{"id":669394,"date":"2026-05-02T08:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T12:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=669394"},"modified":"2026-05-02T08:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T12:48:30","slug":"wolves-sunderland-confirmed-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/05\/02\/wolves-sunderland-confirmed-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves vs Sunderland: Team News and Confirmed Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wolverhampton Wanderers host Sunderland at Molineux as both sides look to close out the season on a positive note. Wolves, already relegated, are playing for pride after a difficult run of form, while Sunderland arrive aiming to steady their campaign following inconsistent recent results.<\/p>\n

The reverse fixture saw Sunderland come out on top, adding extra incentive for the hosts, with both teams eager to deliver a stronger performance here. Here is the latest team news and confirmed lineups ahead of Wolves vs Sunderland.<\/p>\n

Read More:<\/strong> Wolves vs Sunderland: Latest News and Predicted Lineups<\/a><\/p>\n

Wolves vs Sunderland Team News & Confirmed Lineups<\/h2>\n

Wolves Team News<\/h3>\n

Wolves will be without stopper Jos\u00e9 S\u00e1 and defender Lasislav Krej\u010d\u00ed this weekend, with Dan Bentley confirmed to be in goal for Sunderland’s visit to Molinuex. Wolves have no other selection issues. When asked about the player’s mental state after being relegated, Rob Edwards<\/a> had this to say:<\/p>\n

It’s a difficult situation, but I think we are getting the most out of the group. Every day, they come in and give it their absolute all. Again, from when we first came in to now, the training levels are through the roof. They have given it everything, and that side of things can’t be questioned.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunderland Team News<\/h3>\n

Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris has said that Jocelin Ta Bi should be available for the trip to Molineux. Nilson Angulo and Bertrand Traore will both be subject to a late fitness test. During his pre-match press conference, Le Bris<\/a> said the following on facing Wolves:<\/span><\/p>\n

“Wolves have had a “difficult season”, but some good results recently at home, and will be “generating momentum for next season.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More:<\/strong> Wolves Eyeing Deal for One of Rangers \u2018Greatest Ever\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Wolves Confirmed Lineup<\/h3>\n

Bentley<\/p>\n

Lima<\/p>\n

Mosquera<\/p>\n

S.Bueno<\/p>\n

Toti<\/p>\n

H.Bueno<\/p>\n

J.Gomes<\/p>\n

Andre<\/p>\n

Mane<\/p>\n

Armstrong<\/p>\n

Arokodare<\/p>\n

Subs: Gracey, Doherty, Wolfe, Hwang, R.Gomes, Bellegarde, Tchatchoua, A.Gomes, Edozie<\/p>\n

Sunderland Confirmed Lineup<\/h3>\n

Roefs<\/p>\n

Mukiele<\/p>\n

Reinildo<\/p>\n

Ballard<\/p>\n

Alderete<\/p>\n

Hume<\/p>\n

Xhaka<\/p>\n

Sadiki<\/p>\n

Talbi<\/p>\n

Le Fee<\/p>\n

Brobbey<\/p>\n

Subs: Ellborg, O’Nien, Geertruida, Cirkin, Rigg, Mayenda, Isidor, Diarra, Jocelin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wolverhampton Wanderers host Sunderland at Molineux as both sides look to close out the season on a positive note. Wolves, already relegated, are playing for pride after a difficult run of form, while Sunderland arrive aiming to steady their campaign following inconsistent recent results. The reverse fixture saw Sunderland come out on top, adding extra […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5441,"featured_media":669407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":true,"sfio_embed_code":"<\/smartframe-embed>","_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":[30,1828,1830,3,1831,22,2510],"tags":[32221,32656,32681],"class_list":["post-669394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-fixtures","category-injuries","category-premier-league","category-starting-line-up","category-sunderland","category-wolves","tag-sunderland-confirmed-lineup","tag-sunderland-team-news","tag-wolves-team-news"],"modified_by":"Barry Dixon, LWOF Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669394","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=669394"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":669449,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669394\/revisions\/669449"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}