PREVIEW WOLVES TRIP TO FULHAM

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• On defender Hugo Bueno signing a new deal during the international break: “I think it’s fantastic for us. He’s a player who has come through the academy, has been successful and deserves a contract. It’ll be good to get him back in and push the boys in the starting XI.”

• Wolves are “hopeful” Hwang Hee-chan will also extend his time at the club: “The club are obviously in talks with Channy and I’m a huge Channy fan. Hopefully it goes well. He’s been incredible for me since I arrived with his work ethic and the way he does what you ask with a smile. His grit and determination.”

• Pedro Neto will not be available to face Fulham and the winger still has a “little bit more work to do” to get back to full fitness. There is still “no exact time frame” for his return but O’Neil hopes he will be back in contention in the coming weeks.

• Craig Dawson will also be missing for the game but Wolves have “loads of options” in defence: “Santi [Santiago Bueno] has been here for some time now, I’m not sure how long but probably 10 weeks or so. He’s working extremely hard all the time to make himself a good option for us at the start of games. The most like-for-like [replacement] would be Santi.”

• On Fulham’s attacking danger: “They are still a good side. They offer a real threat. Their wide players are a big threat with Willian still being really productive on the left for them and Harry Wilson or Bobby [De Cordova-Reid] off the other side too.”

• O’Neil added: “They’re a good side that we’ll need to be at it [to beat]. Premier League away games are tough, we’ve managed to win a couple so far. It would be good to add another one on Monday night for us.”

• On facing former players Raul Jimenez and Adama Traore: “Those two are still spoken about warmly round here. Sometimes the timing means you don’t get the farewell you’d have liked, but that hasn’t changed how people think of them here.”