Wolves turn their attention to the FA Cup once more this weekend as they look to book their place in the quarter-finals of the competition.
Wolves have overcome Championship opponents Bristol City and Blackburn Rovers to set up an all Premier League tie against Bournemouth.
Last weekend, Wolves secured a 1-0 victory over Bournemouth thanks to Matheus Cunha, and the Old Gold will want to replicate those heroics.
Admittedly, Vitor Pereira’s side played against 10 men for most of the match after Illia Zabarnyi was shown a red card, but the Wanderers were impressive at the Vitality Stadium.
In Saturday’s clash against the Cherries, Pereira will be looking to Cunha for some more brilliance, while one of Andoni Iraola’s stars will want to knock Wolves out of the competition after they tried to sign him previously.
Evanilson was wanted by Wolves in 2022 – now he could knock them out of the FA Cup
Evanilson was an unused substitute in Bournemouth’s defeat to Wolves. The striker had recently returned from a fractured foot suffered in early January, with Iraola easing him back into the action.
In the reverse fixture at Molineux, the Brazilian helped Justin Kluivert create Premier League history by winning three penalties in the same game, all of which were converted by the Dutchman.
The 25-year-old came back to haunt Wolves who tried to sign Evanilson in 2022, but Bruno Lage was put off by the eye-watering £68m asking price set by Porto.
He instead became Bournemouth’s record signing when they signed him for £40m last summer, and now the ‘electric’ Evanilson could haunt Wolves for the second time this season to knock them out of the FA Cup.
As confirmed by Iraola in his press conference, the Spaniard has suggested he ‘could start’, which will be music to supporters’ ears.
“He could start; the problem is I don’t know how much he would last because he lacks the training days, the process you normally go through,” Iraola said via Sussex World.
“Normally with other injuries it’s more smooth. They do a little bit more, a little bit more, they start with the group.”
Evanilson scored five goals before his injury, and Wolves will hope he doesn’t add to that total on Saturday.
Chris Sutton predicts Bournemouth vs Wolves
Wolves reached the FA Cup quarter-finals last term and were disappointingly knocked out by Championship outfit Coventry City.
This time around, there would be no shame in the visitors losing to European-chasing Bournemouth, who have taken many by surprise under Iraola.
Ahead of the exciting clash, Chris Sutton has tipped Bournemouth to beat Wolves 2-1, despite Pereira’s men winning on their visit last weekend.
Hopefully, Wolves can prove Sutton wrong with his prediction, just as they did in their win over Blackburn in the last round.