Stoke City Vs Wolves - Full Preview

By Scott Cooper
August 7 2004

After just one season amongst the elite in the FA Barclaycard Premiership, Wolves find themselves heading for the Britania Stadium in the first game of the newly named 'Championship'. It's Stoke City Vs Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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MATCH DAY INFO
FIXTURE	Stoke Vs Wolves
STADIUM	Britania Stadium
LOCATION	Stoke
COMPETITION	The Championship
DATE	09.008.04
KICK OFF	12.15 - Live SS1

It may have been three months since a Wolves side struck a ball in competitive league action, but Dave Jones' finds himself with terrible injury worries ahead of the game.

Vio Ganea, Carl Cort, George Ndah will all be forced to sit out of the local encounter at Stoke whilst Dean Sturridge, who is expected to start due to the striker crisis, is only 75% fit.

Paul Ince is suspended for the game whilst Lescott and Murray will still not feature, having played just one game between them in the last year.

New Signing Rob Edwards and £1.7M Nigerian International Seyi Olofinjana are all expected to start, as is Mark Clyde whilst Leon Clarke is expecting a place on the bench. The latest recruit, Joachim Bjorklund is expected to start on the bench.

Mark Kennedy will captain the side in the absence of Ince as Wolves look for their first league away win since the 3-0 victory over Norwich City over a year ago.

Who's Hot, Who's Not.
Hot	Seyi Olofinjana - A £1.7M signing from Brann after the Nigerian International's proposed move to Monaco fell through at the last minute.
Not	Paul Ince - Serving a one-match ban.
Crocked	Murray, Lescott, Ndah, Cort, Ganea
Possible Line-Up	Jones, Edwards, Naylor, Clyde, Craddock, Kennedy, Newton, Olofinjana, Cameron, Miller, Sturridge. -
Subs (From)	Oakes, Cooper, Bjorklund, Clarke, Clingan, Andrews, Mulligan.
Prediction League Latest *	Home Win - 4% Draw - 12% Away Win - 83%

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