Wolves face in-form Barnsley

And Walter Zenga will be hoping they don't suffer the same fate as against Huddersfield.

Barnsley's 2-1 victory at Preston North End on Saturday propelled Paul Heckingbottom's side to third in the league with 12 points from six games.

The Tykes' form has continued where they left off in League One last season. On December 28 last year they won their first home game in three months to climb out of the relegation zone.

Between then and May they would win 16 games out of 24, losing just three times, gatecrashing the play-offs and then beating Walsall in the semis and Millwall in the final – as well as lifting the Football League Trophy at Wembley for good measure.

It's been an astonishing 2016 so far. And Heckingbottom, who replaced the Bristol City-bound Lee Johnson in February, plans to keep the run going.

The Barnsley boss told the club's official website: "The players have got character in abundance. Winning helps. It breeds that confidence.

"All the little messages we give them as staff, they're listening all the time and then when they're getting the results it's giving them more belief.

"But they can't stop doing the little things, they've set the standard now and we won't let them off the hook.

"There's the feel-good factor, it has an effect on the town, the fans. It's definitely there around the place and has been since last season.

"I can definitely feel that, the players feel it too, and of course the fans feel it. But it's all about Tuesday night now."

Barnsley landed a coup when they took Newcastle United striker Adam Armstrong on loan until January and the 19-year-old, who starred for Coventry in League One last season, scored a debut goal on Saturday, beating his man with a sublime backheel before finding the net with a great finish.

Along with him, former Wolves youngster Sam Winnall and ex-Walsall striker Tom Bradshaw, Heckingbottom has good options up front - and that shows in the fact that the Tykes are top scorers in the division with 14 goals from six games.

Another face familiar to Wolves fans is Adam Hammill, who seems to have found his feet at Oakwell and will be danger from the flanks, while midfielder Conor Hourihane was named as Championship player of the month for August.

The Reds have a terrible recent record at Molineux, losing seven on the spin and failing to register a victory in 13 visits.

But Heckingbottom will be confident of ending that streak.

He said of tonight's game: "Wolves will expect to be right in the mix again this season, they've a big strong squad and they can freshen it up whenever now.

"They've probably got two, three players in each position, but we're looking forward to it.

"It's relentless, these blocks of games will be relentless and we'll be putting lots of hard work into it, not just on the pitch but on the training ground too.

"The groundwork's all there, there's nothing to fear. We're prepared for it and we're ready."