Wolverhampton Wanderers play host to Celta Vigo on Saturday afternoon in what is their final pre-season friendly before the start of the new Premier League campaign.
Vitor Pereira's side go into the encounter at Molineux having failed to win any of their summer games thus far, adding importance to this contest ahead of playing Manchester City next week.
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With just over a week remaining before the start of the new campaign, Wolves supporters are understandably concerned about the current status of their squad.
Aside from failing to win any of their five pre-season games, Pereira - through no fault of his own - has only added three players to his senior ranks at a time when there has been plenty of notable faces heading in the opposite direction.
David Moller Wolfe was signed last week to replace Rayan Ait-Nouri, but Wolves are still in need of at least a new right wing-back, central midfielder and backup centre-forward as soon as possible.
From a results perspective, Wolves lost out to Girona on Sunday, going down 2-1 in a game in Spain where Jhon Arias, their most high-profile signing of the summer so far, came off the substitutes' bench to score on his first appearance.
However, while Wolves have scored in every pre-season fixture, they have conceded a combined nine goals against Santa Clara, Burnley, Stoke City, Lens and Girona, hardly the form that will fill Pereira with confidence ahead of playing Man City on August 16.
Celta Vigo head coach Claudio Giraldez on January 10, 2025
Celta Vigo make the trip to the West Midlands where they will be reunited with two former players in Fer Lopez - who left the club for Wolves earlier in the summer - and Jorgen Strand Larsen.
Head coach Claudio Giraldez will be more concerned about his current crop producing a statement performance ahead of the start of their La Liga season next weekend.
Last time out, they lost 1-0 to Vitoria de Guimaraes, making it three defeats in five friendlies, with their victories having come over Nacional and Grasshopper Zurich.
Having seen Girona overcome Wolves on Sunday, that may act as a measuring stick ahead of this contest, particularly when former Barcelona starlet Ferran Jutgla has been added to the attack after his impressive stint in Belgium with Club Brugge.
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AZ Alkmaar defender David Moller Wolfe in July 2025.
While Pereira may resist the temptation to start Arias in this fixture, the Portuguese will likely line up with the team that he wants to start against Man City.
That could see Matt Doherty and Moller Wolfe introduced into the backline ahead of Santiago Bueno and Rodrigo Gomes.
With Lopez having played a large chunk of pre-season, the assumption is that he and Marshall Munetsi will support Strand Larsen in attack.
Meanwhile, the likes of Ilaix Moriba and Jutgla could be restored to the Celta Vigo starting lineup after only being named as substitutes last time out.
Former Chelsea star Marcos Alonso may also line up in the centre of defence.
Wolverhampton Wanderers possible starting lineup:
Sa; Hoever, Doherty, Agbadou, Toti, Moller Wolfe; Andre, J.Gomes; Lopez, Munetsi; Strand Larsen
Celta Vigo possible starting lineup:
Radu; Rueda, Starfelt, Alonso, Ristic; Beltran, Moriba; El Abdellaoui, Aspas, Swedberg; Jutgla
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We say: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Celta Vigo
Wolves have made a habit of scoring and conceding during their warm-up fixtures and we expect no different here. With Celta Vigo having been equally inconsistent, we are back an entertaining game with plenty of goals, one which could end up as a draw.
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