Wolves are looking to get back to winning ways tonight in the Premier League, with Burnley the opponents at Molineux.
Gary O’Neil watched his side fall to a 2-1 defeat to Arsenal on Saturday, which was a scoreline that probably flattered the visitors.
Having also lost to Fulham just days earlier, it is now important for Wolves to respond.
Burnley are in town, and Wolves do not have a good recent record against the Clarets, failing to win any of the last seven meetings.
But the game is at Molineux and under the lights, and hopefully there will be an amazing atmosphere to inspire the players.
Here is a side O’Neil could go with…
Predicted Wolves XI to face Burnley – Pablo Sarabia comes in as O’Neil makes three changes
Jose Sa went off injured against Arsenal but O’Neil has suggested he’ll be OK to play tonight.
It’s not likely that there will be any changes to the defence, with the back three and wing-backs system seemingly here to stay.
Nelson Semedo and Hugo Bueno will probably line up as the wing-backs, with Max Kilman, Craig Dawson and Toti Gomes as the back three.
O’Neil will surely welcome Mario Lemina and Joao Gomes back into the midfield, after both missed the game with Arsenal due to suspension.
Their energy and tenacity were really missed against the Gunners and it will be good to have those things again tonight.
The attack will be interesting. O’Neil will really not want to leave out Hwang Hee-chan or Matheus Cunha – a player Vincent Kompany rates highly – with both stars in really good form. It’s a quick turnaround from the weekend, but Wolves ideally need the duo on the field being the goal threats that they are.
There may well be one change though, with Pablo Sarabia an option.
Sarabia has not started a Premier League game now for Wolves since September 3, but he seems to be knocking on the door for one.
His cameo against Tottenham Hotspur was amazing, but then he was rather unfortunate not to get any minutes against Fulham.
Against Arsenal, the £4 million man came off the bench and Wolves did improve after his introduction.
Perhaps it is now time for him to come back into the side, at the expense of someone like Jean-Ricner Bellegarde. It would be a bold decision to drop Bellegarde to the bench, but if Sarabia – who O’Neil has said has ‘unbelievable quality’ – is to come in then you’d imagine he will be the one to make way.
Wolves (3-4-3): Sa/Kilman (c), Dawson, Toti/Semedo, Lemina, Gomes, H.Bueno/Sarabia, Cunha, Hwang.
