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MATCH PREVIEW : BACK TO MOLINEUX FOR WOLVES V FULHAM

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TEAM NEWS

Wolves will be keeping an eye on Jose Sa and Pedro Neto, who got subbed off in the last game against Newcastle due to minor injuries. Hwang Hee-chan and Matheus Cunha are still out with hamstring problems. Also Craig Dawson will face a late fitness test for a groin issue.

Fulham’s midfielder Joao Palhinha is back in action after serving a one-match ban. Raul Jimenez, Fulham’s former Wolves striker, is still recovering from a hamstring issue and remains unavailable.

GARY O'NEIL

Here are the main headlines:

  • Winger Pedro Neto and goalkeeper Jose Sa are “both feeling 100% fine” and will be in the squad after being forced off with injury problems at half-time in the 3-0 defeat by Newcastle last weekend.

  • Sporting director Matt Hobbs said on Thursday that contract talks with O’Neil are planned for the end of the season, but O’Neil is keen to focus on Wolves’ remaining fixtures before starting discussions about his own future.

  • On how straightforward those talks will be when they take place: “I love it here. I’m really happy and I love everything we’re trying to do, even the challenges we’ve had to face with how we try to do things and changing the model financially. I’ve loved the reception I’ve got from the fans and the relationship I have with the fans, the playing squad and the staff. I’m sure when it comes to it, there will be no problems.”

  • On his relationship with Hobbs: “Matt’s a great guy, I wouldn’t be here without him. The support I’ve had from Matt has been something I haven’t really experienced in football before as a player or as a manager at my last club. When you have to have awkward conversations, you always know my side and his side are coming from a really good place.”

  • Wolves announced a financial loss of £67.2m for 2022-23 last week, but O’Neil insisted that does not mean the club will be forced to sell any of its star assets: “We have enough assets within the club, whether they be here or playing elsewhere, that we’ll be able to do some stuff in the summer. But also, if we want to be really active and sign players, then we will need to sell some. That doesn’t mean we have to sell one of the most expensive ones. It’s not like we have to sell, but if we want to do business, there will be people that leave in the summer.”

FORM GUIDE

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MATCH STATS & FACTS

Head-to-head

  • Fulham are winless in 17 league and cup trips to Wolves since a 4-0 victory in the old Division Two back in March 1985. (D5, L12).
  • The London side failed to score in any of their past four Premier League fixtures at Molineux.
  • Three of the goals in the reverse fixture, won 3-2 by Fulham, came from the penalty spot, including the home side’s stoppage-time winner.
  • Fulham could complete their first league double over Wolves. This is the 44th league campaign in which they have met.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

  • Wolves lost 3-0 at Newcastle last weekend; they won their next Premier League fixture after each of their previous four defeats this season.
  • They have already equalled last season’s final tally of 11 league wins.
  • Gary O’Neil’s side have only failed to score in one of their past 20 Premier League home games, a 2-0 defeat by Brentford last month.
  • Wolves are the only team not to have scored a Premier League goal from outside the penalty area in 2023-24.
  • Wolves’ next Premier League goal will be their 400th.
  • Pedro Neto, who turns 24 on Saturday, has nine Premier League assists this season, equalling the club record set by Adama Traore in 2019-20.

Fulham

  • Fulham could win three league games in a row for the first time this season.
  • They ended an 11-match Premier League away winless run with a 2-1 victory at Manchester United a fortnight ago.
  • Rodrigo Muniz has scored five goals in his last five league games for Fulham.
  • Willian has been involved in four goals in his last five Premier League matches against Wolves, including scoring twice in Fulham’s 3-2 victory in this season’s reverse fixture.
  • Adama Traore is aiming to score in successive Premier League appearances for the first time, having made 202 appearances in the top flight.

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Tony Harrington. Assistants: Scott Ledger, Mark Scholes. Fourth official: Geoff Eltringham. VAR: John Brooks. Assistant VAR: Lee Betts.

MATCH INFO

Kick off is 3pm on Saturday 9th Match at Molineux, this one is not shown live on TV in the UK.

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