Wolves could ditch Doyle by unleashing £60k-p/w star.
Wolves face a crucial clash against Nottingham Forest today.
Wolverhampton Wanderers suffered their second Premier League defeat in three games last weekend as they lost 2-1 to West Ham United, despite leading the match by a goal to nil at one stage.
Gary O’Neil will be hoping he can end the Old Gold’s winless run against Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon, especially with a top half finish in danger if they don’t start picking up three points.
The starting XI may see a few changes to it, especially as some of the players who started the West Ham clash didn’t do themselves or the club justice in the eventual defeat.
One of the most notable underperformers was Tommy Doyle, who could now be ruthlessly ditched from the lineup for this clash.
Tommy Doyle’s game in numbers against West Ham
The on-loan Manchester City starlet was deployed alongside Rayan Ait-Nouri as an attacking midfielder, but he didn’t quite enjoy the best of matches.
He did manage three shots during the match while making one key pass, but he was unsuccessful with all four of his crosses.
Defensively, Doyle won just one of the three ground duels he contested throughout the clash, while losing possession 11 times and being dribbled past once.
A slightly more advanced role failed to bring the best out of the player and with Matheus Cunha coming off the bench against the Irons last week, O’Neil should consider unleashing him in place of Doyle against Forest.
Matheus Cunha’s season in numbers for Wolves
The Brazilian is currently the joint top scorer among the entire Wolves squad, sitting alongside Hwang Hee-Chan on 11 goals since the start of the campaign.
The Old Gold netted just 31 Premier League goals last season, but they are currently on 44 for 2023/24 thus far, with seven games to go.
