Wolves face off against Nottingham Forest on Saturday as Gary O’Neil looks to continue his side’s good form.
The hosts go into the game 13th in the Premier League and will face a struggling Forest side who sit 16th with one win in their last 11 games. It is therefore expected that Wolves pick up back-to-back at Molineux after their 1-0 win against Burnley in the week.
A victory could help push O’Neil’s side further up the table and renew their aspirations of a top-half finish.
Defeats to Fulham and Arsenal now look to be a blip after the result in the week.
As Saturday’s game edges closer, we have put together everything fans need to know about the Wolves vs Forest game.
Wolves vs Nottingham Forest team news
Wolves have had multiple injuries throughout their campaign so far.
Pedro Neto and Rayan Ait-Nouri have been two big misses for O’Neil’s side over recent fixtures while Jose Sa was also out against Burnley.
While multiple players have stepped up in their absence such as Dan Bentley and Matheus Cunha, their injuries still put the team at a disadvantage.
Luckily O’Neil confirmed that a first-teamer will be back for Saturday’s game.
Wolves vs Nottingham Forest predicted line-up
With a new player coming back to full fitness, many might expect him to go straight into the lineup.
However, after a victory against Burnley one of O’Neil’s toughest decisions this week is to stick or twist with his starting XI.
Pablo Sarabia and Dan Bentley were new additions to the team last week with both having good arguments to start again against Forest.
There are plenty of factors that will go into this but here is how we think Wolves will line up.
Wolves vs Nottingham Forest predicted scoreline
With Wolves in form and Forest out of sorts, many neutrals won’t see anything but a victory for the hosts on the weekend.
However, this game might be tougher than many think. Steve Cooper may well get the sack if he doesn’t collect all three points from Molineux and he will be trying everything to ensure he comes away with what he wants.
Wolves also don’t fare too well against teams below them and gave Sheffield United their only win of the campaign last month.
Ahead of the game, Paul Merson has made his prediction as to what he believes the scoreline will be here.
Wolves vs Nottingham Forest: Gary O’Neil’s thoughts
O’Neil goes into the game optimistic as he looks to take another three points.
Another home game on the horizon gives the manager another chance to push his side possibly into the European conversation.
VAR decisions have stopped Wolves from reaching their full potential so far this season. However, another victory before the festive games only helps to increase the confidence of the players.
Going into the game O’Neil told Wolves: “The lads are well prepared and the most important thing between the game in the week and tomorrow was the rest really, making sure the lads’ energy levels were back to where they needed to be. Hopefully we’ve done a good job with that.
“We’ve got eight days before our next game, so tomorrow’s a big one where we can attack it full throttle, give everything we’ve got, carry the lads off the pitch at the end if we have to and rest them up ready for the trip to West Ham in eight days’ time.”