Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Nottingham Forest

Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest are set to trade tackles in a bottom-half Premier League encounter at Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton eked out a 1-0 home win against relegation-battling Burnley in midweek Premier League action, but their performance flattered to deceive. Consistency has been an issue for Gary O’Neil’s side as they’ve lost three of their last five league outings, winning the other two, with each game (won/lost) in this sequence yielding a narrow one-goal margin. Interestingly, before the abovementioned triumph against the ‘Clarets,’ Wolves’ five previous top-flight matches have seen over 2.5 goals and both teams on the scoresheet, highlighting them as unexpected season entertainers. Another high-scoring affair looks highly unlikely, though, as both Wolves’ Premier League meetings with Forest last term featured under 2.5 goals. But having scored in all eight competitive games at Molineux this season, the ‘Wanderers’ will be confident about holding up their end of the bargain.

Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest’s form woes peaked during the midweek Premier League program as they slumped to a humiliating 5-0 defeat at Fulham, extending their losing league run to four matches and tumbling down to 16th in the standings. Only four points clear of the relegation territory, Steve Cooper’s men face another season-long fight against the drop, with the emphasis remaining on their sub-par away form. Barring a surprising 1-0 victory at Chelsea in September, the ‘Tricky Trees’ have lost six of their remaining seven Premier League games on the road this term (D1), notably conceding 2+ goals in each defeat. Indeed, only rock-bottom Sheffield United (1) have picked up fewer away points than Forest (4) this season.