We welcome our near neighbours to the Banks’s Stadium for what is the biggest game at home this season even though three points is all that is at stake.
Vital Quotes:
Dean Smith ‘For us to have the opportunity to do the double over a club the size and the stature of Wolves is fantastic and will certainly give our supporters a lot of bragging rights’
Kenny Jackett ‘We’ve had excellent games against Walsall this season. I have a lot of respect for Dean Smith and Richard O’Kelly, they’ve done an excellent job at Walsall and will be battling themselves to try and get into that sixth spot.
‘They play good football, they bring players through and bring players on who have been released by other clubs and work well at developing them’
Walsall Team News:
Walsall have left-back Andy Taylor in contention to return for the visit of Wolves following a back injury which has kept him out since January.
Midfielder Sam Mantom serves the second game of a three-match ban for the Saddlers, who are without a win in six.
Player to watch: Andy Butler
Following his winner in reverse fixture it had to be him. Captain who wears heart on his sleeve isn’t having the best of times recently but will be out to cause more Midland pride this weekend.
W****s Team News:
Striker Leon Clarke could return for League One leaders Wolves after three games out with a heel injury.
But he may have to settle for a place on the bench, with Wolves having won seven successive matches
Player to watch: Michael Jacobs
Wolves paid a pittance of £400,000 to get the winger from Derby earlier this season and the prolific winger has scored five goals in seven games.
Match Facts & Stats
Walsall remain undefeated, in 90 minutes against Wolves this season. A 2-2 draw in the JPT Trophy followed by a 1-0 victory at Molineux should spear the side on, despite not winning in their last 5 games.
Wolves go into this on a seven match winning streak.
Form goes out the window with derbies though.
Ref Watch:
Paul Tierney is the man in the middle.
Match Prediction:
I cant predict anything other than a Walsall win. Will be tough but if I aint confident who would be?
2-1 Saddlers.
