Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United. Premier League.
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Friday 10 January 2020 16:15, UK
Team news, key stats and prediction ahead of Wolves vs Newcastle in the Premier League.
Wolves will be without forward Diogo Jota again for the Premier League visit of Newcastle.
Jota picked up a dead leg during the defeat at Watford on New Year's Day, and will have further scans to determine the extent of the problem.
Patrick Cutrone appears set to join Fiorentina, but midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White is available for selection having now recovered from a back problem. Defender Willy Boly has stepped up his own rehabilitation following a fractured ankle.
Newcastle head coach Steve Bruce has had mixed fortunes on the injury front ahead of the trip to Molineux.
Defenders Paul Dummett and Jetro Willems (both groin) and Ciaran Clark (calf), as well as strikers Andy Carroll (hamstring), Miguel Almiron (groin) and Dwight Gayle (muscle injury), are all fit.
However, defenders Fabian Schar and Javier Manquillo (both hamstring) and Jamaal Lascelles (fractured tibia) are out, as is midfielder Jonjo Shelvey and striker Allan Saint-Maximin (both hamstring), while wing-back DeAndre Yedlin (knee) and midfielder Ki Sung-yueng and frontman Yoshinori Muto (both knocks) are doubts.
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I have been singing the praises of Newcastle but now they have hit a brick wall. Steve Bruce needs a couple of loans but I don't think he will get the money for a purchase, unless they sell a player to earn it.
They have a few injuries too so they are struggling. I have no idea who they will be targeting but they need players in, as they are in a bit of a free fall situation at the moment. Wolves are not overly glamorous but they are sitting in seventh, six points off the Champions League places, so they will want to get the job done and get away from it.
However, it is these types of games that Wolves struggle with, and I think they will struggle once more. They have played a massive amount of games - sometimes you get a rest but it is a mental fatigue as much as a physical fatigue, so they could come unstuck here.
CHARLIE PREDICTS: 1-1 (13/2 with Sky Bet)
Wolves to be ruthless?
Although Charlie has backed both sides to share the spoils, 81 per cent are backing a home win at Molineux, as Wolves look to propel themselves to a Champions League spot. With £250k on the line, what score will you predict?