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Work-rate. Incisiveness. Nous. I don't ask for much. This is how it's gonna be. Build from the ground up. Wolves got rid of Lopetegui (or he jumped, depending on which version you read) in the summer after a transfer window that seemed to consist of shipping key players out. He was replaced by Gary O'Neil, who himself had been shipped out by Bournemouth after getting their Championship-level squad to punch above their weight and comfortably retain their Premier League status. Under Nuno Holy Spirit and Bruno Lage, Wolves had been a side that did not score enough goals, and that was a theme under Lopetegui too. It's been a factor this season so far too, although the general squad upheaval can sort-of be used in mitigation, but we won't know for sure if it's just chronic and ingrained, or fixable. Let us not be the test of that. Last season's corresponding fixture was in that early-2023 low point where we looked awful and nobody bar Baj and Harvey was playing well. I can't remember if we were worse than at Brighton, but we were bad. VERY bad. Not one you want to recall, that's for sure. I think we even allowed weightlifter Traore to register an assist, and he's built a career on looking electric without any actual end product. Saint-Maximin without the purple patch. They couldn't score in a brothel, and we were making them look like us against the red Mancs! Against Villa in our last game, we looked generally sharp and cohesive, and more of the same would be welcome at Molineux. The game comes after an international break where several of the squad are playing on the other side of the globe, so availability will need to be determined late by Jurgen. Thiago might actually be ready for this one, and new boy Grav might also be available to make his debut. The other thing to contend with is the PL's ridiculous decision to schedule a Saturday lunchtime fixture after an international break, where many players don't arrive back at their clubs until Thursday. Considering our next game after this is on Thursday night in the Europa League, why on earth do we need this game to be scheduled for the Saturday lunchtime slot? Whatever the circumstances, attitude, concentration and application need to be spot on, and a (black) country mile better than in last season's fixture. We're without Virg through suspension after his ban was extended for one more game. Never mind. Just go out there, do the right things and come away with another 3 points. Get it done!