Wolves are preparing for one of their biggest games of the season. The Old Gold will welcome rivals Aston Villa to Molineux for Saturday evening’s featured Premier League matchup.
Vitor Pereira has endured a tough week and was handed a selection headache after Joao Gomes was sent off against Arsenal last weekend. Jorgen Strand Larsen is also unavailable after picking up a hamstring injury.
Knowing how important Saturday’s Midlands derby is, Wolves must be at their absolute best if they’re going to take anything from their rivals, who are enjoying a much better campaign.
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Despite many fans hoping Tommy Doyle would be given the nod to come in, in place of the suspended Joao Gomes, Pereira has chosen to go with Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
The French midfielder starts alongside Andre in a two-man midfield pivot. Pablo Sarabia keeps his place and is joined in attack by Goncalo Guedes and star man Matheus Cunha.
At the back, Toti Gomes has returned and starts ahead of place of Santiago Bueno. The Portuguese centre-back is joined in defence by Matt Doherty and Emmanuel Agbadou with Rayan Ait-Nouri and Nelson Semedo operating as wing-backs.
Wolves vs Aston Villa head-to-head
Wolves vs Aston Villa is one of England’s fiercest rivalries.
The pair have played each other 137 times with their very first encounter dating back to 1886.
Although Aston Villa have been the better side in recent years, the two teams are pretty well matched when it comes to their head-to-head record.
Over the past 139 years, Wolves have enjoyed 44 wins, Villa have slightly more victories (58) with the points shared on 35 occasions.