Wolves will host Nottingham Forest at the Molineux on Monday, looking to build on their recent turnaround in form.
Wolves are unbeaten in the last three Premier League matches, and they will look to put together a run now as they get set to welcome Nottingham Forest to the Molineux on Monday night. The Black Country outfit are 17th in the standings, and they will be desperate to retain their top-flight status.
Vitor Pereira’s men cannot afford to drop many points if they want to preserve their status as a Premier League club next season. They have shown great improvement in their last three outings, and it remains to be seen whether they can continue their impressive run of form and grind out a positive result here.
Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest have been the surprise package this season. The Tricky Trees are third in the Premier League table, and they will look to continue the phenomenal run with a victory away from home.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s men have picked up five Premier League wins in a row, and they will certainly fancy their chances of getting all three points here as well. The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides.
Team News & Tactics
Wolves
Wolves will be without Yerson Mosquera, Boubacar Traore, Enso Medina, and Sasa Kalajdzic. All four players are sidelined with knee injuries. Toti Gomes has a thigh injury, and Pablo Sarabia is sidelined with a knock. Matheus Cunha is suspended by the FA.
Wolves are likely to shape up in a 4-4-1-1 formation against Nottingham Forest, with Sam Johnstone in goal. Matt Doherty and Nelson Semedo will start as the full-backs. They will look to keep things tight at the back and hit Forest on the break. Santiago Bueno and Craig Dawson will form the central defensive partnership.
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Rayan Ait-Nouri will start as the wingers here, and they will look to add pace and flair to the side. In the midfield, Joao Gomes will start alongside Mario Lemina. They will look to add physicality and defensive cover to the side. Goncalo Guedes will start as the attacking midfielder, with Jorgen Strand Larsen leading the line for Wolves.
Probable Lineup (4-4-1-1): Johnstone; Doherty, Bueno, Dawson, Semedo; Bellegarde, Joao Gomes, Lemina, Ait Nouri; Guedes; Strand Larsen
Nottingham Forest
Danilo is ruled out with an ankle injury and Ibrahim Sangare is unavailable due to a thigh complaint. Nottingham Forest will shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Wolves, with Matz Sels in goal.
Neco Williams and Ola Aina will start as the full-backs. They will look to contribute at both ends of the pitch. Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo will pair up at the heart of the Nottingham Forest defence.
As for the midfield unit, Ryan Yates will start alongside Elliot Anderson in the double pivot, and they will look to add defensive cover and control to the side from the deep. Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi will start in the wide areas, and they will look to add pace and flair to the side.
Morgan Gibbs-White will start as the attacking midfielder, and he will look to add creativity and goals in the final third, with Chris Wood leading the line for Nottingham Forest against Wolves on Monday.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Sels; Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Aina; Yates, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
Key Stats
- The last five matches between these two sides have ended in a draw after normal time.
- Nottingham Forest have picked up five wins from the last five Premier League matches.
- Wolves have picked up three defeats from their last six Premier League matches.
- 13 goals have been scored in the last six meetings between these two sides.
- Nottingham Forest have kept a clean sheet in their last three Premier League matches.
Player to Watch
Morgan Gibbs-White
The Nottingham Forest attacker is our key player to watch out for. The Englishman has done quite well in the Premier League this season, and he will look to continue his impressive run of form and make a big difference against his former club. Gibbs-White will look to create goalscoring opportunities in the final third and find the back of the net as well.
Prediction
Wolves 1-2 Nottingham Forest
Both teams will be desperate for a victory here, and this is likely to be a close contest. Neither Wolves nor Nottingham Forest will want to end up on the losing side, and they will look to outscore each other.
Wolves have been quite vulnerable at the back this season, and they could struggle against Nottingham Forest here. The visitors, on the other hand, have been quite solid at the back. They are likely to grind out a narrow victory away from home.
