Barring a miracle, Wolves is heading down to the EFL Championship. In 28 contests, the club has won just one match. A true embarrassment of a season for a side that has managed to be competitive over the years. Entering Friday, Wolverhampton sits in 20th place, 17 points back of Nottingham Forest for 17th, the first spot above the bottom three.

Wolves are running out of time to make their great escape from the Premier League's bottom three, and Aston Villa hope to pile woe on their Midlands derby rivals come Friday at the Molineux.

There are not many January must-wins in the Premier League but a loser of Wolves vs West Ham would feel lower than low. The Molineux is the stage for still-winless Wolves' latest effort to win a first Premier League game this season. Rob Edwards is coming ...