After last Saturday’s spirited defeat at Man City and the convincing midweek triumph over Doncaster, Wolves entertain Liverpool in tomorrow’s early kick-off.

With 8 defeats from their 11 away games to date and only one win, it’s easy to see why Kenny and co find themselves down in 13th place. They’ve picked up more points at home than Arsenal, but their wretched away form continues to derail any possible progress.

Wolves are looking to complete a famous double

Pundits accused Roy Hodgson of employing negative tactics, which is hard to dispute given that they’ve only mustered 8 goals on their travels. So it will be interesting to see whether Dalglish attempts a more adventurous gameplan tomorrow.

They’ll still be without Steven Gerrard, following his sending off at Old Trafford a few weeks back, which is unquestionably a boost for Wolves. He might not have been firing on all cylinders prior to his suspension but we know he’s capable of brilliance.

For Wolves, I expect to see a couple of changes to the side that lost out at Man City, with Karl Henry restored to the midfield and Steven Mouyokolo coming into the back four. That would mean a lineup of:

Hennessy

Mouyokolo
Berra
Stearman
Zubar

Jarvis
Henry
Milijas
Hunt

Fletcher
Doyle

If that does turn out to be the starting eleven, I’d pretty much agree with the selection. I think we’ve got to go 4-4-2 and have a go against a struggling Liverpool defence, but by bringing Karl Henry in to anchor the midfield and picking four proper defenders, we should add some steel.

The subs bench should also be a lot stronger than it’s been in recent weeks, with new signing Adam Hammill likely to be named in the squad. He’ll be hoping to get one over on the club that launched his career.

Prediction League

Congratulations to Stourbridge Wolf for usurping me at the top of the Prediction League table. Although the point he scored for predicting defeat Man City was only enough to draw him level, he takes the lead courtesy of ‘S’ coming before ‘T’.

Unsurprisingly, nobody went for 4-3 to City, but many did forecast the correct outcome along with Stourbridge. So take a bow Kowloon Wolf, Jed, Exeter Wolf, Clive from Houston, Philly Pete, AikiWolves, Dazza in Brisbane, Martin, These are the days and last but by no means least, kwolf.

This weekend, I’m plumping for a draw.

Our home form has been good in general this season and I’m expecting us to give them a thorough examination defensively. However, we still have a propensity for conceding slightly soft goals, which I think will give them a chance.

1-1.

If you’re going to Molineux tomorrow (I hear it’s a sell-out), have a great time and get right behind the lads.

Up The Wolves!

A phenomenal performance, three priceless points, and Steve Mardenborough’s name finally consigned to the dustbin.

Our 1-0 win at Liverpool will surely go down as one of the most wonderful and joyous triumphs in years, in a display to cherish whenever the tough times threaten to rear their ugly heads again.

In addition, it might finally stop the lexically deviant Garth Crooks from flicking his pen top angrily the next time Gabby Logan tells him that they have to drop in at Molineux.

For the time being at least, we are no longer a subordinate, throwaway clause at the end of a jumbled Paul Merson sentence at 5.30pm.

We are Wolves and our season starts here!

Milijas: 'Are my eyes playing up?'

Words genuinely can’t do justice to how good we were last night, from Hennessey’s commanding presence in goal (and crucial save from Mereiles) to Sylvan and Stephen Ward’s tireless running up front.

If Ward was an impenetrable presence in our line-up before the game, his name must now be as deeply etched on the teamsheet as Steve Bull’s under Turner.

But after such a joyous victory, our goalscoring hero’s inclusion over our £7 million, six start signing can be debated another time.

Perhaps more pressing questions are whether Berra and Stearman can replicate their colossus showings on a weekly basis from now on?

Can Zubar and Elokobi pick up from where they left off on Merseyside?

Will Milijas (possibly my MOM) and Foley win the ball and then keep it so sumptuously, for so long, in the fixtures to come?

And moreover, was our Boxing Day disaster just a one off or does it tell us that January still can’t come round quick enough, despite this monumental showing?

With Big Mick defying the odds in the dugout once more, we can be sure that whatever the answers above, it won’t be for the lack of effort and togetherness.

Wolves head to Anfield tomorrow night looking to make amends for that abject Boxing Day defeat against Wigan.

Mick McCarthy will know that having sunk to the bottom of the Premier League table, patience will be in short supply should performances and results not improve quickly.

Steven Gerrard headed Liverpool to victory last season

Unfortunately for him, Liverpool’s home form has been pretty formidable this season, even if their mid-table position suggests otherwise. They’ve registered 5 wins and 2 draws from their 8 games to date, with Blackpool being the only side to leave Merseyside with a maximum.

By contrast, Wolves have been abysmal away from Molineux, losing 7 and drawing just once. However, that single point was registered in Liverpool against Everton, so if you’re clutching at straws and looking for omens, perhaps that’s one to hold onto.

Mick’s team selection will no doubt be under scrutiny and I’m expecting a couple of changes that surrendered so meekly to Wigan. Here’s my predicted lineup:

Hennessy

Zubar
Berra
Stearman
Elokobi

Edwards
Foley
Milijas
Jarvis

Fletcher
SEB

Fletcher is overdue a start so perhaps this will be his opportunity following another goal from the bench on Boxing Day. Jarvis will surely return and I expect Hunt to make way for him, with Edwards preferred on the opposite flank.

Alternatively, Mick might prefer to go 4-5-1 and if that’s the case, I’d expect Jones to play instead of Fletcher. Ward could conceivably play at left-back but I think big George would be unfortunate to lose his place.

Prediction League

Well done to Rob for correctly predicting a 2-1 Wigan win. For a change, most people went for a Wolves victory and they duly kicked us all in the knackers.

Got to be realistic and go for a defeat in this one.

I’m feeling pretty low after that awful showing against Wigan and can’t see us getting a result at Anfield right now.

I’ll plump for 3-1 to Liverpool.

Perhaps if they’re under par and we can somehow cut out the errors at the back, we could scrape a result, but the latter in particular seems highly unlikely.

If you’re going to the game, have a great time and roar the lads on.

Up The Wolves.