Wolves v West Ham United

Words cannot describe how a important a game this is. In terms of recent results, West Ham have taken a turn for the better whereas we have taken the opposite turn but all that could change tomorrow. Win, and we should be out of the bottom three come 6pm on Sunday. Lose, and we're in a world of trouble and a draw won't do us favours either.

With Karl Henry's petulance leading him to being banned for three games, a void in the centre midfield needs to be filled and I hope Nenad Milijas will fill it as he has had his say in these relegation clashes on more than occasion, leaving Michael Mancienne to do all the graft. Steven Mouyokolo has completed his first 90 minutes in the reserves in the week and a fresh change at the back is always welcome in a bid to get our first clean sheet this season, maybe at Christophe Berra's expense? And if the first 45 minutes looks bleak, I'd like to see the fit-again Stephen Hunt jump off the bench and try and make a difference. It remains to be seen if Kevin Doyle will be 100%, if not, then I have full confidence in Steven Fletcher and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake doing a job.

West Ham looks as though they're starting to turn things around, must be something to do with that Jewish-thing Avram Grant attended as they've been undefeated since. Thomas Hitzlsperger being out four months is a boost for tomorrow and the games ahead as he has a cannon of a left foot. Not much to shout about for West Ham other than the fact that Carlton Cole has not scored this season andif there's one thing we are quite renowned for doing, it's helping teams and players end their hoodoos. But Frederic Piquionne is someone to watch out for at this point and time.

My head says 2-2, but my heart says must and will win, and it would be nice to stick it to Messrs Gold and Sullivan.

'Grobs'

POSSIBLE LINE-UP

WOLVES (4-4-2): Hahnemann; Foley, Craddock, Berra, Ward; Edwards, Mancienne, Milijas, Jarvis; Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher

WEST HAM (4-4-2): Green; Jacobsen, da Costa, Upson, Gabbidon; Faubert, Parker, Noble Boa Morte; Obinna, Piquionne

KEY PLAYER: Scott Parker. Everything that West Ham does, he's at the heart of it. Was the best player on the field when we stuffed them in March.

WEAKEST LINK: Fresh on the England scrapheap, it's Robert Green and Matthew Upson, not to mention that they're out of form. Their declines could be our advantage.

ODDS (with William Hill) (see more odds)

WIN: Wolves 5/4; Draw 9/4; West Ham 11/5

FIRST GOALSCORER: Fletcher (Wolves) 11/2; Obinna (West Ham) 11/2; Piquionne (West Ham) 6/1; Doyle (Wolves) 13/2; Ebanks-Blake (Wolves) 13/2; Cole (West Ham) 13/2; Barrera (West Ham) 8/1; McCarthy (West Ham) 8/1; Jarvis (Wolves) 10/1; Hunt (Wolves); 10/1; Jones (Wolves) 12/1; Parker (West Ham) 12/1; Noble (West Ham) 14/1; Milijas (Wolves) 20/1; Craddock (Wolves) 25/1; Mancienne (Wolves) 33/1; Faubert (West Ham) 33/1; Upson (West Ham) 33/1

NOTABLE MUTUAL ALUMNI: Shaun Newton, Kevin Keen, David Kelly, Gary Breen, Paul Ince

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