January 13, 2025
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Wolves return to action in the Premier League as a familiar face returns to Molineux on week 20.Wolves open talks to make "leader by nature" Pereira's first signing

Nuno Espirito Santo will march his in-form Nottingham Forest squad to the West Midlands on Monday night.

Vitor Pereira will hope to extend his record-breaking start as Wolves manager, being unbeaten in his first three Premier League games.

Pereira has come up against Nuno before in Portugal, with the two managers having a lot of appreciation for each other.

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While Pereira and Nuno have a friendship, there will be no niceties on the pitch, as both sides are desperate for three points.Wolves open talks to make "leader by nature" Pereira's first signing

The Wolves manager could make some changes to the starting XI that faced Spurs, with several updates dropping.

Andre has been missing from training as the midfielder momentarily returned to Brazil to attend the birth of his son, which could see him miss the Forest clash.

Another possible absence is Mario Lemina, who could leave Wolves this month amid transfer links to Saudi Arabia.\

As well as transfer speculation, Lemina has been nursing a knock, similar to the situation of Pablo Sarabia, who is just returning to training after some time on the sidelines.

Pereira confirmed the news of Toti Gomes’ injury, leaving a void in the backline however, the biggest miss undoubtedly comes further forward.

Matheus Cunha is suspended for two games and will serve the first match of his suspension, in what is a real blow for the Old Gold.Wolves open talks to make "leader by nature" Pereira's first signing

Wolves predicted lineup vs Nottingham Forest

Sam Johnstone has been linked with a Wolves exit this month, paving the way for Jose Sa to keep his place as the number one.

Against Forest, an unchanged back three could stand ahead of Sa, with Craig Dawson, Santi Bueno and Matt Doherty protecting the goalkeeper.

Rayan Ait-Nouri and Nelson Semedo will undoubtedly remain as Pereira’s fullbacks, with the first change possibly coming in midfield.

Joao Gomes’ stellar partnership with Andre could be dismantled depending on the Brazilian’s travel plans, with Tommy Doyle surely the next in line to start in the middle.

Two further changes come in attack, with the ‘lively’ Goncalo Guedes replacing Cunha behind the striker, joined by Hwang Hee-chan in place of the out-of-form Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.

Restored to lead the line could be Jorgen Strand Larsen, who saved Wolves a point against Spurs late on.

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