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Wolves have one foot already in the next round of the Europa League unless Armenian outfit Pyunik pull off one of the shocks of the century at Molineux tonight.
Nuno Santo’s side carry a four-goal advantage into what is their fourth Europa League fixture of the season having only played once so far in the Premier League – a 0-0 stalemate at Leicester City on Sunday.
Wolves could face Italian outfit Torino in a final playoff tie to determine who reaches the group stage and the Portuguese boss has remained coy on his possible team selection ahead of the second leg, saying:
“We’ll try to find the best 11 that we can for the game. For sure, that will be our main objective, compete and perform well in the game.”
With so many matches on the horizon, Santo may rotate his squad slightly whilst ensuring there’s no complacency creeping in with the side four goals to the good.
Here’s how we predict they will line up tonight:
A number of the team’s influential players should keep their squad place – the likes of captain Conor Coady, Ruben Neves and Rui Patricio will ensure that no one’s getting ahead of themselves.
Though, the West Midlands club will face five games inside two weeks starting against Manchester United on Monday night, so if there’s any fixture they should rotate players for in order to keep them fresh then it is surely this one.
Real Madrid’s promising centre-back Jesus Vallejo can’t have come to England on loan to warm the bench so he will be hoping to make his debut against Pyunik – he has a Champions League trophy to his name so European nights like this shouldn’t faze him.
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There could be a surprise inclusion for youngster Max Kilman. The 22-year-old has played just one minute of competitive football at Molineux, but this summer Santo has been training him in Coady’s role so he could be ready for a start.
Adama Traore doesn’t need his passport today so there’s no excuses for him not to start on the right whilst Ruben Vinagre could continue on the other side at left wing-back.
In midfield, Roman Saiss could play there again just like he did in the first leg of the tie with Morgan Gibbs-White being gifted the chance to sit behind the two strikers. Neves is yet to play a full game so he should be fresher than most for this home fixture.
Santo has called on his squad to be more clinical following their 0-0 draw in the Premier League so Raul Jimenez may keep his spot, whilst Patrick Cutrone is in line for his full debut after a pair of substitute appearances.
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