Wolves have been one of the breakthrough teams in the top flight this season. Nuno Espirito Sanchez’s man is currently sixth in the Premier League with 24 points while being on level terms with Manchester United and are also above the likes of Tottenham and Arsenal. They will now look to continue that positive run in the Europa League with they sit at the second spot in Grop K with 10 points while being a point behind Braga.
Wolves will be welcoming Turkish club Besiktas to the Molineux as they hope to gather all three points in order to move on top of their respective group. Meanwhile, Besiktas is having a good season in the domestic league as they’re second on the table with 27 points but languish at the bottom of Group K with three points.
Match Details
Date- Friday, December 13 | Kick-Off- 1:30 AM (IST) | Venue- Molineux Stadium
Wolves
Attacking option Raul Jimenez is ruled out for the upcoming fixture due to suspension. Patrick Cutrone is expected to lead the line of attack for the hosts. Morgan Gibbs-White and Willy Boly are on the sidelines due to injury for Nuno.
Besiktas
Jeremain Lens should be back in the squad after undergoing a one-match ban. Victor Ruiz, Georges-Kevin Nikoudou Douglas and Dorukhan Tokoz are all out due to injuries. Necip Uysal could feature at right-back with both Douglas and Tokoz missing out.
Wolves- Patricio; Kilman, Coady, Bennett; Vinagre, Moutinho, Neves, Doherty; Netro, Cutrone, Traore
Besiktas- Karius; Uysal, Vida, Roco, Rebocho; Ozyakup, Yilmaz; Boyd, Diaby, Erkin; Yalcin
Adam Traore will be the danger man for Wolves in the absence of Jimenez. The Spaniard has a goal in the Europa League this season but has two goals and three assists from 15 appearances in the ongoing Premier League campaign.
Though Caner Erkin is yet to score in the Europa League this season, the midfielder has two goals and five assists in the Super Lig for Besiktas.
Joao Moutinho has a pass accuracy of 87% in the Europa League while also having a goal and four assists for Wolves in the Premier League this season.
Enzo Roco has been one of the standouts in Besiktas’ defence this season. Roco has a goal in this season’s Europa League and has a pass accuracy of 90.7%
Who will win today match?
Getting goals without Raul Jimenez in the lineup should be a problem for Wolves. With that being said, a draw seems like a plausible result.
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