It’s not quite defence vs attack at Molineux on Monday Night Football but the question is very much about whether a frugal Wolves side can put the brakes on free-scoring visitors Southampton.
The international break came at perhaps the worst time for a Saints side who have won five of their past six games, scoring 14 goals in the process and enjoying a brief spell atop the Premier League.
They showed against Newcastle in the game prior to the recess they can score goals even without injured star striker Danny Ings but the much-vaunted Wolves’ backline is a far tougher nut to crack.
Perennial favourites of our Premier League Punting Pointers column – which this week observed that 19 of their past 22 games have featured under 2.5 goals (a measly 4/6 for this game in most places) – Wanderers have a defensive record no other top-flight team can currently better this term.
But scoring goals has proved harder than keeping them out for Nuno Espirito Santo’s side, who have managed to squeeze 13 points out of eight games despite finding the net on only eight occasions.
Add in the eternal uncertainty over the first game back after an international break and it’s difficult to forecast anything other than another tight affair in the West Midlands under the floodlights.
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