Wolves welcome Newcastle United to Molineux in the first of a Super Sunday double-header.
Victory would see Wolves climb out of the relegation zone, whereas a win could see Newcastle go fourth for at least a few hours as Tottenham play at teatime.
Team News
Wolves could be without Willy Boly after he sat out their midweek Carabao Cup win against Preston with a knock.
Chiquinho remains absent with a knee injury.
Newcastle could welcome Dan Burn back into contention after he sat out the Magpies’ midweek Carabao Cup victory at Tranmere Rovers due to concussion.
New signing, Alexander Isak meanwhile could be handed his club debut just 48 hours after he signed for the club from Real Sociedad.
Emil Krafth however is ruled out after suffering a knee injury which saw him stretchered off the pitch at Tranmere near the end of the first-half.
Jamaal Lascelles (nose) and Ryan Fraser (groin) could also feature if match fit but Jonjo Shelvey and Callum Wilson (both hamstring) remains absent.
Stat Attack
- Wolves have lost just one of their last eight league meetings against Newcastle (W2, D5, L1).
- Newcastle have won just one of their last seven Premier League visits to Molineux (W1, D5, L1)
- Each of the last five draws between Wolves and Newcastle at Molineux have finished in 1-1 results.
- No Wolves player has made more blocks in their opening three matches than Ruben Neves (3).
- Callum Wilson has scored four goals in three of Newcastle’s last four league matches.
Prediction
Having picked up a single point from their opening three league matches, Wolves’ biggest issue has been their finishing which was particularly evident last weekend at Tottenham, because they just wasted chances despite great build-up play whilst poor marking of one corner just proved costly.
They however seemed to turn a corner in their midweek Carabao Cup win over Preston with excellent first-half dominance and finishing, so their task now has to be to try and take that momentum into this match and build a good run of form.
Newcastle meanwhile have defensive issues after conceding first against Manchester City and Tranmere in the past week, yet they’ve shown great resilience to fight back in both matches with fantastic pace and intensity amidst sloppy defensive moments.
Wolves therefore need to target Newcastle’s defence but if Eddie Howe’s Magpies can continue to build momentum and get the first goal, it is hard to see them not winning this if Wolves continue to be sloppy in the final third.
Prediction: Wolves 1-2 Newcastle
Result: Wolves 1-1 Newcastle
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