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Joe Doyle

West Ham news: Manuel Pellegrini back under pressure, confusing Felipe Anderson treatment

With a win against Chelsea in the bag, things looked to be on the up for West Ham.

But another disappointing result on Wednesday night piles the pressure back on Manuel Pellegrini.

A 2-0 defeat to Wolves at Molineux brought the Hammers back down to earth with a bang. It's now just one win in their last 10 games.

Here's all the news from around the London Stadium following the loss.

Player Ratings

A round up of how the players got on in the 2-0 loss to Wolves, with a few decent performances and a couple of shockers.

Adama Traore of Wolverhampton Wanderers battles for possession with Pablo Fornals of West Ham (David Rogers/Getty Images)

Pellegrini transcript

Pellegrini faced the media following the Wolves game and one of the big talking points being the Hammers' weakness at defending set pieces.

Manuel Pellegrini reacts to defeat against Wolves at Molineux (James Baylis - AMA/Getty Images)

Read here .

Pellegrini's confusing Anderson treatment

Felipe Anderson, West Ham's best player on the night, was given licence to roam in the first half and he did so, creating havoc between the lines and dragging defenders out to where they didn't want to be.

West Ham's Brazilian midfielder Felipe Anderson (James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

But why did that all change?

Read here .

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