Tomorrow, we head off to Blackpool in the hope of that we grab a win away from home for the first time this season in what could be a 'do or die' moment in our season.
Christophe Berra got through a full training session this week and should take his spot in place of Steven Mouyokolo. After being picked off with 4-4-2 by Bolton, we must go back to the tried and trusted 4-5-1 formation, Blackpool may not have the most glamourous players in the division but that doesn't mean that they can shock people and play football because they have. The left-back position is becoming increasingly problematic so could it be time to try the talented and determined yet home-ridden-minded Jelle van Damme? Otherwise it's got to be a unchanged side.
It's intresting to mention that the hosts' surprisingly successful season thus far has been down to the results on the road rather than making a fortress out of Bloomfield Road with their only win there coming against West Brom three weeks ago. Blackpool will be without Matthew Gilks, who this season has been difference between wither a result, a defeat or a cricket scoreline so Ghanaian international Richard Kingson will step in and Charlie Adam could well play through the pain in his knee. Good times.
A few cynical fans say that if we don't get anything from this game, we're going down, many others could well follow this theory if that's the case, but a win for us could see us within touching distance of 17th.
'Grobs'
POSSIBLE LINE-UPS
WOLVES (4-5-1): Hahnemann; Foley, Stearman, Berra, Elokobi; Jarvis, Milijas, Henry, Edwards, Hunt; Doyle. Subs: Hennessey, van Damme, Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher, Jones, Mancienne, Mouyokolo
BOLTON (4-4-2): Kingson; Eardley, Evatt, Cathcart, Crainey; Grandin, Adam, Vaughan; Varney, Campbell, Taylor. Subs: Halstead, Rob Edwards, Keinan, Southern, Sylvestre, Phillips, Harewood
ODDS (with William Hill) (see more odds)
WIN: Blackpool 8/5; Draw 11/5; Wolves 7/4
FIRST GOALSCORER: Blackpool - Campbell 11/2, Harewood 6/1, Varney 13/2, Adam 15/2, Eardley 25/1, Evatt 33/1 Wolves - Doyle 13/2, Fletcher 7/1, Ebanks-Blake 7/1, Jarvis 11/1, Milijas 16/1, Stearman 33/1
KEY PLAYER: Luke Varney. Once a journeyman, now one of the Tangerines' star players this season with his work rate. If our left-back position doesn't fly up straight then this man could exploit it time and time again.
WEAKEST LINK: Richard Kingson. Contrary to what has been said about him in Ghana's World Cup adventure, he remains unconvincing.
NOTABLE MUTUAL ALUMNI: Mo Camara, Emlyn Hughes, Rob Edwards, Paul Simpson, John Burridge
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