Wolves face a relegation six-pointer against Ipswich Town in what is arguably their biggest game of the season so far.

Confidence is at an all-time low heading into this clash. The Wolves board are backing Gary O’Neil, despite him losing three Premier League games in a row.

Meanwhile, few managers want to join Wolves, as five have already rejected the chance to replace O’Neil, including title-winning head coach Massimiliano Allegri and former Chelsea boss Graham Potter.

To make matters worse, Jeff Shi angered Wolves fans with his most recent comments, as he attempted to smooth things over with the supporters by preaching positivity during a hard time.

That is near impossible when the Old Gold find themselves 19th in the table, level on points with Ipswich ahead of this relegation tussle.

Wolves team and injury news ahead of Ipswich Town

One Wolves player, Joao Gomes, was hit with a one-match suspension after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season against West Ham.

It means O’Neil will need to replace the Brazilian from his starting XI, and the player with a golden chance to impress is Tommy Doyle.

In terms of injuries, Pablo Sarabia missed the defeat to Everton with a sore calf, a problem that saw him get left out of the squad against West Ham on Monday.

O’Neil’s update in Friday’s press conference will determine whether the Spaniard is fit to return, and that is the case for Jose Sa, who suffered a shoulder injury before the Hammers clash.

Wolves still have multiple players on the physio bench, too, with Boubacar Traore, Sasa Kalajdzic, Yerson Mosquera and Enso Gonzalez all recovering from their issues.

Wolves predicted lineup vs Ipswich Town

On Monday night, Wolves tasted a 2-1 defeat to West Ham.

Matt Doherty was a star performer for the Old Gold, taking his chance at right wing-back by scoring, with the Republic of Ireland star set to keep his place in the starting XI.

The one guaranteed change O’Neil will make is removing the suspended Gomes and perhaps deploying Doyle in central midfield.

Most Wolves fans agree that the 23-year-old should be starting more games, and Doyle will get his opportunity to show his ‘quality’ on Saturday.

Mario Lemina, who was involved in a brawl against West Ham, is also lucky to keep his place but O’Neil has no other choice.

As for the back three, the final change the Wolves boss could make is swapping Santi Bueno out for Craig Dawson.

Dawson sat out the West Ham game after his horror show at Everton, conceding two own goals, and now he should be ready to start once more.

Wolves predicted XI vs Ipswich Town (3-5-2): Johnstone; Semedo, Dawson, Toti; Doherty, Gomes, Lemina, Andre, Ait-Nouri; Cunha, Strand Larsen.

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