Wolverhampton Wanderers host Bolton Wanderers for Molineux Stadium inside Championship, and di game kick off by 19:45. Sky Sports+ dey broadcast am live. César Peixoto na Wolves manager and e set di team for 4-2-3-1. Steven Schumacher na Bolton manager and e line up di side for 4-4-2.
Wolves dey fifth for Championship and dem wan bounce back after 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough for dia last match. Bolton dey 17th and dem wan stop poor run wey don leave dem closer to relegation places pass safety. Di visitors lost 1-2 to Stoke City for dia last game and dem don struggle for consistency, winning just two of dia last five games across all competitions.
Peixoto side don show say dem fit grind out results, with wins over West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield United in recent weeks, but dem need sharpen up at home to maintain promotion push. Bolton don win two and lose three of dia last five matches. Dia most recent game na 1-2 defeat to Stoke City for Championship. Di Trotters produce high-scoring 3-4 win at Norwich City and 1-0 victory over Cardiff City during dis period, but dem also suffer heavy 4-0 loss to Millwall and 2-3 defeat to West Ham United. Bolton score 11 goals and concede 11 across those five games.
Wolves record for dia last five matches across all competitions na two wins, one draw, and two losses. Dia most recent game end in 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough for Championship. Earlier for dat run, Wolves beat Sheffield United 1-0 away and West Bromwich Albion 1-0 at home, while dem draw 2-2 with Birmingham City. Dem also suffer 1-0 Carabao Cup exit to Everton, scoring four goals and conceding four across di five fixtures.
Di most recent meeting between these two clubs come in April 2018, when Wolverhampton Wanderers win 4-0 away at Bolton Wanderers for Championship. Across di last five head-to-head fixtures, Wolves get stronger record, with three wins to Bolton one, and one match ending in draw. Wolves score 14 goals across those five games, while Bolton manage six. For Championship table, Wolverhampton Wanderers sit fifth, placing dem firmly in contention for play-off positions, while Bolton Wanderers are 17th, leaving dem in need of points to move away from lower reaches of table. Di gap in league position gives dis fixture added edge, with stakes very different for each side.
As di match dey go, Mateus Mané of Wolverhampton Wanderers collect yellow card for bad foul. Foul by Mateus Mané. Ethan Erhahon of Bolton Wanderers win free kick for defensive half. Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Thierry Gale is caught offside. Jordan James of Wolverhampton Wanderers right footed shot from right side of box is blocked, assisted by Fer López. Nasser Djiga of Wolverhampton Wanderers header from right side of six yard box is high and wide to right following corner. Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Gaizka Larrazabal. Fer López wins free kick for attacking half. Foul by Ethan Erhahon.
Mateus Mané right footed shot from left side of box is close, but e miss to right, assisted by Ladislav Krejcí following fast break. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde of Wolverhampton Wanderers win free kick for defensive half. Foul by Akin Famewo of Bolton Wanderers. Josh Sheehan of Bolton Wanderers right footed shot from outside box is saved in top centre of goal by José Sá of Wolverhampton Wanderers. Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Mateus Mané is caught offside. Fer López is caught offside. Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Samuel Iling-Junior.
Adam Armstrong of Wolverhampton Wanderers right footed shot from centre of box miss to left, assisted by Kieran Trippier with cross. Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Kieran Trippier is caught offside. Adam Armstrong right footed shot from centre of box is blocked, assisted by Kieran Trippier. Josh Sheehan of Bolton Wanderers win free kick for defensive half.
