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The most notable deal – Jhon Arias – has completed his move to Molineux. However, having just played for Fluminense in the Club World Cup, the Colombian is likely to get some extra rest before joining up.

Meanwhile, Fer Lopez – another new signing – is likely to continue to start alongside Marshall Munetsi, supporting Strand Larsen in attack. Kalajdzic is working to regain fitness after suffering his third ACL injury in five years and could be given a chance.

Enso Gonzalez and Yerson Mosquera have also returned to training after serious knee injuries, while Leon Chiwone is still recovering from a serious cruciate ligament injury.

As for Stoke, the home team has just announced that they have loaned back defender Ashley Phillips from Tottenham Hotspur. The 20-year-old midfielder could make his second unofficial debut for Stoke this weekend.

Young striker Divin Mubama – on loan from Manchester City – is expected to start again. However, former West Ham defender Aaron Cresswell did not feature in the win over Crewe.

Stoke have also made around €5m (£4.3m) from the sale of Wouter Burger to German club Hoffenheim.

Stoke vs Wolverhampton latest expected lineup

Stoke City:

Bonham; Tchamadeu, Wilmot, Lawal, Bocat; Baker, Pearson, Seko; Manhoef, Mubama, Thomas

Wolverhampton Wanderers:

Johnstone; Doherty, Agbadou, Toti; Hoever, Andre, Gomes, Bellegarde; Lopez, Munetsi; Larsen

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Wolves have yet to bring joy to their fans this summer, as the team is still trying to adapt to life without two important pillars in Rayan Ait-Nouri and Matheus Cunha. During their training camp in Portugal, they failed to win either of their first two friendlies.

After a 2-1 defeat to Santa Clara in the Algarve – despite the injury-prone Sasa Kalajdzic scoring – Wolves were forced to draw against newcomers Burnley. Jorgen Strand Larsen opened the scoring for Wolves, before Jacob Bruun Larsen (no relation to the first) equalised for the visitors. Pereira’s men have yet to taste victory since the end of the 2024-25 season.

Wolves’ trip to Stoke on Saturday will be their last friendly against an English club this summer, before they face Lens (France), Girona and Celta Vigo (Spain) in the early weeks of August, before opening their Premier League campaign with a challenging trip to Manchester City on 16 August.

Wolves have recently confirmed the signing of Colombian striker Jhon Arias from Fluminense (Brazil), after the player impressed in helping the team reach the Club World Cup semi-finals. He will join Fer Lopez in the 'Old Gold' squad.

Meanwhile, Stoke City finally tasted victory after three disappointing pre-season friendlies. They lost 1-0 to Shrewsbury Town, 3-1 to Brighton & Hove Albion and were thrashed 5-0 by Liverpool. Their midweek game against Crewe Alexandra also got off to a poor start when they fell behind from the penalty spot through Josh March.

However, new signing Sorba Thomas created an impressive comeback for Mark Robins' team when he assisted Bosun Lawal to score and then scored himself, helping Stoke win 2-1 at Mornflake Stadium.

With the boost from their first win, Stoke now look ahead to their penultimate friendly against Wolves, before facing Burnley on August 2, and officially entering the Championship season with a match against Derby County a week later.

Stoke and Wolves have not met in a league match since 2012. However, they did face each other in the second round of the 2020-21 EFL Cup, where Stoke won 1-0 at an empty Molineux Stadium.

Latest Stoke vs Wolverhampton score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Stoke vs Wolverhamptonas follows:

• Sportsmole:Stoke 1-2 Wolverhampton

• WhoScore:Stoke 2-4 Wolverhampton
• Our newspaper predicts:Stoke 1-2 Wolverhampton

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