West Ham wear Yarmolenko shirts in warm-up for Wolves clash after winger granted compassionate leave due to Ukraine crisis

West Ham warmed up for their Premier League clash against Wolves in t-shirts with Andriy Yarmolenko's name emblazoned across the back after the winger was granted compassionate leave due to the crisis in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine earlier in the week after months of stationing troops on the country's borders.

In response to the conflict in his homeland, Yarmolenko, who has won 106 caps for Ukraine to date, saw his request for time off granted by West Ham and the squad paid a moving tribute to their absent team-mate at the London Stadium on Sunday.

David Moyes' 22-man group emerged from the tunnel to start warming up before hosting Wolves wearing the Yarmolenko jerseys, much to the delight of the home fans that had already taken to their seats.

Kick-off coming up