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Kenny Jackett: It's my best Wolves attack

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Boss Kenny Jackett today urged the "best attack" of his time at Wolves to become the surprise team to grab a play-off spot.

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Wolves host Sheffield Wednesday tonight in the first of two home games in four days, with Derby to come on Friday.

Jackett who is expected to recall Nouha Dicko tonight, believes he has a more varied, potent and quality attack than at any time in his near two years at Molineux.

And he wants them to utilise it against a depleted Wednesday side who have little to play for but pride.

"We have good attacking options and probably better than at any other time since I've been here," said the head coach.

"If you're looking for our goals and our ability to create them, that's pretty good and we want to continue that.

"We think there's more to come - you always look for the bottom side (in the pack) to pick them off."

The gap was cut to the top six was cut to three points at the weekend and Jackett believes this week is an ideal chance for Wolves to finally gatecrash the play-off zone.

But is looks like being another sparse midweek crowd with only 17,000 expected tonight.

The Derby gate is expected to attract 27,000 with half-price tickets offsetting the presence of live TV.

"We're aiming for and busting a gut for wins but so is everyone else," he said.

"But with these being home games, I see it as a big opportunity.

"You need to perform but that performance level is a big carrot with a crowd which is as vocal and passionate as the Molineux crowd."

Jackett is trying to find ways getting his team to attack for longer spells and move the ball quicker.

"Things such as right player, right time, right formation, combination of players, substitutes, changes from the bench cross my mind constantly," he said.

"But if it was easy as fielding five forwards to ensure you scored more goals, I'd do it in a heartbeat."

Wednesday have six players out, including ankle victims from Saturday's 1-1 draw against Fulham, right back Liam Palmer and on-loan Manchester United striker Will Keane.

Centre-backs Glenn Loovens and Kamil Zayatte, central midfielder Jose Semedo and striker Sergiu Bus are out.