Vitor Pereira highlights Wolves 'worry' ahead of Bournemouth FA Cup clash

Vitor Pereira says he may be forced into changes against Bournemouth today due to fears over more Wolves injuries.

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Hwang Hee-chan is now back from a hamstring strain, but Emmanuel Agbadou, Rodrigo Gomes, Goncalo Guedes and Carlos Forbs remain sidelined.

Wolves' priority is to survive relegation this season and the head coach has one eye on the upcoming clash with Everton at Molineux.

"The worries I have are about injuries," Pereira said when asked if he will field his strongest XI.

"I have three or four players at the limit and the next game will be very important for us.

"(Bournemouth) will be important for us, but the next one is very, very, very important and I don't want more injuries.

"I need to balance in the beginning, or during the game, some players."

Wolves beat Bournemouth 1-0 in the Premier League only a week ago and return to the Vitality Stadium seeking passage into the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Pereira expects this clash to be similar to the last game, regardless of any changes the Cherries make, due to their clear style of play.

"They have a profile, a game model which is very clear," Pereira said.

"They are a difficult team because they play in their way.

"We are trying to create an identity to play in our way and we must face them trying to play our way, not trying to play in their way.

"If we play in their way it will be difficult for us because we will not recognise our work on the pitch.

"We'll face a strong team, for sure, a very aggressive team on the ball.

"We must play at our level with our qualities and my focus is not on Bournemouth, it's on our team.

"It's about what we must correct from the last game."

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