Wolverhampton Wanderers have the opportunity to soar into the Premier League top half as they take on Brentford at Gtech Community Stadium on Wednesday. The Old Gold are full of confidence after beating fellow mid-table side Chelsea 2-1 at Molineux on Christmas Eve and will be keen to get another positive result on the board.
Brentford, who have won just one of their last six Premier League outings, are rather off the boil at the moment. The Bees have a game in hand on many teams in the division but have fallen to within just four points of the relegation zone. Wolves will be hoping they can take advantage of Brentford's low confidence but must still show plenty of respect for their opposition.
Gary O'Neil has a couple of selection dilemmas as Craig Dawson is a doubt after going off against Chelsea with a knee laceration and Pedro Neto is back but is yet to start since his hamstring injury. Birmingham World has taken a look at those key decisions – as well as the rest of the squad – to form a predicted lineup. Here are the 11 players expected to play at Brentford.
1. GK - Jose Sa
Sa returned from injury and had a mixed game but should start again. Dan Bentley isn’t too far behind but is still the second choice.
2. RWB - Nelson Semedo
Semedo sometimes struggled with Raheem Sterling but performed better against Chelsea than he has for the most part recently.
3. CB - Max Kilman
The skipper led his defensive counterparts superbly on Christmas Eve and he’ll be hoping to do so again in the capital.
4. CB - Santi Bueno
Bueno stepped in for an injured Craig Dawson at the end of the Chelsea clash and we think he’ll now make his first Premier League start. Dawson isn’t guaranteed to miss out but he has a knee laceration.