WOLVES KEPT AT THE DOOR

Brilliant Bowen strike lets J-Lop survive nail-biter as Hammers boss gets another chance to keep his job

- ALAN SMITH

TIME appears up for Gary O'Neil but Julen Lopetegui very much remains on the hot seat.

Jarrod Bowen's fourth goal of the season was enough to earn West Ham a win that will keep Lopetegui in the job for now but this was hardly inspiring stuff on a fraught night for both teams.

Tomas Soucek had headed the hosts in front from a corner - the 14th set-piece goal conceded by O'Neil's team in 15 games before Matt Doherty steered home an equaliser while the Wolves boss was still seething that his team had not been awarded a penalty moments earlier.

But Hammers captain Bowen produced the game's solitary moment of top quality when evading two Wolves players before sending a left-footed finish into the bottom corner.

And while the Hammers remain 14th in the table, with plenty of room for improvement, O'Neil looks set to depart Molineux with Wolves four points adrift of safety.