Wolves host Ipswich in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon and you can find our preview, prediction, the team news and predicted lineups down below.
Wolves vs Ipswich Preview
Both of these sides are facing the chance of relegation this season, as Wolves and Ipswich take up 19th and 18th spot, respectively.
Gary O’Neil has struggled to find the form that allowed Wolves to finish in 14th place last season and even claim scalps against Spurs and Manchester City.
The performances this season have been extremely underwhelming and O’Neil is one of the favourites to be the next sacked Premier League manager on UK betting sites.
Wolves have picked up just nine points from the opening 15 league matches and were beaten 2-1 by West Ham last time out – which was followed by some dispute between Mario Lemina and his own team.
As for Ipswich, life back in England’s top-flight has gone how many expected, winning just one game and sitting on nine points.
Kieran McKenna’s men have shown signs of promise, beating Spurs, drawing to Manchester United and in their latest fixture, the Tractor Boys looked set to beat Bournemouth before conceding two late goals to drop a 1-0 lead.
Wolves vs Ipswich Team News
Gary O’Neil’s injury issues continue and Wolves will be without Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez, Sasa Kalajdzic and Boubacar Traore.
Wolves’ number one shot-stopper, Jose Sa, is still dealing with a shoulder injury meaning Sam Johnstone will keep his place in goal.
Pablo Sarabia is facing a race against time to be fit for Saturday after a calf issue and Joao Gomes will miss the match through suspension after picking up five yellow cards.
McKenna will not be able to call upon Chiedozie Ogbene, Axel Tuanzebe, Janoi Donacien and George Hirst as they all recover from injury.
Summer additions, Kalvin Phillips and Ben Johnson, are doubts for the clash as they are dealing with some minor injury concerns.
Wolves vs Ipswich Predicted Lineups
Wolves: Johnstone; Semedo, S. Bueno, T. Gomes; Doherty, Lemina, Andre, Ait-Nouri; Bellegarde, Cunha; Strand Larsen
Ipswich: Muric; H. Clarke, O’Shea, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Chaplin, Hutchinson, Szmodics; Delap
Wolves vs Ipswich Prediction
A win is the only option for Gary O’Neil, as the next Wolves manager is reportedly being lined-up and Ipswich are also desperate to climb the table.
With that said, we expect this match to be full of chances for both teams and a score-draw seems the most likely outcome.
Prediction: Wolves 1-1 Ipswich
