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Wolves are gearing up for the second of three Premier League games over the space of nine days.
Wolves have the chance to bounce back quickly when they travel to Goodison Park to face Everton in the Premier League on Wednesday (December 4) night.
Gary O’Neil’s men after two straight victories suffered a 4-2 defeat to AFC Bournemouth on Saturday. Jorgen Strand Larsen equalised after they went a goal down early on but they never recovered with Justin Kluivert scoring three consecutive penalties.
Wednesday’s next opponents Everton played a day later, losing 4-0 to Manchester United. The current league standings has Everton three places above Wolves with just two points separating them. A win for Wolves could get them out of the relegation zone, whereas even a win for the hosts wouldn’t move them up a place.
Nelson Semedo was booked in Wolves' defeat to Bournemouth. He will serve a suspension against Everton. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)Nelson Semedo was booked in Wolves' defeat to Bournemouth. He will serve a suspension against Everton. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Nelson Semedo was booked in Wolves' defeat to Bournemouth. He will serve a suspension against Everton. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images
Wolves team news
Nelson Semedo will be forced to sit out of Wolves’ next match after picking up a yellow card at the weekend. If a player receives five yellow cards before the 19th game of their league campaign then they will be suspended for one match.
Unfortunately, one of his possible replacements is unlikely to play. Pedro Lima has been out of action for the last month after suffering an ankle injury for the under-21s. He's returned to the training, but Wednesday might come too soon.
Enso Gonzalez and Yerson Mosquera are both long-term absentees. They are both out with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, and their seasons are likely to be over. Sasa Kalajdzic also had a serious knee injury, but is closing in on a return to action.
Boubacar Traore suffered an injury to his left knee during the Carabao Cup win over Burnley in August. He's had to have a procedure which has him sidelined until around Christmas.
Out: Yerson Mosequera, Enso Gonzalez, Sasa Kalajdzic, Boubacar Traore, Pedro Lima, and Nelson Semedo.
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Everton team news
Armando Broja and Youssef Chermiti played for Everton's under-21s team on Friday (November 29) as they push for their first appearances of the season. Broja joined from Chelsea on deadline day but has not played for the Toffees first-team yet after suffering an Achilles injury in pre-season which scuppered a move to Ipswich Town.
He wasn’t included in their 20-man squad to face Man United at the weekend, but he could make his debut at Goodison Park on Wednesday. Chermiti is slightly behind Broja, and hasn’t played after under he underwent foot surgery before the start of the campaign.
“We’ll see how he (Broja) goes today,” said Dyche last Friday when asked if there was a possibility that the Albanian international could feature at the weekend, before their 4-0 defeat to Manchester United. We’re certainly going to monitor his minutes today.
“He’s done a real lot of background work, and feeling good. I’ve spoken to him about possibly being involved, so we’ll see.”
Summer signing Timothy Iroegbunam is out for a couple of weeks after suffering a bone injury in his foot. He's not played since the start of October. Another midfield absentee is James Garner who has been out around the same time as Iroegbunam with a back problem.
Out: Timothy Iroegbunam, James Garner, and Youssef Chermiti. Doubt: Armando Broja.
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