Wolves vs Nottingham Forest Prediction: A happy return to Molineux for Nuno

Ex-Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Nuno Espirito Santo takes his Nottingham Forest side to Molineux for Monday night's Premier League clash (20:00, live on Sky Sports Main Event).

Forest currently find themselves occupying one of the Champions League places after starting the season as one of the favourites to go down, while Vitor Pereira will be eager to maintain his unbeaten start as Wolves boss. Read on for my Wolves vs Nottingham Forest prediction, as well as the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Matheus Cunha will serve the first of a two-game ban for the hosts here, after the Brazilian admitted an FA charge of misconduct for an incident against Ipswich Town last month.

Cunha joins the likes of Sasa Kalajdzic, Enso Gonzalez, Yerson Mosquera, Boubacar Traore, Pablo Sarabia and Toti Gomes on the treatment table, as well as Mario Lemina, who continues to nurse a 'small injury' in the words of Pereira.

As for the visitors, long-term absentees Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare are the only guaranteed no-shows for the trip to Molineux.

Murillo and Callum Hudson-Odoi are expected to recover from their respective knocks in time to feature on Monday night, while Ryan Yates will be welcomed back from suspension.

Wolves vs Nottingham Forest Odds

The Wolves win can be backed at 12/5, giving them an implied win probability of 29.4%, while the draw is available at 23/10 and Forest are 5/4 to claim all three points.

Chris Wood is enjoying a remarkable season in front of goal and leads the anytime goalscorer market heading into this contest at 8/5, while Jorgen Strand Larsen is shortest-priced for the hosts at 23/10.

Nottingham Forest to win @ 5/4

Forest are enjoying a sensational campaign up until this point, and sit in third place heading to Molineux on Monday night.

Wolves’ decision to part ways with Gary O’Neil and replace him with Pereira looks a shrewd move so far as the Portuguese boss has seven points from a possible nine in his opening three games, including victories over Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, so this looks set to be a competitive fixture.

Santo's side have won each of their last five games beating Aston Villa and Tottenham along the way – as well as becoming the first visiting side to win at Brentford.

In addition, only Liverpool have picked up more points away from home than the Tricky Trees, only tasting defeat away at Manchester City and Arsenal.

It'll be an emotional reunion for Santo at Molineux on Monday, but also one where he takes home the three points.

Chris Wood to score anytime @ 8/5

A large part of Forest's success this season can be attributed to Wood's efficiency in front of goal, and he looks well-priced to strike anytime on Monday night.

The New Zealander ended a three-game goal drought against Everton last time out, recording a strike as well as an assist. The 33-year-old has 11 goals in 19 appearances in the league this season, which is just three shy of his tally for the entirety of last year.

In fact, Wood has scored 22 goals in 35 Premier League games under Santo for Forest – one more goal would see him over take Stan Collymore as the top-scoring Forest player under one manager in the Premier League era.

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