Wolves simply must win at Molineux tonight against fellow Midlands outfit Nottingham Forest if they are to mount a survival bid after Christmas.
Following the sacking of Vitor Pereira, Wolves head into this match on the back of a 2-0 loss at home to a Crystal Palace and a 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa to start the Rob Edwards era.
Nottingham Forest have been much-improved under the management of Sean Dyche, who became their third manager of the campaign after the sackings of Nuno Espirito Santo and Ange Postecoglou. However, Forest were beaten 2-0 by Brighton and Hove Albion at the City Ground at the weekend.
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Rob Edwards’ style of football has evolved to become quite defensive during his time with Luton Town, Middlesbrough and now with Wolves, compared with the fluent and attacking style he preached with Forest Green Rovers in League Two.
Sean Dyche’s Forest returned from the November international break with 3-0 wins against Liverpool and Malmo as they exploited teams in their own versions of a crisis. Forest face another so-called ‘crisis club’ and should come out on top, but it may not be a thriller for the neutral.
Head-to-Head Record: Wolves vs Nottingham Forest
- The two sides most recently faced off against each other in January 2025 with Forest, approaching the status of title challengers, winning 3-0 at Molineux.
- That result came on the back of four successive draws between the two sides and does now mean that Forest are unbeaten in six matches against Wolves.
- Overall, the two teams have clashed on 139 matches with Nottingham Forest winning 46 of those and Wolves coming out on top on 63 occasions.
Wolves vs. Nottingham Forest: Form Guide
Wolves – Last 5 matches (All competitions)
- Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Premier League)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Crystal Palace (Premier League)
- Chelsea 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Premier League)
- Fulham 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Premier League)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-4 Chelsea (EFL Cup)
Nottingham Forest – Last 5 matches (All competitions)
- Nottingham Forest 0-2 Brighton and Hove Albion (Premier League)
- Nottingham Forest 3-0 Malmo (UEFA Europa League)
- Liverpool 0-3 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
- Nottingham Forest 3-1 Leeds United (Premier League)
- Sturm Graz 0-0 Nottingham Forest (UEFA Europa League)
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Wolves vs. Nottingham Forest Final Score Prediction
Wolves look extremely limited in attack following a fairly tough summer transfer window and their struggles have continued under new boss Rob Edwards, albeit they did create a few openings against Villa at the weekend and had a contentious 'goal' ruled out for offside.
They should finally get themselves on the scoresheet at Molineux once again this week but Forest have to remain favourites to expose the hosts’ glaring issues at both ends of the pitch.
Prediction: Wolves 1-2 Nottingham Forest (9/1 with Bet365)
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Wolves vs. Nottingham Forest Team News, Injury Updates
Wolves Team News
- One of the summer signings that has come under most scrutiny, Fer Lopez - who joined from La Liga outfit Celta Vigo - is now unavailable due to an Adductor issue.
- They also have a couple of key injury doubts in defence as another summer signing, Ladislav Krejci, now potentially sidelined alongside experienced Republic of Ireland international full-back Matty Doherty.
- Back-up goalkeeper Dan Bentley is also sidelined for Wolves this week alongside the versatile Rodrigo Gomes and youngster Leon Chiwone.
Nottingham Forest Team News
- Nottingham Forest are dealing with a couple of key late fitness issues as centre-back Murillo and key attacking midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White will need to pass late fitness tests.
- Summer signings Douglas Luiz, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Dilane Bakwa have all endured tough starts to their time at the City Ground and they are all missing through injury.
- As well as those issues, versatile defender Ola Aina remains sidelined until the New Year, with Chris Wood expected to return to full fitness in a few weeks.
Wolves vs. Nottingham Forest Lineups: Predicted Starting XI’s
This is how we think these two sides will lineup at Molineux, with Morgan Gibbs-White - who left Wolves for Forest in 2022 - expected to shake off a knock to start. Sean Dyche is also optimistic that key defender Murillo will be passed fit.
Wolves predicted lineup to play Nottingham Forest
Wolves (3-4-2-1)
Johnstone (GK) – Mosquera, Agbadou, Toti – Tchatchoua, J. Gomes, Andre, Bellegarde, Wolfe – Strand Larsen, Arias
- Out: Bentley, Chiwone, Lopez, R. Gomes
- Doubtful: Krejci, Doherty
- Suspensions: N/A
Nottingham Forest predicted lineup to play Wolves
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
Sels (GK) – Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams – Sangare, Anderson – Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Dominguez - Jesus
- Out: Gunn, Aina, Zinchenko, Luiz, Bakwa, Wood, Awoniyi
- Doubtful: Murillo
- Suspensions: N/A
What are the odds for Wolves vs. Nottingham Forest?
- Wolves to win: 23/10 with Paddy Power
- Nottingham Forest to win: 13/10 with 10Bet
- Draw: 12/5 with AK Bets
Bet Builder Tips: Wolves vs. Nottingham Forest
Our bet builder for Wolves vs. Nottingham Forest backs the visitors to come out on top but with both teams to score, Dan Ndoye to have a shot on target in the game and Joao Gomes to be carded which came to overall odds of 20/1 with Bet365 at the time of writing.
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Wolves vs. Nottingham Forest TV channel and live stream
Here’s all the key information for how to watch Wolves vs. Nottingham Forest tonight:
- Date: Wednesday, December 3
- Venue: Molineux, Wolverhampton, England
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- TV/Stream: Sky Sports / Sky Go