A week before Sunday’s match against Manchester City, Wolves is awaiting word on the full degree of Hwang Hee-chan’s injury, which occurred while the forward was playing for South Korea on international duty.
A knock to the ankle forced the 28-year-old, who scored against Man City in May’s 5-1 loss, to be carried off just 20 minutes into his nation’s 2-0 victory over Jordan in the World Cup qualifying round. Later, he was saw being wheeled through Seoul’s airport.
Wolves’ offensive issues this season have been exemplified by Hwang, who has appeared in all but one game thus far. After finishing the previous season as the team’s second-highest Premier League scorer with 12 goals, he has failed to score in eight games.
Wolves have only gained one point from their first seven league games this season and have yet to secure a victory. Manager Gary O’Neil is therefore being questioned about his future.
Man City has three continuing injury concerns in addition to Rodri’s season-ending knee injury. Despite missing the team’s last six games due to a hamstring injury, Kevin De Bruyne is expected to return for the match against Wolves.
After suffering a hamstring injury during the previous transfer window while playing for the Netherlands, Nathan Ake remained sidelined until after this international break. Whether he will be prepared for the journey to Molineux is uncertain.
Oscar Bobb, meanwhile, is not expected to return until December following a leg bone fracture sustained during August training. The Norway attacker has been granted a longer rehabilitation period because they had to have surgery to address the problem.
Prior to England’s loss to Greece on Thursday, Jack Grealish suffered an injury at the training camp, but he was able to resume training on Friday. With eight days till they return to Premier League action, Man City has not experienced any further injury scares during this international break.