Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui is facing somewhat of a selection headache for his side's clash against Leeds United on Saturday afternoon after he confirmed that striker Hee Chan Hwang has been ruled out through injury.
Leeds travel to Molineux for another vital Premier League game in their battle against relegation. The congested nature of the bottom-half of the table means that just five points separate the bottom nine clubs heading into this weekend's round of fixtures.
Wolves sit four points head of the Whites in 13th place, meaning that victory for Javi Gracia's side would see them move just a point off their hosts despite them kicking off the match six places above them. Tyler Adams' hamstring injury sustained in a training session ahead of Saturday's game will see Leeds with an alarming hole to fill left by the American, yet the visitors are not the only ones with injury concerns heading into the match.
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Lopetegui confirmed that Hwang, who scored during their 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United last weekend, has now been ruled out through injury.
“Unfortunately, we have an injury with Hee Chan," the Wolves boss said. "But the rest are more or less ready. We have a little bit of a problem with another player, but we have to wait until tomorrow or until tonight to have more information, but it’s clear that Hee Chan is out.
“Hee Chan is an important player for us, but unfortunately, he’s not here so we have to put our confidence in other players. We trust in all the squad, all the players, and we have to put the trust in those chosen. We hope that Hee Chan is ready as soon as possible, but now, the more important players are the ones who are ready and available for tomorrow [Saturday].”
Wolves also look set to be without Hugo Bueno, Boubacar Traore, Chiquinho, Diego Costa and Sasa Kalajdzic. Though as Leeds fans have come to terms with under Gracia, Lopetegui did not want to give too much away in terms of his players' recovery times and availability.
Both Matheus Cunha and Pablo Sarabia however are expected to be fit enough to feature against Leeds after initial concerns over their fitness were raised in the week.
Predicted Wolves XI to take on Leeds (4-2-3-1): Sa; Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Ait-Nouri; Neves, Lemina; Neto, Sarabia, Podence; Jimenez.
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