Wolves travel to the East Midlands to face Nottingham Forest for a three o’clock kick off, who currently sit just outside the the relegation zone. O’Neil’s team need three points to keep their European dream alive, but the Reds will be looking for three points to try and expand the gap at the bottom of the table.
A game of familiar faces as Wolves will come against former manager Nuno Espirito Santo, his coaching staff and Wolves academy graduate Morgan Gibbs-White.
Forest come into the game following their recent defeat to Tottenham Hotspur and have a handful of injuries: Taiwo Awoniyi and Nuno Tavares are both out with thigh injuries, former Wolves player Willy Boly is out with a muscle injury.
For the visitors, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is set to remain on the sidelines with a knee problem. Hwang Hee-Chan has returned to training and could feature, alongside Craig Dawson who will want to get his place back in the starting line-up.
Rayan Ait-Nouri was substituted off in the recent fixture through injury, since this game Ait-Nouri has been pictured in the gym at the training ground. It is rumoured the Algerian could be rested for this fixture.
Matheus Cunha could be given his first start since returning from his hamstring injury.
One to watch for Wolves in this game will be Joao Gomes, who will have a job on his hands to keep Morgan Gibbs-White quiet.
One to watch for the hosts will be Chris Wood, who has scored six goals against Wolves. Wood has only scored more goals against West Ham (7), and scored his first Premier League hat-trick against Wolves in April 2021.
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