Wolverhampton Wanderers slipped to their second defeat in a row on the weekend, shedding 2-0 in opposition to Aston Villa.
The consequence hinders their current progress and with a prime half end within the Premier League at stake, an enchancment will likely be wanted in opposition to Burnley on Tuesday night.
Vincent Kompany’s males presently occupy nineteenth place within the league desk, successful simply 4 matches all season. A win for Gary O’Neil’s aspect may see them collect momentum forward of clashes in opposition to West Ham United and Nottingham Forest.
Accidents haven’t been sort to the Previous Gold lately, with the likes of Matheus Cunha, Hwang Hee-Chan and Pedro Neto lacking current matches, however O’Neil should change issues up tomorrow, particularly as a number of gamers delivered poor performances, most notably Rayan Ait-Nouri.
Rayan Ait-Nouri’s recreation in numbers vs Aston Villa
Having shone in opposition to Coventry Metropolis within the FA Cup previous to the worldwide break, scoring and grabbing an help, the defender failed to duplicate that in opposition to Villa.
It was all the time going to be a troublesome match, particularly going through off in opposition to Leon Bailey, however Ait-Nouri failed to actually get into the sport, taking simply 33 touches whereas finishing solely 13 passes throughout his spell on the pitch.
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Rayan Ait-Nouri’s stats vs Aston Villa |
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Correct passes |
13/16 |
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Touches |
33 |
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Key passes |
0 |
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Possession misplaced |
9 |
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Massive probabilities created |
0 |
Having supplied such a significant attacking menace in opposition to the Sky Blues a few weeks in the past, Ait-Nouri succeeded with only one dribble try, had one shot on the right track and missed an enormous probability, suggesting that he wasn’t fairly on the races on the weekend.
There isn’t any doubting his expertise, it was only a case of the participant having a foul recreation when it mattered most. This might maybe give O’Neil an opportunity to unleash a younger expertise in his place for the match in opposition to Burnley, as Hugo Bueno may come into the beginning XI.
Hugo Bueno’s Wolves statistics
The 21-year-old broke onto the scene throughout Wolves’ turbulent 2022/23 marketing campaign, making 23 appearances in all competitions in his maiden season for the primary workforce.
The Spaniard even signed a long-term deal in November 2022, with journalist Liam Eager lauding the teen as a “promising expertise” as the long run actually regarded brilliant.
This season has been barely harder for the left-back, beginning simply 4 Premier League video games throughout 2023/24 – with none coming up to now in 2024 – because of the type of Ait-Nouri.
When Bueno has performed, nonetheless, he has created two large probabilities, averaging 0.3 key passes and 26.1 touches per recreation, regardless of averaging simply 33 minutes of motion within the prime flight.
Bueno has additionally been dribbled previous on simply 0.3 events per recreation, together with making 1.1 tackles and recovering 2.1 balls per recreation. Exhibiting his skills throughout a variety of defensive and attacking metrics.
O’Neil ought to think about unleashing him in opposition to the Clarets in what can be his first league begin of the calendar yr, as this might stand him in good stead heading into the ultimate weeks of the season.
A win is essential for the Previous Gold in the event that they want to end within the prime half of the league desk come the tip of the season.
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