MATCH PREVIEW: WOLVES V FULHAM

Hwang Hee-chan, Emmanuel Agbadou and Rodrigo Gomes will all miss the game, while Goncalo Guedes is unlikely to feature. On Guedes, Pereira said: “I think he went in the morning for an MRI, we’ll see, I think he has some pain on his knee. It’ll be difficult to recover for the game.”

Jorgen Strand Larsen’s return from injury has given the Wolves boss a “good headache”. Pereira said: “He’s better now, he played 45 minutes and is recovering his fitness. Now he’s in condition to help the team.”

Asked about midfielder Andre’s form: “He is important for us because he keeps the balance of the team. When we have the ball, he needs to be aware, to be organised and balanced in the moments we lose the ball. He’s the player to connect the sectors and to switch the play. He has the intelligence to play in that position and do what I’m asking him to do.”

On how important Saturday’s win at Bournemouth was for Wolves: “It was good but the most important is the next one. The next one is against Fulham and it’s very important for us. I expect our best version on Tuesday.”

He continued: “We can improve a lot of things; scoring goals when we get opportunities and defending well because this is a very good team with a very good coach. They have been working together for the past three years, they are consistent and have very good players. But we must look at ourselves and compete to get the three points.”

Pereira said he has found more leaders within his squad since his appointment in December: “If we have leaders in the team, we [as coaches] don’t need to be on the scene all the time. I like to give to my players confidence and organisation to solve the problems between themselves. When the problem comes to me, it means they didn’t solve the problem. But if you have leaders, it’s easier to command, for my leadership it’s easier. And we have these kinds of players in our team.”