Predicted Wolves line-up to face Leicester City: Who should start?

Wolverhampton Wanderers put up yet another gritty showing to rescue a valuable point at Old Trafford as they held Manchester United to a 1-1 draw on Saturday. It was Wolves’ third impressive result against the big guns of the Premier League, having previously held Manchester City and Everton to 1-1 and 2-2 draws respectively.

Wolves defeated Championship side Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 in the second round of the League Cup and Nuno Espirito Santo made quite a few changes to his starting line-up. Hence, a few of the reserve players could get an opportunity when Wolves take on Leicester City in the third round of the League Cup on Wednesday.

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There are no notable injuries to any of the players and the manager will have his entire squad of players to choose from.

Predicted Wolves XI to face Leicester City

Manager: Nuno Espirito Santos

Formation: 3-4-3

John Ruddy (GK)

The former English international played the previous League Cup fixture against Sheffield Wednesday and Santo must rest Rui Patricio.

Leander Dendoncker (RCB)

The versatile Belgian international featured in the previous round of the League Cup and Santo should rest Ryan Bennett after a tiring game against Manchester United.

Conor Coady (CB)

The former Liverpool man put up a strong and solid display against United and Santo should provide him with another start on Wednesday.

Willy Boly (LCB)

The Frenchman was the pick of the Wolves’ backline against United on Saturday and defended with a lot of composure and determination. Santo should hand him another start against Leicester City.

Ruben Vinagre (LWB)

The Portuguese U19 international had an impressive outing in the previous round of the League Cup and Santo should field him in the starting line-up and hand Jonathan Otto a much-deserved break.

Ruben Neves (CM)

The Portuguese youngster is Wolves’ indispensable weapon in the midfield and had another impressive outing against Manchester United. Although he did not feature in the previous round of the League Cup, Santo should start him against Leicester City.

Romain Saiss (CM)

The Moroccan international started in the second round of the League Cup and Santo should hand him another start in place of Joao Moutinho, who deserves a rest after playing his heart out on Saturday.

Matt Doherty (RWB)

Doherty should receive a start on Wednesday.  

Diogo Jota (LW)

The man from Portugal worked tirelessly against United and linked the play well with his teammates. He is one of the key players in Wolves’ forward line and Santo should provide him with a start on Wednesday.

Adama Traore (RW)

The youngster has shown glimpses of his brilliance in the limited game time he has received in the Premier League. Santo should rest Helder Costa and hand him a start against Leicester City.

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Raul Jimenez (ST)

The Mexican already has two goals to his name in the Premier League and had a good game against United. Santo must not bench him for the League Cup game.