Wolves start the weekend holding an 11 point lead at the top. They have no threat going into their weekend to win at any cost with the next side Derby County stuck at 54 points. The expensively assembled Wolves side is are now being linked with names of great stature in this January window as they are expected to qualify for the riches of the English Premier League come May 2018. With the Championship trophy expected to head their way, Wolves are busy in the market with their owners ready to splash the cash to bring in quality players to their squad.
They had started the last weekend holding a 12 point lead at the top and were up against Ipswich Town. The Wanderers came away with the 0-1 win away from home at Portman Road. They worked hard last week to dispose of a side who are 12th in the table currently and were 12 points behind the league leaders prior to kick off.
Now that Derby County has dropped points in both their last two league games, Nuno Espirito Santo’s men can rest easy for the final stretch of the season.
With 65 points from after 29 game weeks, the team from Molineux Stadium who entered the New Year at the summit of the table. Wolves will be buoyed by the fact that the last 12 teams to enter the New Year at the top, have all gone on to secure automatic promotion.
Wolves will be looking to produce another fine display of football this weekend against Sheffield United to tighten their spot at the top and leave no chance for the chasing pack.
Here is how he will look to line up his team for their first clash after the January transfer window.
Formation: 3-4-3
Defence
John Ruddy can be expected in goal for the match. The defensive three is likely to consist of on-loan player Willy Boly, Ryan Bennett and Conor Coady with captain Danny Batth.
Midfield
A midfield quartet of Matt Doherty, Barry Douglas, Saiss and Ruben Neves can be expected to fill up the middle of the park for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Attack
Ivan Caveleiro is expected to start on the right. He will be supported by star performer Diogo Jota who also has entered the double digits for the season with 12 goals to his kitty. Helder Costa is expected to be the third attacker on the night.
