Championship weekend preview: Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo ignoring league table
Saturday 25 November 2017 12:58, UK
Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo will take nothing for granted when the Sky Bet Championship leaders host struggling Bolton.
Nuno's men have won four games in a row but face a resurgent Trotters side and the Portuguese coach knows his team will have to stay focused.
"The table does not mean anything at this moment, and that is the way we will look at our opponents," Nuno said. "What we look at in the case of Bolton is in the last seven, they haven't lost.
"We know we are going to face difficulties, but we know how to go beyond those problems and to be ourselves, to believe in the things we do."
With second-placed Cardiff not in action until Sunday, when they head to Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United will be out to keep the pressure on when they host Birmingham in Saturday's late kick-off, which is live on Sky Sports Football.
Aston Villa will be looking to maintain their upward momentum at home against Ipswich. Boss Steve Bruce told the club's official website: "Teams go up and down with their form very quickly, so it's important that we have found a resilience."
Bottom club Sunderland head to Burton, with new boss Chris Coleman determined to build on the midweek defeat at Villa Park. "The position we are in, we have got to turn a corner sooner rather than later and escape the position," he said.
Preston manager Alex Neil returns to former club Norwich. The Scot said: "Naturally you're always going to look at the game because there are prior connections with the club, but it doesn't mean any more than any other game in terms of points and that's the most important thing for us."
Elsewhere, Fulham face Millwall, Hull welcome Bristol City to the KCOM Stadium, Derby travel to Middlesbrough and Reading meet Sheffield Wednesday.
There are two other live games this weekend live on Sky Sports Football, as Barnsley and Leeds meet at Oakwell on Saturday at 12.30pm, and QPR face Brentford on Monday night at 7.45pm
