Promotion chasing Watford, already assured of a place in the end of season play-offs, go in search of a first victory in four games tomorrow as they travel to the
Three points tomorrow would complete a clean sweep for the Golden Boys over their
Much was expected of the moneyed Molineux men this season, and indeed towards the end of September, when a meritorious 3-1 victory at
An injury soon after the Gresty Road win to leading goal scorer Carl Cort seemingly put an immediate brake on their charge up the table however, and that coupled with the planned end of season departure back to his Scottish homeland and Celtic of the mercurial Kenny Miller has had a terminally detrimental effect on Hoddle's meticulous promotion plans.
Too many drawn games in the second half of the campaign when three points has been the order of the day have now left the
The side that was scoring goals aplenty back in February is now finding the going much harder, and only Marlon King, who grabbed his 20th league strike of the campaign last weekend, has netted in the last three games leaving manager, Aidy Boothroyd anxious for his team to rediscover their cutting edge as the business end of the season approaches.
History of the Wolverhampton Wanderers v
The last two games in the
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | 3 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP | |
2005/2006 | Tue 20 Sep | 2 - 1 | Wolves | LGEC | |
2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Wolves | 0 - 0 | CHMP | |
2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | 1 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP | |
2002/2003 | Tue 25 Feb | Wolves | 0 - 0 | CHMP | |
2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | 1 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP | |
2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | 1 - 1 | Wolves | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Wolverhampton Wanderers have collected two wins and three draws from their last six home matches, having scored seven goals during this period and conceding six.
The Golden Boys have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on three occasions, but drawing one and losing twice, at play-off rivals, Leeds United and
Wolves lie just outside the playoff positions in seventh position in the Coca Cola Championship, having picked up 60 points from their 42 games played so far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Wolves | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Watford could well see them head back from Molineux with a victory, although on current form a share of the spoils is the most likely outcome. Score draw