Wolves will travel to the south coast to take on Champions League hopefuls Bournemouth. The Old Gold will be looking to extend their lead over fellow relegation contenders Leicester City and Ipswich Town.
Wolves come into Saturday’s game off the back of an impressive second-half performance away to Liverpool, but, despite suffering defeat, will feel rejuvenated ahead of this weekend’s clash.
Taking something from the Vitality Stadium won’t be easy, but Vitor Pereira will feel confident due to Wolves’ superior head-to-head record against Bournemouth.
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Wolves team and injury news ahead of Bournemouth
Pereira will travel to England’s south coast without the help of eight Wolves first-team players.
Sasa Kalajdzic (ACL), Yerson Mosquera (ACL), Leon Chiwome (ACL), Enso Gonzalez (ACL), Hwang Hee-chan (hamstring), Rodrigo Gomes (unknown), Sam Johnstone (unknown) and Emmanuel Agbadou (unknown) will all be absent.
There is some good news, though…
One player is nearing his return. Jorgen Strand Larsen was pictured in Wolves training on Thursday.
Wolves predicted lineup vs Bournemouth
Irrespective of his struggles with injuries, Pereira still has lots of options available to him.
The most intriguing selection could see Marshall Munetsi put in a more attacking role despite being a central midfielder. The Zimbabwe international was excellent in an advanced position against Liverpool.
Pablo Sarabia and Goncalo Guedes are expected to be dropped following prolonged periods of poor form, and that could open the door for Munetsi to pick up where he left off at Anfield last weekend.
Agbadou will be the most notable omission after the Ivorian injured himself at Liverpool. Pereira is likely to name a backline featuring Jose Sa, Matt Doherty, Santiago Bueno and Toti Gomes with Nelson Semedo and Rayan Ait-Nouri starting in their usual wing-back positions.
Joao Gomes and Andre are likely to be joined in midfield by the in-form Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, with Matheus Cunha keeping his place up front.
Saturday’s matchup is scheduled to kick off at 3 p.m. GMT but has not been selected for live broadcast in the UK.