2023-24 FA Cup: Quarter-Finals – Wolves vs Coventry

Wolves host Midlands rivals, Coventry at Molineux in the opening Quarter-Final of 2023-24 FA Cup.

Victory would see Wolves reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2018-19 season, whilst Coventry are chasing a first semi-final appearance since they won the competition in 1987.

 

Team News

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Pedro Neto and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde are not expected to feature for Wolves due to respective hamstring and knee injuries suffered in the 2-1 Premier League win over Fulham.

Craig Dawson (groin) and Matheus Cunha (hamstring) could return but Hwang Hee-Chan (hamstring) remains absent.

Coventry will have midfielder, Victor Torp available after he recovered from a gluteal strain, which saw him substituted in their Championship win at Watford.

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (back) and Jamie Allen (cheekbone) remain absent.

 

When is Kick-Off?

Wolves host Coventry at Molineux on Saturday 16 March at 12:15pm GMT, live on ITV1 in the UK.

 

Stat Attack

• Wolves have won one of their two previous FA Cup ties against Coventry (W1, D2, L1), with their most recent tie in January 1984 having been drawn twice by 1-1 result before Coventry won the second replay.
• Coventry are winless in two previous FA Cup visits to Wolves at Molineux (D1, L1).
• Wolves have scored first in each of their two previous FA Cup meetings against Coventry at Molineux.
• Wolves have scored first in two of their four FA Cup matches this season.
• Kasey Palmer has provided more assists than any other Coventry player in this season’s FA Cup (3).

 

Prediction

Although they currently have a decent shot at achieving European qualification through the Premier League if they enjoy a solid run-in, Wolves know that winning this competition is another strong path towards that goal if they can turn up and play as clinically as they did against Fulham.

Coventry meanwhile will surely see their tight race for the Championship Play-Offs as their main priority, but this is a huge chance to test themselves against a tough top-flight opposition especially given that they do have an fairly strong attack to rival Wolves.

Gary O’Neil’s Old Gold however do have attacking issues up front with only Pablo Sarabia set to be available but other players stepped up last weekend, so I do expect them to cope well but I do think that they need to score first otherwise we could well see a cupset.

Prediction: Wolves 1-2 Coventry

Result: Wolves 2-3 Coventry