Liam Keen and Nathan Judah's predicted Wolves XI vs Blackburn

Liam Keen and Nathan Judah predicted their starting XI's for their FA Cup 4th round clash vs Blackburn.

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Wolves take on Blackburn on Sunday lunchtime with a place in the FA Cup fifth round at stake.

With a win over Villa and a good end to the transfer window, I think Vitor Pereira will want to keep up momentum and that is why I'm predicting a strong side will be named.

My predicted team has just two changes from the win over Villa, although we could see more new faces.

Sam Johnstone started in the last round as Wolves beat Bristol City and I would be surprised if he didn't play again, replacing Jose Sa.

New signing Nasser Djiga could play at centre-back, but I do expect the back three to be unchanged after an impressive display last weekend.

My second change comes at right-wing-back, however, with Rodrigo Gomes coming in for captain Nelson Semedo, while Rayan Ait-Nouri keeps his place on the left.

Pereira has options in midfield with Joao Gomes returning from suspension and new signing Marshall Munetsi coming in.

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Liam Keen's starting XI

Tommy Doyle or Boubacar Traore could also be considered, and perhaps Andre could be rested, but I have named an unchanged midfield with Jean-Ricner Bellegarde rewarded for his performance against Villa.

Up front, Pablo Sarabia will be keen to keep his place after his impressive display last time out.

Hwang Hee-chan could be an option to start the game, particularly if Wolves do not want to risk Matheus Cunha, but I have predicted a strong attack.

Nathan Judah 

I think we'll see a fair few changes from Vitor Pereira at Blackburn.

It's still a strong side and I agree with most of the backline Liam has gone for.

However I've got Pedro Lima in at right-back with Rodrigo Gomes taking his starting spot higher up the pitch as a LWF.

Tommy Doyle gets the nod from me with Andre the insurance on the bench.

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Nathan Judah's predicted XI

I was close to adding Joao Gomes, but it's diffult to drop Bellegarde after his brilliant pefomance vs Villa.

I think Cunha may be on the bench along with Sarabia with Hwang getting the nod in the middle of Guedes and Gomes.

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