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Preston North End will be without suspended left-back Greg Cunningham for the visit of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Tom Clarke (knock) and Paul Gallagher are doubts, but defender Ben Davies (virus) may be able to feature.
Wolves striker Leo Bonatini and midfielder Romain Saiss missed the win over QPR on 10 February but their injuries are not long-term problems.
On-loan Bournemouth striker Benik Afobe is pushing for his first start after making two substitute appearances.
Wolves have won their past three games and will start the match 12 points clear at the top of the Championship.
SAM's prediction
Home win 27% Draw 28% Away win 45%
SAM, the Sports Analytics Machine, is a super-computer built by @ProfIanMcHale of the University of Liverpool.
Match facts
Each of the last three league meetings between these teams at Deepdale have ended as draws, with two of those ending goalless.
Wolves have not beaten Preston in three consecutive league matches since September 1986 (a run of four).
League leaders Wolves have made the fewest changes to their starting line-up in the Championship this season (33).
Wolves are the first Championship team to record 71+ points after the first 31 games of the season since Reading (76) in 2005-06. The Royals went on to gain 106 points in that campaign, a second-tier record.
Preston have lost just one of their last 15 Championship matches (W7 D7), losing to Middlesbrough on New Year's Day.
Only Wolves (four) have lost fewer games in the Championship this season than Preston (six - level with Aston Villa and Derby).
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posted on 18/2/18
Well I certainly have never argued that we couldn’t do well without another striker but what I and virtually every other Wolves fan has argued is that in that position and right wing back we don’t have natural cover, and for a club that is not short of cash that’s a risk that is not necessary to take. We were foiled at the last minute in trying to bring in Locadia in the summer and have brought in Mir and Afobe in this winter so I presume the club feel the same. I am certain Thelwell not Nuno proposed Afobe, I am also certain that the deal would not have gone through without Nuno’s support
posted on 19/2/18
Changing the subject I can’t believe any team in the country has had as many players sent off against them as Wolves have had this season. Also can’t imagine Wolves have ever had as many in their history. Surely unprecedented
posted on 19/2/18
comment by Spangles (U17289)
posted 12 minutes ago
Changing the subject I can’t believe any team in the country has had as many players sent off against them as Wolves have had this season. Also can’t imagine Wolves have ever had as many in their history. Surely unprecedented
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yes, 7 or 8 red cards against us...and probably half as many that should have been given but weren't. we really are too good for this league
posted on 19/2/18
I have to disagree with you about Mir, cinci. We paid 1m for him and I believe he was intended to be "cover" for Bonatini. We got Afobe at the last minute, literally and he seems to have fallen behind Afobe in the pecking order. It's quite a risk to take if, by your suggestion, he wasn't intended for any games this season.
posted on 19/2/18
Until we NEED to start either Afobe or Mir ahead of the current incumbents I think assessments are premature.
posted on 19/2/18
I agree with that wulfrun and we can only comment on what we have seen which isn't very much. But I feel Bonatini is more suited to the way we play than Afobe, and I don't think Afobe or Mir have done enough in the games they have played to warrant game time ahead of Jota, Costa, Cavaleiro or Bonatini. And we know all about Afobe anyway and there wont be any surprises to come from him. He can score goals at this level, has struggled in the Premier League, and his all round game is limited. He has gone from 5th choice at Bournemouth to 5th choice at Wolves but I still think signing him on loan is a good move, although from what little we have seen I think there is a real possibility his game has gone backwards since he was here last time. Personally I wouldn't sign him outright even if he does end up scoring a few in the next 3 months, I think there will be many better players available to us.
Whereas we haven't seen much of Gibbs White either but what we have seen has been impressive and his sub appearances would certainly have earned him more game time if we selected him
posted on 19/2/18
would have been rank bad management bearing in mind the brutal treatment jota, cav and costa get every week to have not taken out a £3mill insurance policy to cover their possible abscence.
nunu doesnt do bad management
posted on 19/2/18
Also have to say about Gibbs White, he came on to the pitch at half time at Preston for a kick around with Afobe and Norris, and he looks such a talented player. His touch and ball control is exceptional and he certainly wouldn't look out of place alongside our Portugese superstars. Wonder if Nuno would give him a chance ahead of N'Diaye and Saiss
posted on 19/2/18
comment by Spangles (U17289)
posted about an hour ago
Also have to say about Gibbs White, he came on to the pitch at half time at Preston for a kick around with Afobe and Norris, and he looks such a talented player. His touch and ball control is exceptional and he certainly wouldn't look out of place alongside our Portugese superstars. Wonder if Nuno would give him a chance ahead of N'Diaye and Saiss
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Maybe give him a start if and when promotion is secured. He's so easy on the eye when on the ball and I hope he can blossom into a top player.
posted on 19/2/18
comment by wolfieintheSunshineState (U16306)
posted about 9 hours ago
I have to disagree with you about Mir, cinci. We paid 1m for him and I believe he was intended to be "cover" for Bonatini. We got Afobe at the last minute, literally and he seems to have fallen behind Afobe in the pecking order. It's quite a risk to take if, by your suggestion, he wasn't intended for any games this season.
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We may have got Afobe at the last minute but we were in talks for weeks on and off.
And Mir was definitely not the intended back up