Wolverhampton Wanderers have the opportunity to soar into the Premier League top half as they take on Sheffield United away from home on Saturday afternoon. Five games unbeaten as it stands, Gary O’Neil’s men are buoying with confidence and sit just one point behind Brentford in tenth.
The Old Gold held Newcastle United to a point at Molineux last time out, following on from wins over AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City, as well as points gained from Aston Villa and Luton Town. The expectation will be to gain all three this weekend, though, as Sheffield United are in dire form.
Blades manager Paul Heckingbottom is in the pressure cooker after failing to guide his team to a single win in the opening 10 matches of the season. Just one draw – against Everton – and nine defeats leaves the newly promoted side in a great deal of bother.
Even despite the immense disparity in form, Wolves need to take care not to underestimate their opponents and we think O’Neil will field a strong lineup as a result. With that in mind, here are the 11 Wanderers players we reckon will start at Bramall Lane.
9. LM - Rayan Ait-Nouri
Continuing to improve under O’Neil and will be keen to continue the momentum with increased confidence. The Algerian works so well at both ends of the field. | Getty Images
10. ST - Matheus Cunha
Appears to be improving every single week, especially with his dribbling. Still needs to add more goals to his game but simply has to start. | Getty Images
11. ST - Sasa Kalajdzic
Once again overlooked is Fabio Silva but for good reason as £15 million forard Kalajdzic should be a good match for a tall and physical Blades team. | Getty Images