Match preview - Wolves v Rotherham

The dream to finish eighth is over. Wolves' loftiest ambition is now ninth place - and as they're seven behind Blues with three to go, you'd get better odds on Bjorn Sigurdarson, Adam Le Fondre and Joe Mason all finding the scoresheet tomorrow.

A more likely final position for Wolves given their current form, believe it or not, is 21st, writes Wolves correspondent Tim Spiers.

Bristol City currently occupy that place and they, opponents Rotherham (20th) and Fulham (19th) are all on 48 points, just five behind Wolves.

In fact Wolves only have two more points now (53) than their final total on being relegated to League One in 2013.

The depressing statistics are plentiful. Wolves have drawn their last three home games 0-0 - and you wouldn't put it past them and Rotherham playing out another draw tomorrow, with the Millers needing just a point to complete their remarkable survival.

A happier stat for Wolves - or an ominous one, depending on your disposition - is that Rotherham's last Molineux victory came in 1920.

That was the teams' first ever meeting. And Wolves are unbeaten in 16 since.

But whatever happens tomorrow, to the tune of John Lennon's Give Peace a Chance; 'all we are saying, is give us a goal'.

One out, one in for Wolves with Jeremy Helan recalled by Sheffield Wednesday and Jed Wallace back from a thigh strain that has kept him out for a month.

Jackett went 4-4-2 in the second half at Leeds but Wolves immediately conceded twice, as they've tended to do when fielding a more attacking formation this season.

So a 4-3-3 is the more likely formation. Enobakhare and Hunte are pushing for starts, but with defeat not really an option after a barren run of late Jackett will probably stick with his seniors.

Rotherham may be unchanged, although Leon Best is an option after he was left out in midweek.

Lloyd Doyley (knee) is sidelined.

LIKELY LINE-UPS

Wolves (4-3-3): Ikeme; Iorfa, Batth, Hause, Doherty; Edwards, Price, Saville; Wallace, Sigurdarson, Henry. Subs: Martinez, Deslandes, Coady, Hunte, Enobakhare, Mason, Le Fondre.

Rotherham (4-4-2): Camp; Kelly, Broadfoot, Wood, Mattock; Halford, Grant Ward, Frecklington, Smallwood; Derbyshire, Danny Ward. Subs: Kenny, Green, Burke, Richardson, Clarke-Harris, Newell, Best.

DANGERMAN

Matt Derbyshire: The 30-year-old journeyman looks to have finally found a home, playing more games for the Millers than any of his previous nine clubs.

Recently scored four in eight.

Contrasting. Wolves have won just one in their last seven, and lost their last two away games 2-1.

Goals are clearly the problem. They've netted five in seven matches - or 11 in 14 stretching back to February.

Talking of February, that was when one of their strikers last scored, namely Joe Mason against Preston a day before Valentine's Day.

Rotherham on the other hand are attempting to set club records. A 1-1 draw on Tuesday against Huddersfield made it 10 without defeat for Neil Warnock's side, equalling a second-tier record for the Millers.

Away from home they've beaten Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich and MK Dons on the road of late.

MATCH ODDS

The bookies haven't been regulars at Molineux lately. They make Wolves 5/4 favourites, while in-form Rotherham are 9/4, and a draw is 12/5.

For Wolves to produce a club record fourth consecutive goalless draw at Molineux you can get 8/1.

A repeat of last year's 5-0 home win is suitably priced at 200/1 with Paddy Power.

And if you're completely off your head and think it'll be 6/4 again, stick £1 on and get £500 back from any bookies.

The wait for Bjorn Sigurdarson's goal is now at 28 hours. For him to score first and Wolves to win 2-1 you can get 35/1.

Greg Halford is on Rotherham's books. Safe to say he's not the most popular ex-Wolves player with supporters. He's 14/1 to net first.

Kenny Jackett on lack of goals: "It's certainly been a concern.

"Particularly going forward I don't think we've quite had enough.

"We don't set out or aspire to be doing that (nil-nils).

"We want to create more, we want to be able to get hold of the ball, get people forward, that has to be the case.

"It's frustrating, we feel that."

Neil Warnock: "We have equalled a record, 10 games unbeaten in the Championship going back to Emlyn Hughes' days (in 1981), that's what sort of record it is and it would be nice for us to beat that record at Wolves.

"You forget just what these lads have put in in the last few weeks from being six points adrift to nine points in front with three games left, it's an incredible feat really.

"It's a fabulous achievement, but I want to beat that now at Wolves.

"I do like records, I have got to say, but I don't think about it. I know how tough the Championship is so to go 10 games unbeaten is incredible to say we came in at a time where we were shipping goals like a sieve."

February 21, 2015 (Championship), Wolves 5 Rotherham 0. A proper shellacking as eighth-placed Wolves set their sights on the play-offs. Benik Afobe (2), Nouha Dicko, David Edwards and Bakary Sako were on the scoresheet as Jackett's team began a run of seven wins in 10 games.

April 18, 2014, (League One), Wolves 6 Rotherham 4. I mean...what? It's still difficult to comprehend exactly what happened on this balmy April day. Statistically...Nouha Dicko scored a hat-trick, so did Kieran Agard. With 79 minutes gone the score was 3-2 to Wolves...3-2! Dicko made it 4-2 on 80 - eight minutes later Rotherham were level and then in injury time Sam Ricketts scored a belter and Kevin McDonald completed the madness amid delirious pitch invasions. Ridiculous.

April 23, 2005 (Championship), Wolves 2 Rotherham 0. Glenn Hoddle's team extended their unbeaten run to 16 matches with a comfortable victory. Kenny Miller broke the deadlock on 55 minutes, and the Scot sealed the win in stoppage time.

April 5, 2003 (First Division), Wolves 0 Rotherham 0. Wolves beat Gillingham 6-0 in their previous home game hopes were high of a repeat. But Nathan Blake was sent off 15 minutes in for an elbow on defender Shaun Barker. And a miserable afternoon was complete when Colin Cameron saw his penalty saved, just three minutes from time.

February 2, 2002 (First Division), Wolves 2 Rotherham 1. A controversial win for promotion-chasing Wolves. Alan Lee shocked the hosts by putting Rotherham ahead, Dean Sturridge equalised and then George Ndah rose above Mike Pollitt to head goalwards, two minutes ahead coming on as a sub. The keeper grabbed the ball under the bar, but the linesman signalled for a goal. Furious Millers boss Ronnie Moore had to be restrained by stewards at full time. Dave Jones' team embarked on a seven-game winning streak. And then no one of a Wolves persuasion can quite remember what happened after that, having erased it from their memories.

THE REF

Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire): Conor Coady won't be too pleased to see Mr Simpson, for it was he who sent the midfielder off against Brighton at Molineux last September.

That's one of five red cards and 113 yellows in 33 matches this season - down from nine reds in 32 last year.

PREDICTION

Seen as Rotherham are in town - and that usually means a classic - then you've got to imagine it'll be a far more entertaining Molineux encounter than we've seen of late.

So let's go for 1-1.