Wolves meet West Bromwich Albion in a massive Black Country showdown in the race for the Championship summit.
Victory would lift Wolves above the Baggies into fourth, whilst West Brom can go top if win by four goals or more.
Team News
Raul Jimenez is ruled out for Wolves after he suffered a knee injury during their 1-0 Carabao Cup exit at Everton.
Yerson Mosquera and Rafik Said remain absent with respective ankle and muscle injuries.
West Brom will welcome Brayann Pereira back into contention after he was suspended for their 1-1 draw at home to QPR last weekend.
Nolan Galves (knee), Mikey Johnston (ankle),
When is Kick-Off?
Wolves host West Brom at Molineux on Sunday 20 September at 12pm BST, live on Sky Sports Football in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Wolves have failed to win any of their last four league meetings against West Brom (D1, L3).
- West Brom have won four of their last five league visits to Wolves (W4, L1).
- Jimenez has scored in both of Wolves’ two league matches at home this season (W1, D1).
- Two of West Brom’s last four league games ended in 1-1 draws, whilst the other two matches resulted in 1-0 wins.
Prediction
Having produced a lacklustre display at Everton on Wednesday evening amidst numerous changes, Wolves now need to find a reaction to that result otherwise they could miss a big opportunity to keep pace with the automatic promotion spots.
West Brom on the other hand have had a full week to prepare after a drab draw against QPR in which both teams made five changes to be fair, but hopefully they will be more fired up for this local derby especially with Pereira back in contention although their end product needs to be polished.
Jimenez though is a big loss for Wolves up front so they will need to adapt quickly without him in terms of attack, which could be something that West Brom can capitalise upon but I can see both teams cancelling each other out here.
Prediction: Wolves 1-1 WBA