Wolves dealt injury triple blow on eve of Aston Villa clash

Wolves are sweating over the fitness of Rayan Ait-Nouri and Toti Gomes ahead of their clash with Aston Vila at the weekend.

Left-back could be an area of concern when Gary O'Neil makes his team selection, as his two options are nursing injuries. Both players aren't dealing with serious problems, and will be assessed as they participate in their final training session before the West Midlands Derby.

Neither player featured on Wednesday night with Matt Doherty filling in the role. Gomes wasn't in the squad against Newcastle United, whilst Ait-Nouri hobbled off against the Magpies with an ankle twist.

"Need to check on Toti and Rayan today in training to see how they go," said O'Neil to Sky Sports News.

"Neither of them have done too much this week. Both have still got a bit to do to make sure that they are available for tomorrow.”

In another bit of bad news, Boubacar Traore looks to be out until Christmas. He's only played 45 minutes of football this season, and came off against Burnley last month, and the full extent of that injury is that he'll miss a considerable period of games.

“Bouba (Boubacar Traore) is still out, and is on crutches at the moment,” the manager added. He's had to repair his knee, and will be out till around Christmas.”

Goncalo Guedes is fit to play, but his minutes will be managed. The 27-year-old was on the score sheet in midweek, and played 82 minutes down in Sussex before making way for Jorgen Strand Larsen.

O’Neil added: “A few tired bodies on the back of a high-intensity game on Wednesday. Injury wise apart from Rayan and Toti, who unfortunately play in the same position, we're fine.”

Other absentees include Bastien Meupiyou who joined the club from Nantes with a pre-existing injury, as well as Sasa Kalajdzic, and Enso Gonzalez.