Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds Utd Match Thread
Friday 18th March@20:00 | Molineux Stadium
Leeds head down to the Black Country on Friday evening looking for their first back to back win of the season, but only if they can overcome Wolves at Molineux. The two sides shared the spoils at Elland Road earlier in the season thanks to a last gasp spot kick from Rodrigo after Joe Gelhardt was upended in the penalty area.
Almost five months on, both teams find themselves at different ends of the table. Whilst Leeds have struggled defensively to keep the opposition out, Bruno Lage's team have only conceded 23 goals all season, almost three times less than Leeds! Their biggest problem has been scoring goals. In fact, Leeds have scored two more goals than Wolves (31) this season.
Wolves will be without the services of Nelson Semedo and Ki-Jana Hoever, whilst Hwang Hee-chan and Pedro Neto are both recovering from knocks, and are doubtful.
Patrick Bamford should lead the line for the Whites. The 28yo has 75 minutes of game time under his belt from the last couple of matches. He was substituted at half-time against Norwich on Sunday, purely as a precaution as he continues on the road to full fitness. Rodrigo has recovered from his tight quad, and should be available for selection. Joe Gelhardt will be hoping to start, following his last minute heroics last weekend, though it's more likely to see the youngster in the second half.
Liam Cooper, Kalvin Phillips, Leo Hjelde, Tyler Roberts and Junior Firpo are all ruled out through injury.