Wolves 1-0 West Ham: Fullkrug shows importance from bench

Niclas Fullkrug
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West Ham underwhelmed for much of their 1-0 defeat by Wolves on Tuesday, but they improved in the second half.

A large reason for that was the half-time introduction of Niclas Fullkrug, who returned from a three-month injury absence to provide much-needed penetration at the top of the pitch.

Injury has limited the German striker to just 10 Premier League appearances since arriving from Borussia Dortmund in a £27m move last summer, but he would have scored his third goal of the season had his header dipped below the crossbar.

"Really good," West Ham boss Graham Potter said of Fullkrug's second half impact.

"[You] can see what he brings to the team. We can go long into him, he picks up second balls, a threat in the box. For the first time he has played 45 minutes for us in a very long time so that's pleasing."

If Fullkrug can stay fit, he could have a fruitful end to the campaign.

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