Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Bromwich Albion - prediction, team news, lineups

One of the fiercest rivalries successful English shot volition pen its adjacent section connected Sunday afternoon, erstwhile Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion conscionable astatine Molineux for the Black Country derby successful the Championship.

The Old Gold were dumped retired of the EFL Cup by Everton earlier successful the week, whilst the Baggies person been afforded implicit 7 days to retrieve pursuing a second-tier gully with Queens Park Rangers astatine The Hawthorns.

Match preview

Wolves are backmost astatine their Molineux basal this play aft 4 consecutive distant matches crossed each competitions, with the latest of those trips ending successful a third-round EFL Cup decision to Premier League Everton.

Nevertheless, Cesar Peixoto's men person made a decent commencement to their archetypal second-tier run successful 8 years, winning their astir caller league lucifer implicit Sheffield United courtesy of a 90th-minute Raul Jimenez goal.

Only 3 of Wolves' 9 competitory contests truthful acold person arrived successful the Black Country, with caller caput manager Peixoto guiding his broadside to an unbeaten commencement (W2 D1) astatine Molineux, netting 9 goals on the way.

Due to a fixture postponement, the Old Gold person played a crippled less than their promotion rivals but inactive beryllium successful a respectable seventh spot successful the Championship standings, 3 points down West Ham United astatine the precise acme of the table.

Meetings betwixt these 2 Black Country rivals person been uncommon successful caller times, however, Wolves presently clasp the bragging rights aft goals from Pedro Neto and Matheus Cunha sealed FA Cup occurrence implicit the Baggies successful January 2024.

On Sunday, West Brom instrumentality to Molineux with supporters for the archetypal clip since February 2012, erstwhile Peter Odemwingie netted a hat-trick during a 5-1 triumph which scarred a procreation of Old Gold faithful.

The information that the Baggies produced and sold DVD highlights of that fixture truly showcases however overmuch the satellite has moved connected since they past visited the location of their arch rivals with supporters. Nevertheless, Albion inactive person enjoyable caller memories astatine the venue.

Instead of packing the Billy Wright stand, West Brom fans gathered successful beforehand of their TV screens and watched Matheus Pereira transmission the tone of Odemwingie successful January 2021, erstwhile the exceptional Brazilian starred with 2 goals during a 3-2 win.

Whilst the Black Country powerfulness equilibrium has surely shifted since the precocious 2010s, the Baggies are by nary means the underdogs this weekend, with James Morrison's broadside sitting joint-top of the Championship connected 14 points.

Current caput manager Morrison was controlling the Molineux midfield during that 5-1 battering 14 years ago, and the 40-year-old volition anticipation for a akin show from the likes of Rabby Nzingoula and Jayson Molumby connected Sunday.

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Team News

Wolves suffered a important wounded stroke during the nonaccomplishment astatine Everton, with prima striker Raul Jimenez picking up a genu issue.

Old Gold brag Peixoto has stated that the Mexican volition beryllium sidelined until aft the planetary break, meaning that Adam Armstrong should pb the hosts' attacking enactment successful the derby.

Yet to marque an quality since his summertime power from Standard Liege, Rafiki Said is inactive nursing a musculus injury.

Earning his debut for Wolves astatine the Hill Dickinson Stadium earlier successful the week, Bertrand Traore scored during his lone erstwhile quality against the Baggies successful December 2020.

West Brom person a continued lack astatine right-back, wherever Nolan Galves is presently unavailable owed to a genu problem.

Brayann Pereira is backmost from suspension and could commencement successful defence, however, it is apt that Morrison keeps Callum Styles astatine right-back for a high-profile fixture this weekend.

Wolverhampton Wanderers imaginable starting lineup:

Sa; Tchatchoua; Djiga, Krejci, Bueno; Andre, Munetsi, James, Lopez, Mane; Armstrong

West Bromwich Albion imaginable starting lineup:

O'Leary; Styles, Phillips, Campbell, Townsend; Molumby, Nzingoula, Whitwell, Price; Morgan, Heggebo

We say: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 West Bromwich Albion

The archetypal Black Country derby astatine Molineux with supporters successful implicit 14 years is acceptable to beryllium a peculiar juncture connected Sunday afternoon.

Wolves and West Brom are comparatively well-balanced connected the transportation astatine the moment, meaning that a frantic and chaotic gully could beryllium connected the cards.

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