Wolves have been handed a boost ahead of their Saturday afternoon fixture against Newcastle United with a £50 million player set to miss the game.
The Old Gold will need as many boosts as possible, as they sit at the bottom of the Premier League after three games, having picked up zero points.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 16 |  West HamWest Ham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 |  NewcastleNewcastle | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 18 |  FulhamFulham | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 20 |  WolvesWolves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 |
Wolves are in line to make unwanted history against Newcastle, and that can be avoided if they pick up their first point of the season.
Newcastle had a strong end to the transfer window, and that signalled bad news for Vitor Pereira as they were the first team up against them after the deadline closed.
However, ahead of the match, Eddie Howe has provided an update on his squad and one key player is set to be missing for the Toon.
Yoane Wissa set to miss game against Wolves
While on international duty, Newcastle’s latest signing Yoane Wissa picked up an injury for DR Congo against Senegal.
The forward was substituted in the 74th minute, and there has been no update on his fitness since, until today.
In his pre-Wolves press conference, Eddie Howe confirmed that Wissa will be unavailable to play against Vitor Pereira’s team.
Howe said, ‘Unfortunately he won’t make this game. I saw him for the first time yesterday and he’s feeling the effects of the injury sustained just before he came off.’
It is a big blow for Howe, and a major boost for Pereira. Newcastle have been light in attack since the start of the season due to Alexander Isak being on strike.
Additionally, the Wissa injury makes the Geordies’ options on the left wing even slimmer as another man won’t be eligible to play.
Anthony Gordon is also unavailable to play against Wolves due to the red card he sustained in the second match week of the season against Liverpool.
Gordon received a straight red card, and was suspended for three matches. The fixture against Wolves will be the second of the three games he misses.
Nick Woltemade is available to play against Wolves
Although the Wolves defence will not have to worry about Yoane Wissa, £70 million arrival Nick Woltemade will be available.
The Newcastle manager confirmed he is ‘fine’ and has been training over the last few days.
At 6’6, Woltemade will no doubt be a handful for the Old Gold defenders, and Paul Merson isn’t confident about Wolves’ chances.
Ladislav Krejci could also be in line to make his Wolves debut, and after starting the season defensively poor, Wolves will need something to change at the back.