Wolverhampton Wanderers travel to Ashton Gate on Wednesday night aiming to maintain their push for the Championship's automatic promotion places. César Peixoto's side sit third in the league table with 24 points, just four behind leaders Middlesbrough, and have taken 10 points from their last five league outings. Their recent form shows two wins, one draw, and two defeats from their last five matches, a sequence that includes a 3-0 victory over Cardiff and a 1-1 draw with Portsmouth.
Team news and form
Midfielder Jordan James is a doubt with a suspected hamstring injury, but the visitors' attack is spearheaded by Fer López, who has six goals in 12 appearances this season and is the team's top scorer. Their only two league losses this term came against West Ham United and Middlesbrough, and they have the third-best away scoring record in the division with 10 goals on the road. The team's most recent result was a 2-1 comeback win at Bristol City on Wednesday 4 November, secured by a late Sean Neave brace after Scott Twine had opened the scoring for the hosts.
Bristol City, in 14th, have struggled at home, losing four of their last six at Ashton Gate and scoring only three times in those games. Manager Michael Skubala hopes striker Lorent Tolaj will be available after the player needed painkillers to feature in their last match. "The striker had to take painkillers to play the Bolton match," Skubala said. Defender Rob Dickie has returned to training, but Elijah Adebayo, Gibson Yan and Noah Elie are absent. The Robins' injury list remains a concern as they seek to improve a home record that has seen them fail to score in three of their last four matches in front of their own fans.
Historical context
This is the first league meeting between the sides since December 2017. Wolves won the most recent encounter, a 2-1 victory in January 2025. The historical record favours the Robins, who have 38 wins to Wolves' 15, with 16 draws.
Peixoto is beginning to earn more backing from the Molineux faithful after guiding the club to third following last season's 20th-place finish in the Premier League. The manager has emphasised the need for consistency, pointing to his team's underlying statistics which show they are creating an average of 2.1 clear-cut chances per game, the second-highest rate in the Championship. Following the midweek fixture, the squad must prepare for their next challenge away at Wrexham.
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