Wolverhampton Wanderers stay within the Premier League relegation zone following a 1-1 draw with Brentford on the weekend.
The outcome means Steve Davis has gained simply one match since taking interim cost after Bruno Lage was sacked in the beginning of the month.
Will Goncalo Guedes come good at Wolves?
Yes
No
The away level would possibly show to be essential come the top of the marketing campaign, nevertheless with Diego Costa sent off within the latter levels, Davis now faces a striker disaster.
He must now flip to Wolves’ £27.5m summer season signing Goncalo Guedes to steer the road in opposition to Brighton and Hove Albion this weekend, and it may work out nicely.
On the chalkboard
Since becoming a member of from Valencia within the switch window, Guedes hasn’t precisely had the best of begins, beginning simply six video games and averaging solely 54 minutes per match.
He has made 0.8 key passes per recreation whereas registering one help and making a solitary huge likelihood, however with Costa, Sasa Kalajdzic, and Raul Jimenez now all lacking, he needs to be unleashed in a centre-forward position.
Guedes proved final season that he can provide a strong goalscoring risk, scoring 11 La Liga objectives and taking 1.9 photographs per match.
With his objectives being unfold between his proper foot (6) left (2) and headed (3), it’s clear that this versatility, whether or not the ball is performed into his toes or a cross delivered into the field, means he will probably be assured of scoring.
Previously dubbed an “animal” by one journalist and a “special talent” by analytics website Between the Lines, his skill to function throughout the entrance three is actually a giant plus for the Molineux outfit.
The 25-year-old might have struggled to make the transition from La Liga to the Premier League in his ten league matches so far, however it’s too quickly to jot down him off.
The stats the ahead displayed for Valencia final season show that his attacking talents, not solely to attain objectives however to offer probabilities for his teammates, are very good.
Davis doesn’t have many gamers to select from when it comes to who can lead the road in opposition to Brighton, however Guedes needs to be the prime candidate