Wolves are back playing Thursday evenings earlier than expected as the Premier League’s hectic January schedule rumbles on before the first-ever winter break.
The west Midlanders have the tough task of hosting the league leaders Liverpool at Molineux later this evening, but they will be buoyed by the result last time out.
Nuno Santo’s side came from behind to defeat Southampton 3-2 last weekend, thanks to a second-half brace from striker Raul Jimenez.
The Portuguese boss could also be boosted by the returns of several key players, so what sort of side will he put out tonight?
We expect there to be as many as three changes – a rarity for Nuno these days, but he’s now able to call upon two vital players.
The first of which is Willy Boly, who has been out since October after breaking his ankle, he comes back into defence alongside skipper Conor Coady while Romain Saiss is dropped to accommodate Max Kilman, who effectively man-marked Mo Salah out of the previous meeting last month.
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Diogo Jota is also welcomed back from injury after picking up a calf strain on New Year’s Day. He will replace Pedro Neto at left-wing despite the youngster’s impressive run of form which has seen him score two goals in their last three league outings.
“We have good news. We have Diogo normally integrated into the team, working with the squad. Boly also, so things are getting better.”
Nuno Santo, pre-game press conference.
The rest of the side remains pretty much the same as they revert back to the 3-4-3 formation after a slight tweak on the south coast spearheaded that comeback against the Saints.
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New signing Leonardo Campana, an Ecudoarian striker from Barcelona SC, isn’t expected to feature after the Wolves boss revealed he will initially play for the U23 squad with a look towards the future.
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