Vitor Pereira’s starting XI is in, as Wolves look to pull off a shock win against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup.
Just three days on from that dismal defeat against Burnley in the Premier League, Wolves have themselves an opportunity to build some confidence.
Chelsea are in town tonight at Molineux, and Wolves are looking to make it a hat-trick of wins in the competition.
Wanderers beat West Ham United and Everton to reach this point, and Chelsea will be the Old Gold’s toughest challenge yet.
But Enzo Maresca’s admission that he will rotate against Wolves will encourage Vitor Pereira, who is in desperate need of a win to relieve some of the pressure on him.
The Wolves hierarchy is sticking by Pereira for now, but defeat tonight, and/or against Fulham at the weekend, and it could be curtains for the Portuguese.
And in the last moments, Wolves have released Pereira’s starting XI to face Chelsea.
Confirmed Wolves XI to face Chelsea as Vitor Pereira makes 11 changes from Burnley
Pereira was always likely to make changes for this game, and he’s actually made 11 against Chelsea.
Jose Sa starts in goal and will make his first appearance for over a month.
Jackson Tchatchoua, Matt Doherty, Emmanuel Agbadou, Yerson Mosquera, Toti Gomes and David Moller Wolfe all start.
Joao Gomes returns to the starting XI, and could possibly be joined by one of those defensive players in the engine room. Fer Lopez also gets a rare start.
Hwang Hee-chan and Tolu Arokodare also get the nod in attack.
One thing that will please many fans is the fact that Mateus Mane is on the bench for Wolves, as is Tawanda Chirewa.
Fans had speculated Mane would be in the squad after he didn’t play for the Wolves U21s yesterday.
Wolves must forget Premier League struggle and go at Chelsea
Tonight the Wolves players have to try and block out what has been happening recently.
We’re back in Carabao Cup action now and Wolves have looked better in this competition, and defeated two Premier League teams to reach this point.
It will be vital for Wanderers to just isolate this fixture and try to play with a bit more freedom, knowing it’s not a Premier League game.
Chelsea have made changes and are there to be got at, so hopefully we’ll see a performance that is much better than what we’ve been seeing.