Wolves go in search of a return to winning ways when they travel to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola’s side lost in midweek against RB Leipzig in the Champions League but sit top of the Premier League.
It was a disappointing result last time out for Wolves, who were so close to a 0-0 draw with Liverpool before Divock Origi’s late goal.
That would have been three straight goalless fixtures for Wolves, and finding the back of the net is proving a problem.
Bruno Lage has already confirmed that Conor Coady and Rayan Ait-Nouri are fit to play in this game after suffering knocks against the Reds.
That means it is likely Lage will go with the same back five and goalkeeper which so nearly kept Liverpool at bay with an organised, disciplined performance.
In midfield, we have got Joao Moutinho coming back in for Leander Dendoncker.
The Belgian’s physicality is not as needed against Guardiola’s diminutive side and Moutinho could help Wolves play out past their press.
In attack, Lage could easily go with Adama Traore, Raul Jimenez and Hwang Hee-Chan again, but we’ve got Daniel Podence coming in for the 25-year-old South Korean international.
Podence has been out with Covid but has trained this week and some Wolves fans on Twitter said they want the winger to get the nod here.
It might be worth Lage shaking things up in that area of the pitch after such a barren run in front of goal.
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