**Wolves are heavy favorites here, and frankly, Watford's form makes them look like lambs at the slaughter.** 🔪 Wolverhampton's mixed run (2W-1D-2L) is nothing to write home about, but Watford have collapsed — just one win in five, including a brutal 0-4 hammering at home to Burnley. The head-to-head tilts Wolves' way too (7-4 across the last 13).

Wolves are nursing some injury pain (Armstrong, B. Traoré, Jiménez, R. Gomes all out), but their XI still has quality. Watford are floundering and need a spark badly; they showed brief life with that 2-0 win over Charlton, but the Cardiff and Burnley defeats exposed them ruthlessly.

Key storylines:

- **Wolves' attacking creativity** despite missing key bodies — López, Saïd, and Chirewa will need to click
- **Watford's porous defense** has leaked 10 goals in their last three matches
- **Home advantage at Molineux** historically favors Wolverhampton in this fixture

Expected lineups:

- **Wolverhampton**: J. Sá, H. Bueno, N. Djiga, T. Gomes, J. Tchatchoua, André, M. Munetsi, R. Saïd, F. López, T. Chirewa, S. Neave
- **Watford**: F. Ravaglia, J. Zemura, M. Pollock, K. K. Biakolo, O. Traore, H. Kyprianou, E. Kayembe, R. Vata, M. Payero, O. Maamma, M. Doumbia

Prediction:

**Wolves 2-0 Watford.** Wolves lean as slight favorites; Watford's form is just too shaky. 📍