Manchester City, Aston Villa and West Ham lose as Wolves win in pre-season friendlies

New West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui’s side suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of former club Wolves in their pre-season friendly in Jacksonville, Florida.

In a match that was delayed because of stormy weather, Matheus Cunha put Wolves in front before having to go off injured.

Mohammed Kudus equalised for the Hammers just before half-time, but two goals from Rodrigo Gomes after the break gave Wolves the win.

“He [Cunha] felt a slight pain behind his knee,” said Wolves manager Gary O’Neil.

“It’s disappointing. With the game being delayed and the wet pitch, they work so hard and are finely tuned, so it doesn’t take much to throw them.

“Matheus is incredibly important to us, but the early signs don’t look bad. He won’t be risked again until he’s completely fine, so the next few days I can provide an update.”

Lopetgui has replaced David Moyes as West Ham boss, and said the Hammers “have to improve in a lot of things with and without the ball”.

He added: “We have a lot of work to do in front of us.”

Elsewhere, Brighton beat Tokyo Verdy 4-2 at the National Stadium in Japan.

Jan Paul van Hecke put the Seagulls in front and, despite Yudai Kimura equalising, summer signing Yankuba Minteh restored the visiting side’s lead.

Simon Adingra made it 3-1 and, after Naoki Hayashi headed in for Tokyo Verdy, Jeremy Sarmiento rounded off Brighton’s win.