Summary

  • Wolves unbeaten in a club record six Premier League matches

  • Watford without a win in last five league and cup matches

  1. goal

    GOAL - Wolves 0-2 Watfordpublished at 21 mins

    Roberto Pereyra

    I CAN'T TYPE QUICK ENOUGH!

    Just 58 seconds later and Watford have doubled their lead! A fine, fine finish from Roberto Pereyra, curling it in with the outside of his left boot.

    Roberto PereyraImage source, Reuters
  2. goal

    GOAL - Wolves 0-1 Watfordpublished at 20 mins

    Etienne Capoue

    What a goal!

    A stunning goal from Etienne Capoue to open the scoring. He receives the ball outside the area from Abdoulaye Doucoure and blasts it through the legs of Conor Coady and past a helpless Rui Patricio.

    Etienne CapoueImage source, Reuters
  3. Postpublished at 20 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Watford

    Jonny receives the ball on the left and puts in a floating cross - but there's a little too much on it and it is cleared.

    At the other end, Watford are attacking...

  4. Postpublished at 17 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Watford

    Will Hughes dribbles the ball towards the box, before finding Roberto Pereyra on the left.

    Pereyra takes it into the box and goes for the shot but the ball cannons off a defender and out for a throw.

  5. Postpublished at 15 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Watford

    Fear not Wolves fans, he's soon back up on his feet.

  6. Postpublished at 13 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Watford

    Neither the Wolves nor the Watford fans seem to have brought their singing voices with them to Molineux today. It's oh so very quiet.

    Joao Moutinho is down, looks like he's accidentally taken a knee to the head following a challenge from Will Hughes.

  7. Postpublished at 10 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Watford

    Two successive corners for Wolves amount to nothing, and Watford break on the attack.

    They fly down the pitch and Gerard Deulofeu puts in a cross from the right but it's straight into the hands of Rui Patricio.

  8. Postpublished at 9 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Watford

    A very tentative start here, neither side has as yet shown any real intent to attack.

    Wolves get a free-kick just outside the box following a foul on Jonny by Adrian Mariappa.

    Ruben Neves whips it in but Adam Masina heads it over his own net.

  9. Postpublished at 5 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Watford

    Ruben Neves tries to get something going, lifting a cross into the box but Wolves are unable to get a man on it and it is cleared. Nothing to trouble Ben Foster there.

  10. Postpublished at 3 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Watford

    It looks like a beautiful day in the Black Country.

    Both sides having a taste of the ball early on but neither goalkeeper has had a touch yet.

    Gerard DeulofeuImage source, Reuters
  11. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Wolves 0-0 Watford

    We are under way at Molineux.

  12. Lawro's predictionspublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 20 October 2018

    Wolves v Watford (15:00 BST)

    Mark Lawrenson
    Ex-Liverpool defender and BBC football expert

    I like the fact Wolves head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has named the same starting XI because they are playing really well and winning games.

    It sounds a bit old-fashioned, but the more that a team plays together like that, the better the team gets. It seems to be working for Wolves at the moment anyway.

    Prediction: 2-0

    Shane Warne's prediction: 0-2

    Check out Lawro's full predictions v cricket legend Shane Warne

  13. Head-to-headpublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 20 October 2018

    Wolves v Watford (15:00 BST)

    • This is the first Premier League meeting between the two sides - their only other top-flight clashes came in the 1983-84 season, with Wolves winning 5-0 at home and drawing 0-0 away.
    • Eleven of the last 17 league meetings at Molineux have been draws, with Wolves winning five and losing just one.
  14. Postpublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 20 October 2018

    Wolves v Watford (15:00 BST)

    Simon Brotherton
    Commentator on BBC TV

    Both teams made a strong start to the season but while Watford have cooled off, newly promoted Wolves continue to impress and have won four of their last five games.

    Eight matches in, their 15-point haul represents the best start by a promoted side since Hull City's tally of 17 points achieved in the 2008-09 season. Naming the same starting XI for all eight games is a Premier League first.

    Watford won their opening four games and counted Tottenham among their early scalps,but they haven't won any of the last four and conceded four at home to Bournemouth immediately before the international break.

  15. Nine games unchangedpublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 20 October 2018

    Wolves v Watford (15:00 BST)

    So, prior to this afternoon's game, Wolves struck a Premier League first by keeping an unchanged side for their first eight games of the season.

    But for those of you who remember football before 1992, they have today equalled a mark set 35 years ago in the 1983-84 season, according to Friday's Times.

    On that occasion David Pleat's Luton Town, including Les Sealey, Brian Horton, Brian Stein and Paul Walsh, kept the same side for nine games.

  16. Team news - Wolves unchangedpublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 20 October 2018

    Wolves v Watford (15:00 BST)

    As expected, Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo has named an unchanged side, meaning they have now gone a record-equalling nine games without changing their starting line-up.

    Wolves XI: Rui Patricio, Doherty, Bennett, Neves, Jimenez, Costa, Boly, Coady, Jota, Jonny, Moutinho

    Wolves starting XI graphic

    Javi Gracia has made four changes to his Watford line-up, with Christian Kabasele, Jose Holebas (both suspended), Troy Deeney (hamstring) and Andre Gray all out, while Adrian Mariappa, Gerard Deulofeu, Isaac Success and Adam Masina come in.

    Watford XI:Foster, Mariappa, Deulofeu, Success, Masina, Cathcart, Doucoure, Hughes, Femenia, Capoue, Pereyra

    Watford starting XI graphic
  17. Oh Premier League, how we've missed youpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 20 October 2018

    Wolves v Watford (15:00 BST)

    Nuno Espirito SantoImage source, Getty Images

    Hands up if you're feeling as happy as Nuno right now!

    Saturdays just aren't the same without Premier League football, are they?

    Let's take a look at the teams.

  18. Hello and welcome...published at 14:49 British Summer Time 20 October 2018

    Wolves v Watford (15:00 BST)

    Unbeaten in their last six games, Wolves are enjoying a memorable return to Premier League football.

    Wolves captain Conor Coady celebrates a goal with his teamImage source, Getty Images

    But for Watford, it's a different story - Javi Gracia's men searching for their first win since early September.

    Watford players look frustratedImage source, Reuters

    The international break is over and the Premier League is back. Welcome to Wolves v Watford.