Aston Villa v Wolves: Who's out and who's a doubt

Wolves return to action with a trip to face Villa in the West Midlands derby.

New head coach Rob Edwards has now had a full week with his players ahead of a huge game.

But who could miss out on Sunday?

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Matt Doherty - 25% chance

Doherty has been back in training after picking up a knee injury in late October, as he closes in on a return to the pitch.

But he may still miss the Villa game as he continues his recovery.

"Matt Doherty has been training well throughout the week," Edwards said.

"Today was really the first full season he joined in with, so it's probably a bit too soon for him this weekend, but we'll see. He's still got another day tomorrow (Saturday).

"There's one or two with little bumps, bruises and knocks as you'd expect at this stage, with a full weeks' training and us trying to raise the intensity a little bit as well.

"But there's a fairly healthy group there."

Dan Bentley - 0% chance

Bentley has suffered a knock to his ankle and was seen in a protective boot at the training ground last week.

Edwards previously said the goalkeeper would hopefully only be out for 'a couple weeks', but he is now expected to be face a longer spell on the sidelines.

"He'll be out for a few weeks, so we won't need to revisit that one for a little while," Edwards added.

Rodrigo Gomes - 0% chance

The wing-back will be unavailable until the New Year after having surgery on a groin injury.

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