Wolves are preparing to take on Bristol City in the Third Round of the FA Cup and there will be a club debut for one player.
Emmanuel Agbadou was recently unveiled as Wolves’ first January signing.
The commanding centre-back has joined on a four-and-a-half year deal from Stade Reims, and will make his first appearance for the Old Gold in the Third Round of the FA Cup away to Bristol City on Saturday afternoon.
Emmanuel Agbadou set for Wolves debut during FA Cup test
Although Wolves will be the tie’s huge favourites to win, Agbadou is being thrown straight in to one of England’s most unpredictable cup competitions.
Vitor Pereira has already told Agbadou he wants him to play out from the back and help build attacks when the side face The Robins — a tough test for any player making his debut in a foreign, and notoriously physical, country.
Wolves’ newest signing will be joined in a five-man defence by Santiago Bueno, Rayan Ait-Nouri and flying wing-backs Matt Doherty and Rodrigo Gomes.
And there is another inclusion which has caught the eye.
Sam Johnstone’s inclusion hints at possible Wolves stay
Sam Johnstone has been named in goal in the Wolves first-team to take on Bristol City.
The 31-year-old only arrived at Molineux from Crystal Palace last summer but is already a candidate to leave the Midlands.
It was recently reported that Pereira had made Johnstone available for transfer after he has failed to take the number one jersey from Jose Sa.
However, awarding Johnstone with a rare start instead of either back-up keepers Daniel Bentley or Tom King suggests the Wolves manager may be willing to give the Preston-born shot-stopper another chance to salvage his Molineux career.