Championship · Matchday 6 
Wolves vs Portsmouth: Injury-Hit Visitors Face Stern Test at Molineux
Wolves have a chance to pull away from the middle of the Championship table, but the bigger question is how Portsmouth can cope with seven first-team players sidelined.
📍 Molineux Stadium
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| Scored | Conceded | |
|---|---|---|
| Wolves | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Portsmouth | 1.3 | 1.3 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Wolves | 10 | +3 | 17 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 0 | 14 |
Absences
Wolves
- OutA. Armstrong · Back Injury
- OutR. Gomes · Foot Injury
- OutR. Jimenez · Knee Injury
- OutB. Traore · Injury
Portsmouth
- OutB. Arthur · Back Injury
- OutL. Brooke-Smith · Ankle Injury
- OutM. Kosznovszky · Knee Injury
- OutJ. Murphy · Groin Injury
- OutC. Ogilvie · Knee Injury
- OutF. Umeh · Hamstring Injury
- OutT. Waddingham · Ankle Injury
- DoubtfulK. Anderson · Overload
- DoubtfulC. Shaughnessy · Injury
Wolves can use this Tuesday meeting at Molineux to press towards the top half, but the more compelling storyline is what Portsmouth can put on the pitch. Seven players are out for the visitors, and that depletion may decide how this Championship fixture unfolds.
Two sides in the middle of the pack
Wolves sit eighth with 17 points from 10 matches, three goals ahead on the balance of their results. Portsmouth are 13th on 14 points, level on goal difference, and the gap between the two clubs is small enough that either side could move up or down quickly.
Form on both sides
Wolves have won five of their ten league games, drawn two and lost three, scoring 18 times and conceding 15. Their recent run has been streaky, with their last five matches producing five goals apiece.
Portsmouth have won four, drawn two and lost four, scoring 13 and conceding 13. They have been more erratic, with a recent sequence that included two draws and a win in their latest outings, and they have scored six times in their last five games.
Portsmouth’s injury problem
The visitors’ list is long. B. Arthur (back), L. Brooke-Smith (ankle), M. Kosznovszky (knee), J. Murphy (groin), C. Ogilvie (knee), F. Umeh (hamstring) and T. Waddingham (ankle) are all missing. K. Anderson and C. Shaughnessy are doubtful, which leaves the coaching staff with limited options to rotate or replace.
Wolves have their own absences, with A. Armstrong (back), R. Gomes (foot), R. Jimenez (knee) and B. Traore (injury) all unavailable. Still, the scale of Portsmouth’s problems is greater, and it will test their depth in a way Wolves may not face.
Our prediction
Wolves should have enough quality at home to control much of this game, and their attacking output at Molineux gives them the edge. Portsmouth have shown they can score, but without several regular starters they may struggle to sustain pressure for 90 minutes. Expect a tight contest in which the visitors compete well for spells before the hosts grind out the win.
Wolves 2-1 Portsmouth