Wolves host Crystal Palace at Molineux in a mid-table Premier League clash.
Victory could put Wolves as high as ninth if West Ham, Bournemouth and Brighton all lose elsewhere.
Palace can leapfrog Wolves into 12th with a win coupled with defeat for Fulham on Saturday lunchtime.
Team News
Mario Lemina will be available for Wolves after overcoming a minor hamstring issue suffered in their 5-1 loss at Manchester City.
Pedro Neto (hamstring), Leon Chiwone (ankle) and Craig Dawson (groin) remain absent.
Palace will have midfielder, Will Hughes despite having suffered cramp in his calf during their 4-0 home win over Manchester United.
Sam Johnstone (elbow), Rob Holding (hamstring), Jefferson Lerma (muscle), Matheus Franca (adductor) and Cheick Docoure (Achilles) remain absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Wolves host Palace at Molineux on Saturday 11 May at 3pm BST, untelevised live in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Wolves have won one of their last six league meetings against Palace (W1, L5).
- Palace have won two of their last five league visits to Wolves (W2, L3).
- Each of Wolves’ last five home games against Palace in the top-flight have been settled by a 2-0 result.
- Hwang Hee-Chan is looking to score in three consecutive league games for the first time as a Wolves player.
- Jean-Philippe Mateta has been involved in more league goals this season than any other Palace player, having scored 12 goals and created four assists.
Prediction
After their defensive disaster at Man City, Wolves now must simply reset and look to find their usual groove especially with Hwang back in goalscoring form – of whom will be crucial to their chances of victory alongside Matheus Cunha given their form this season when fit.
Palace meanwhile are possibly playing some of the best football that I have seen them play since they returned to the top-flight a decade ago, with their clinical but well-controlled win over Man Utd showing how much impact Oliver Glasner has had since he arrived in February.
This match though does feel as though it shouldn’t have too much in it despite the see-saw nature of this fixture at Molineux recently, so a draw might be a decent result for both teams who don’t have much to play for aside from pride and league position.
Prediction: Wolves 1-1 Crystal Palace
Result: Wolves 1-3 Crystal Palace
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