Wolverhampton Wanderers will entertain West Ham United at the Molineux Stadium this weekend as they looked to earn a positive result at home in the Premier League. The West Midlands club were held to a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest but lost on penalties in the EFL Cup recently, so they will be eager to return to winning ways this Saturday.
Julen Lopetegui will set his team up in a 4-3-3 formation and could make a lot of changes to his first XI for this game. We can expect Ruben Neves and Daniel Podence to play from the start of this league game at the Molineux.
4-3-3 Wolves Predicted Lineup To Face West Ham United
Defence
Jose Sa will feature in goal for Wolves after shipping in one goal in his last outing. Nathan Collins will once again feature alongside Max Kilman at the centre of Wolves’ backline as they try to keep the Hammers from creating too many chances on the counter.
Nelsen Semedo will get the nod to operate at right-back while Hugo Bueno hopes to catch the eye on the other flank as the left-back. Both of them will get the license to get forward and express themselves in the opponent’s half.
Jonny Castro will be available for selection on the bench as he provides cover for the defensive spots.
Midfield
Joao Moutinho, Ruben Neves and Matheus Nunes will make up Lopetegui’s midfield as they focus on dominating the midfield battle and orchestrating some inviting chances in the final third. All three of them need to be at the top of their game if Wolves are to come out on top and secure all three points from this Premier League home game.
Joe Hodge will have to settle for a spot on the bench and might come on to make an impact in the second half if Lopetegui opts to call upon his services.
Attack
Daniel Podence will function as the left-sided wide player while Adama Traore fills in on the other flank as the right-sided winger. Both of them will be given the chance to stretch the opposition defence and engineer some decent chances in the final third. Matheus Cunha will spearhead the Wolves attack on the offensive front.
Hwang Hee-chan and Raul Jimenez will have to be content with a spot on the bench as they await their opportunity to shine in the second 45 minutes if needed.
