{"id":663104,"date":"2026-01-09T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=663104"},"modified":"2026-01-09T09:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:43:19","slug":"wolves-team-news-predicted-lineup-shrewsbury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/01\/09\/wolves-team-news-predicted-lineup-shrewsbury\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves Team News & Predicted Lineup vs Shrewsbury For January 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wolverhampton Wanderers return to Molineux as they welcome Shrewsbury Town in FA cup action. With Premier League survival top priority this season, Rob Edwards is expected to rotate his squad, offering opportunities to fringe players and youngsters while still fielding a side strong enough to avoid an upset. Here is our Wolves team news and predicted lineup.<\/p>\n

Wolves Predicted Lineup vs Shrewsbury As Edwards Eyes Cup Progress<\/h2>\n

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

They have largely stuck with a back three under Edwards, a system that has offered greater stability in recent weeks. Last time out against Everton, Jos\u00e9 S\u00e1 started in goal, covered by a defensive trio of Santiago Bueno, Yerson Mosquera, and Ladislav Krej\u010d\u00ed.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/strong>: Wolves Tie Down Youngster Alan Shearer Praised As \u2018Absolutely Outstanding\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

The wing-back positions were filled by Hugo Bueno and Jackson Tchatchoua, providing width on both flanks. In midfield, Jo\u00e3o Gomes anchored the side alongside Jhon Arias and Matues Man\u00e9, while Hwang Hee-chan partnered Tolu Arokodare in attack.<\/p>\n

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

The Wanderers started the season in record-poor form; however, they have made an unbeaten start to 2026 with a win against West Ham and a draw against Everton<\/a> so far. The Old Gold have managed to pick up more points in the past three games than in the previous 18. Edwards has prioritised defensive compactness, with the 3-5-2 formation allowing the team to stay organised without the ball.<\/p>\n

Read More:<\/strong> Top Five Wolves Defenders Of All Time, Including Ex-England International<\/a><\/p>\n

Against Shrewsbury, who are expected to defend deep, the team will look to dominate possession and use quick circulation in midfield to break lines. Rotation is expected, but the tactical approach should remain consistent, with Wolves pressing high early and attempting to establish control from the opening minutes.<\/p>\n

Team News & Injuries To Consider<\/h3>\n

Edwards<\/a> has confirmed that Rodrigo Gomes is \u2018in contention\u2019 to play after recovering from his groin surgery in October. Toti Gomes is out until February with a Hamstring injury. Jean-Ricner Bellegard and Marshall Munetsi are expected back within the next few weeks. Leon Chiwome and Dan Bentley are both out with long-term injuries. Emmanuel Agbadou is still on international duty with the Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n

Wolves Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n

GK:\u00a0<\/strong>Sam Johnstone<\/p>\n

Defence: <\/strong>Yerson Mosquera \u2013 Ladislav Krej\u010d\u00ed \u2013 Santiago Bueno<\/p>\n

Midfield:<\/strong>\u00a0 David M\u00f8ller Wolfe \u2013 Tawanda Chirewa \u2013 Fer L\u00f3pez \u2013 Mateus Man\u00e9 \u2013 Matt Doherty<\/p>\n

Forwards: <\/strong>Hwang Hee-chan \u2013 J\u00f8rgen Strand Larsen<\/p>\n

Featured Image Credit<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wolverhampton Wanderers return to Molineux as they welcome Shrewsbury Town in FA cup action. With Premier League survival top priority this season, Rob Edwards is expected to rotate his squad, offering opportunities to fringe players and youngsters while still fielding a side strong enough to avoid an upset. Here is our Wolves team news and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5441,"featured_media":663135,"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":[30,8432,1831,2510],"tags":[1402,31721],"class_list":["post-663104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-fa-cup","category-starting-line-up","category-wolves","tag-shrewsbury-town","tag-wolves-predicted-lineup"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663104","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=663104"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":663136,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663104\/revisions\/663136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}