Wolves are looking to round off a positive run of results with another win at Wrexham before the November international break.
Roll call
Cesar Peixoto confirmed that Yerson Mosquera has suffered with a virus since the Bristol City game, meaning he missed training on Thursday and only returned on Friday. Jordan James remains out, as do Boubacar Traore and Bertrand Traore, meaning the travelling squad is likely to be very similar to Wednesday night. The head coach will assess the freshness of those who featured heavily at Ashton Gate before naming his side.
Wrexham were dealt a blow this week, with striker Sam Smith being ruled out for the rest of the season with a cruciate ligament injury which he suffered last Friday. The Red Dragons are already without attacking duo Josh Windass and Nathan Broadhead, due to respective ankle and thigh injuries. Callum O’Hare joined them in the treatment room too and may miss out again.
The form guide
Wolves head to north Wales with a spring in their step, having won their last three matches. Wednesday’s win at Bristol City was the most dramatic of the three, with Sean Neave coming off the bench to net twice and turn the game around. Prior to that, the Old Gold took six points from Molineux outings against Watford and Cardiff City. Peixoto’s men have won their last two on the road as well, with the success at Burnley coming before the trip to Ashton Gate. Can they secure the points at the Racecourse to sign off for the international break on a positive note?
Wrexham beat league leaders Middlesbrough on Wednesday and banished the memory of back-to-back defeats. George Thomason and Ollie Rathbone scored in the second half to secure a confidence boosting 2-0 win. That victory lifted the Red Dragons to 16th and improved their position significantly after defeats away to Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United. It’s been a mixed season for Wrexham, who beat Southampton on home soil back in September, but lost to West Midlands duo Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion at the Racecourse.
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A classic up tie
Wolves and Wrexham have so rarely met in the past, with their last clash coming in 1988. You have to stretch back a further seven years to the last time the Old Gold beat the north Wales outfit. That was in a 1981 FA Cup fifth round tie at Molineux which fell on Valentine’s Day.
Wrexham were a league below their hosts in the Second Division, but had a reputation for cup upsets, and took a shock lead in the first half through Steve Fox. However, Wolves boss John Barnwell then brought on Norman Bell, and he turned the game on its head by scoring twice in the space of three minutes. John Richard then confirmed Wolves’ progression with a late third. The Old Gold would go on to reach the semi-final, only to lose to Tottenham Hotspur in a replay at Highbury.
Two-goal hero Bell told Match of the Day: “I couldn’t possibly see them holding out for the full game. We hadn’t really played in the first half but still hadn’t been in any trouble. We started off a little nervously and the pitch didn’t help, so the boys were thinking twice before playing a lot of balls. I knew we could step up a gear, and we just needed that first goal, and I knew the rest would follow.”
Wolves | Bradshaw, Palmer, Parkin, Clarke, McAlle, Berry, Hibbitt, Atkinson, Gray, Richards, Eves.
