Wolverhampton Wanderers have just two victories from 15 Premier League matches and are rooted to the bottom spot with 10 points.
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Julen Lopetegui will hope to begin his first match in charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers on a positive note when they take on lower league outfit Gillingham in the EFL Cup. The round-of-16 contest will see two sides sitting at the bottom of their respective leagues going against each other. Wolves have been struggling big time in the Premier League, while Gillingham’s fate has neither been better in League Two.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have just two victories from 15 Premier League matches and are rooted to the bottom spot with 10 points. They have lost four of their last five matches in the league, while the remaining one was a draw. However, in the mid-season friendly, they drew with Italian outfit Empoli before playing out a thrilling 4-3 win over Spanish side Cadiz. On the other hand, Gillingham are placed 24th in League Two and have just 14 points from 20 games. They too have lost four of their last five games in the league.
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It will be interesting to see how Julen Lopetegui sets his team up in his first game in charge of the struggling Premier League club. He has experimented with a lot of combinations during the mid-season friendlies. With the international players returning from their World Cup assignments, he will have a strong squad at his disposal to choose from. However, for both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Gillingham, the EFL Cup will be down in their priority list, as they will be more focused in getting out of the relegation zones from their respective league. Thereby, both coaches could make a lot of changes to their first team for this fixture.
Wolverhampton Wanderers possible line-up: Sarkic, Semedo, Collins, Kilman, Bueno, Moutinho, Neves, Hodge, Traore, Podence, Jimenez
Gillingham possible line-up: Turner, Wright, Ehmer, Baggott, Tutonda, Williams, Jefferies, Green, Adelakun, Reeves, Walker
Wolverhampton Wanderers
| Opponents | Score |
| Cadiz | 3-4 (W) |
| Empoli | 1-1 |
| Arsenal | 0-2 (L) |
| Leeds | 1-0 (W) |
| Brighton | 2-3 (L) |
Gillingham
| Opponents | Key details |
| Dag & Red | 3-2 (W) |
| Salford | 0-3 (L) |
| Dag & Red | 1-1 |
| Crawley | 0-0 |
| Newport | 2-0 (L) |
| Last 5 Matches (all competitions) | Results |
| Gillingham beat Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Gillingham | 4-0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers draw Gillingham | 2-2 |
| Gillingham beat Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Gillingham | 6-0 |
The EFL Cup match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Gillingham will take place at Molineux Stadium on Wednesday at 1:15 am IST.
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