Away to Wolves, Saturday 6th
The Craig Dawson derby.
I saw something the other day that said that we conceded 78 goals in 64 league games with Craig Dawson in the side, and since he left we've conceded 85 in 49. We also never conceded more than 3 goals in a game in any of Dawson's appearances, and have done it 8 times since he left. A mountain. A hero. What a guy.
I saw something the other day that said that we conceded 78 goals in 64 league games with Craig Dawson in the side, and since he left we've conceded 85 in 49. We also never conceded more than 3 goals in a game in any of Dawson's appearances, and have done it 8 times since he left. A mountain. A hero. What a guy.
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Coufal - Mavropanos - Zouma - Emerson
Soucek - Alvarez
Bowen - Paqueta - Kudus
Antonio
Team picks itself at the moment - although I’d rather Kudus not on the left.
We really need 3 points are we will begin to slip back into mid-table over the coming weeks.
Tough game but Wolves have ran out of puff a little over last few games (1 win in last 5).
The squad is an issue because we don’t seem able to make changes in a game to the attacking area. If Antonio is blowing, would it not make sense to bring on Cornet & Ings for Antonio & one other & play them as a two up top, with Ings maybe slightly deeper. I get Ings can’t play as a lone forward in this side.
We can’t keep 1) leaving the 11 on all game & 2) replacing Antonio with KP or JWP.
But regardless of our form, both sides should be looking at it as 3 points.
Matheus Cuhna and Hee-chan Hwang both picked up hamstring injuries in February while other options Pedro Neto and Jean-Ricer Bellegarde both hobbled off against Fulham at the beginning of March
For the last four games a couple of U20s, 19yo Nathan Fraser and 18yo Leon Chiwome, have started up front although they've not been impressive and neither has managed to get a shot on target in the last three games
Neto and Hwang aren't expected back any time soon, Bellegarde is close to recovery but Cuhna did reappear on Tuesday against Burnley as a 76th minute substitute although whether he’s fit enough to start is another question
And to top it off Craig Dawson has missed the last four with a groin
Meanwhile Algerian LB/LWB/LM Rayan Ait-Nouri is having a fine streak with three goals in the last four.
GO'N press conference due to start 1pm
Premier League
Referee: Harrington, Tony
Assistant Referee: Scholes, Mark
Assistant Referee: Howson, Akil
Fourth Official: England, Darren
Video Assistant Referee: Robinson, Tim
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Holmes, Adrian
Bellegarde and Neto definitely out
Cunha hasn't had any "issues" since playing 19 minutes on Tuesday
Let’s try not to tempt fate too much.
If you support a team long enough and have enough disappointments, I salute anyone who goes into a weekend with hope that others foul up and do us favours whiilst we somehow conjour up an away Wolves win
Subs: Anang (GK), Johnson, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Cresswell, Phillips, Cornet, Ings, Antonio
Alvarez back, Antonio rested
It was a tough decision because Micky has been playing well, but also an easy decision because he’s played three games in a week and played 90 minutes in midweek, so we felt as if it was probably the right choice and with Edson coming back it gave us the opportunity to do so," he told Premier League Productions, before looking ahead to the game itself.
RW Pablo Sarabia will likely start up front, played as a striker against Man Utd in August
Dawson also on the bench
Edson the defensive midfielder! He is easy to read, when in defensive mode it's an extra DM and when in attacking mode its the attacker. Lets hope it works out.