{"id":651756,"date":"2025-02-08T11:48:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T16:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=651756"},"modified":"2025-02-08T11:57:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T16:57:54","slug":"wolverhampton-wanderers-predicted-line-up-blackburn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/02\/08\/wolverhampton-wanderers-predicted-line-up-blackburn\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolverhampton Wanderers Predicted Lineup vs. Blackburn Rovers for February 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wolves will face Blackburn Rovers in the fourth round of the FA Cup <\/span>on Sunday, February 9, 2025<\/span>. Kickoff will be at 12:30 PM at Ewood Park. This encounter marks the first meeting between the two sides since October 2016 and the first time in the FA Cup since the 1960 final, which Wolves won.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wolves come into this match following a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa in the Premier League <\/span>on February 1, 2025<\/span>. This win will surely boost\u00a0their confidence as they shift focus to the FA Cup. How will Wolves line up? We look to answer that question with our predicted lineup.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wolverhampton Wanderers Predicted Lineup vs Blackburn Rovers\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

How Wolves Have Lined Up Recently<\/span><\/h3>\n

In their recent fixtures, Wolves have predominantly used a 4-3-3 formation, which usually consists of Jos\u00e9 Sa in goal, a defensive line of Matt Doherty, Emmanuel Agbadou, Toti Gomes, and N\u00e9lson Semedo, a midfield trio of Andr\u00e9, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, and Rayan A\u00eft-Nouri, and an attacking trio comprising Pablo Sarabia, Gon\u00e7alo Guedes, and Matheus Cunha.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wolves Recent Form And Tactics<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Molineux club have experienced a challenging period recently, marked by a series of defeats to Newcastle United, Chelsea, and Arsenal. However, the team showed resilience by securing a 2-0 win against Aston Villa on February 1. Wolves also won 2-1 in the third round of the FA Cup vs Bristol City to book their place in the fourth round.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In their recent matches, they typically employ a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 approach. Under new manager <\/span>Victor Pereira<\/span><\/a>, the team has shifted to a more possession-based approach. Wing-backs are essential in this system, providing width and support in attack and defence. Defensive frailties have been evident this season, mainly when dealing with high-pressing teams and set pieces. As Wolves look for consistency, balancing a solid defence with the attacking intent remains key.<\/span><\/p>\n

Injuries To Consider<\/span><\/h3>\n

Due to injury, Wolves will be without Boubacar Traore, Enso Gonzalez, Sasa Kalajdzic, Yerson Mosquera, and Jorgen Stand Larsen. Joao Gomes is also available for selection after serving a one-match ban for a red card against Arsenal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wolverhampton Wanderers Predicted Lineup Vs Blackburn Rovers<\/span><\/h3>\n

GK: Dan Bentley<\/span><\/p>\n

RWB: Matt Doherty<\/span><\/p>\n

CB: Nasser Djiga<\/span><\/p>\n

CB: Toti Gomes<\/span><\/p>\n

LWB: Pedro Lima<\/span><\/p>\n

CM: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde<\/span><\/p>\n

CM: Marshall Munetsi<\/span><\/p>\n

RW: Rodrigo Gomes<\/span><\/p>\n

AM: Mateus Cunha<\/span><\/p>\n

LW: Gon\u00e7alo Guedes<\/span><\/p>\n

ST: Hwang Hee-chan<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wolves will face Blackburn Rovers in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday, February 9, 2025. Kickoff will be at 12:30 PM at Ewood Park. This encounter marks the first meeting between the two sides since October 2016 and the first time in the FA Cup since the 1960 final, which Wolves won. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5441,"featured_media":637143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8432,1831,2510],"tags":[238,5783,31721],"class_list":["post-651756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fa-cup","category-starting-line-up","category-wolves","tag-blackburn-rovers","tag-emirates-fa-cup","tag-wolves-predicted-lineup"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5441"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651756"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":651831,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651756\/revisions\/651831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/637143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}