Liam Keen and Nathan Judah's predicted Wolves XI vs Aston Villa

Liam Keen and Nathan Judah give their Wolves team predictions for tomorrow's clash with Aston Villa 

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Liam Keen 

Vitor Pereira has been relatively consistent with the players he has picked since becoming Wolves' head coach.But with Villa the next test I predict there will be four changes - two of them enforced.

Toti Gomes is now fit and available again but was an unused substitute against Arsenal.

It could be seen as somewhat of a risk to put him straight into the starting XI, but he has been missed and would allow Emmanuel Agbadou to play more centrally, or on the right.In my opinion, it should be Santi Bueno who drops out.

One of the enforced changes comes in midfield with Joao Gomes now suspended.

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Liam Keen's Wolves XI

A lack of a signing leaves Pereira having to choose a player he has shown little faith in, but Tommy Doyle is the obvious candidate to replace Gomes.

I also expect to see two changes up front.Jorgen Strand Larsen has a hamstring injury and will not be fit to play, while Pablo Sarabia has not done enough to warrant a starting spot.

Rodrigo Gomes could be an option out wide, but I expect Pereira to bring in Hwang Hee-chan and Goncalo Guedes.

Nathan Judah 

I've gone for two differences to the side Liam has picked 

I agree that Doyle will proabably get the nod with Lemina still exiled, although I can see a Bellegarde instead of Guedes on the right, with the option of him dropping back into a midfield three if/when needed to tuck in.

However I've opted for productivity with Guedes and Rodrigo Gomes both recalled alongside Cunha playing as false-nine.

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Nathan Judah's Wolves XI

The rest of the team is the same, however I've gone for the return of Craig Dawson after some dissapointing recent performances from Santiago Bueno.

Doherty misses out for me with Agbadou moving across with the return of Toti

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