Wolverhampton Wanderers welcome Bolton Wanderers to Molineux on Tuesday for a Championship regular season fixture, with kick-off set for 18:45 UTC. The two sides are separated by four points in the table, with Wolves occupying fifth place and Bolton sitting seventeenth in the 24-team division.
Wolves have played eight matches this season, recording four wins, two draws and two defeats for a total of 14 points. That places them in the top third of the table. Their last five matches have yielded seven points, a run that includes wins over West Brom and Sheffield United, a draw at Birmingham, and defeats against West Ham and Middlesbrough.
Bolton have played nine matches, winning three, drawing one and losing five, leaving them on 10 points in the bottom third of the table. Their last five matches brought six points, a sequence featuring victories at Norwich and at home to Cardiff, alongside defeats to Stoke City, West Ham and Millwall. Their goals record across the season stands at 12 scored and 17 conceded.
Wolves have scored 15 goals in their eight Championship matches, conceding 11. Molineux provides the backdrop for a fixture in which the home side sit 12 places above their visitors in the table.
With Bolton having played one match more than their hosts, the table shows the two clubs in markedly different areas of the Championship at this stage of the season. Four points is the present distance between them, and the fixture offers both sides the opportunity to either consolidate or shift their standing ahead of the next round of matches.