Wolverhampton host fellow strugglers Bolton on Saturday in a real relegation six-pointer at Molineux.
Mick McCarthy and Gary Megson will both be gunning for maximum points, and the latter will be hoping a win will help to silence the vulture headline writers who have been speculating over the possibility of Italian coach Walter Zenga trotting in to take charge of the troubled Greater Manchester outfit.
Mick McCarthy's men have taken just three points from a possible 24 and have not won since they beat Fulham 2-1 at Molineux in September. Bolton's recent record is not better too with just one point at Fulham last weekend from their last four outings.
Wolves will be without winger Michael Kightly for up to two months as he prepares to undergo surgery on an ankle injury. Kightly had only just returned to action after seven months on the sidelines because of foot and hip setbacks.
Defender Ronald Zubar and striker Chris Iwelumo are still not ready to return from injury.
But Wolves boss Mick McCarthy expects Greg Halford and Stefan Maierhofer to recover from knocks sustained in training as his side look to end an eight game winless sequence.
Bolton will be without their captain Kevin Davies. Davies will serve a one-match ban after picking up his fifth booking of the campaign against Fulham last Sunday.
Otherwise, aside from long-term absentees Sean Davis and Joey O'Brien, Gary Megson has a full squad to choose from.
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