time: West Ham 0 Wolves 0
The home side looked a little more threatening in the new half which was ten minutes old when Fabio Deprela shot wide with their first attempt on goal.
Kightly, who had looked sharp throughout the game, was replaced by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and then Castillo, who had run things in midfield, made way for David Davies.
Vokes was off target again with another header after Surman had supplied the centre before Frank Nouble burst into the Wolves box and looked odds on to score until Ikeme saved with his legs.
Mendez-Laing cut in from the right and unleashed a shot that went narrowly wide of the far post before Nouble threatened again with Batth making a fine saving tackle as the West Ham striker was about to shoot.
Home keeper Peter Kurucz saved well from Surman and Ashley Hemmings' drive was blocked by Davide Ferrari.
In the 90th minute Hemmings raced through onto Spray's through ball and fired past Kurucz only for the ball to bounce back off the post to a defender who cleared.
West Ham: Kurucz, Ferrari, Daprela, Quashie, N'Gala (capt), Da Costa, Payne, Lee (Wearen 72), Nouble, Edgar, Kearns.
Unused subs: Eyjolfsson, Street, Grasser, Moncur.
Wolves: Ikeme, Little, Malone, Batth (capt), Zubar, Castillo (Davies 65), Kightly (Mendez-Laing 58), Jones, Vokes (Hemmings 72), Spray, Surman.
Unused subs: Metcalf, Rooney.
Referee: K.G. Yeo.
Attendance: 271.
Pictured: West Ham's Olly Lee tracks Michael Kightly.
