Wolverhampton Wanderers take a break from league action later this evening as they host Manchester United at Molineux in the FA Cup third round proper.
It gives them a chance to respond following back-to-back league defeats in the hands of runaway leaders Liverpool and a resurgent Watford.
But that is only if manager Nuno Santo sees the competition as a priority this season as they have advanced into the knockout stages of the Europa League and will want to make up ground in the Premier League as soon as possible.
Here’s how we predict Wolves will line up on their own patch…
The Portuguese chief could make as many as three changes as he tries to balance a plethora of fixtures in 2020, some players need to be rested, some deserve to be dropped, and some are worthy of an opportunity.
Ryan Bennett’s reintroduction in the backline was quite underwhelming as the experienced centre-back struggled to cope with the presence of Troy Deeney and Gerard Deloufeu on his side, winning just one of his four aerial duels and losing possession seven times, per SofaScore.
It means Nuno opts for his tried and tested makeshift trio of Romain Saiss, Conor Coady and Leander Dendoncker in front of mainstay shot-stopper Rui Patricio.
Ruben Neves comes back into the midfield after being dropped for the trip to London, replacing his Belgian counterpart next to Joao Moutinho.
On either side of the wing will be Ruben Vinagre and Jonny, just like against Liverpool with Matt Doherty sinking to the bench.
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The third and final change will be upfront as Patrick Cutrone is finally handed a starting opportunity – Raul Jimenez looked tired and quite frankly knackered, and he could do with the rest ahead of a testing couple of weeks.
The Mexican failed to win any of his seven aerial duels, so it’s time for him to have a break.
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