Stoke boss Tony Pulis will make a late decision on whether new signing Kenwyne Jones is fit enough to play following his midweek move from Sunderland.
The Potters are without Abdoulaye Faye and Liam Lawrence, and Glenn Whelan is struggling with a calf problem.
Wolves
Doubtful: Doyle (calf), Zubar (ankle) Injured: Edwards (groin), Hunt (foot)
Stoke
Doubtful: Jones (fitness), Whelan (calf)
Injured: Faye (hamstring), Lawrence (groin)
MATCH PREVIEW
Following their excellent 15th place finish last season, Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has been a busy man over the summer. His outlay on players has been one of the biggest in the Premier League and, although not on Manchester City's level, fans must be pleased with the acquisitions of Steven Fletcher, Stephen Hunt and Belgian international defender Jelle van Damme.
'The only way all this development can really all happen is by staying in the Premier League... So I'd take 17th now and stay up again' Wolves boss Mick McCarthy
Striker Kevin Doyle's non-stop endeavour last season did not go unnoticed by his appreciative team-mates, who gave him the club's Players' Player of the Season award. But it was clear to see that despite the superb job he was doing in the lone forward role, he required assistance in attack. Fletcher, and his former Reading and current Ireland team-mate Hunt, will certainly give Wolves a more potent goal threat this season. Manager Tony Pulis guided Stoke to 12th place in their debut Premier League campaign and then to 11th last season. It is fair to say he would be absolutely delighted for 10th and a top-half finish this time around. He made Kenwyne Jones his big summer signing this week, but after leaving Sunderland amid rumours of disputes with manager Steve Bruce, Pulis will hope he will fit in better at the Britannia Stadium; not easy given the history of player unrest that hampered them last season.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• These two sides had the fewest amount of shots on target in the Premier League last season; Wolves had 119 and Stoke 112.
• Stoke and Wolves won just two penalties each last season, the joint-fewest in the league.
• Their first clashes in the top flight since 1984 produced two draws last season.
Wolves
• In their previous two opening matches of the season as a Premier League club, Wolves have conceded a total of seven goals.
• Wolves won the highest proportion of tackles (78%) in the league last season.
• They scored a league low 32 goals.
Stoke
• The 20 points Stoke picked up away from home last season was twice as many as they had managed the previous year.
• The Potters completed just 63% of their passes, which was the lowest in the league.
• Rory Delap created 25 goalscoring chances from long throws, four more than he did in 2008/09.
LEADING GOALSCORERS FROM LAST SEASON
Wolves
Doyle: 9 goals (9 league); Craddock: 5 goals (5 league)
Stoke
Fuller: 8 goals (3 league); Etherington: 7 goals (5 league)
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lee Probert
Assistant referees: Dean Mohareb & Ceri Richards
Fourth official: Graham Salisbury
LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS
Wolves (W2-1 v Sunderland, h): Hahnemann, Elokobi, Craddock, Berra, Zubar, Henry, Jones (Edwards 61), Jarvis (Foley 85), Guedioura, Ebanks-Blake, Doyle (Iwelumo 79). Subs not used: Ikeme, Stearman, Mancienne, Milijas.
Stoke (L0-4 v Man Utd, a): Begovic, Higginbotham (Collins 66), Huth, Shawcross, Wilkinson, Whelan, Whitehead (Diao 67), Delap, Etherington, Fuller, Sidibe (Pugh 66). Subs not used: Simonsen, Faye, Lawrence, Sanli
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport