Wolverhampton Wanderers remain without a win in their doomed Premier League campaign but will be desperate to give their fans a little festive cheer when Brentford come calling.
It looked like those supporters would finally get a bit of joy when Wolves scored a last-minute equaliser away to leaders Arsenal last Saturday.
But when you're down at the bottom lady luck often deserts you and Rob Edwards' men scored their second own goal of the game in stoppage-time to lose 2-1 and bring up a bet for our man Greg.
They have banked just two points from 16 games so relegation looks nailed on but Wolves may fancy their chances in this clash with Brentford.
The Bees come into this match off a midweek EFL Cup quarter-final with Manchester City and have lost their last four away Premier League matches.
Brentford sit seven points above the drop zone and have done well after losing manager Thomas Frank and star players Bryan Mbuemo and Yoane Wissa.
But new gaffer Keith Andrews will still want to move further clear of danger and this is a good chance to get three more points on the board.
How the bookies view it: More Molineux misery
With Wolves cut adrift at the bottom, Brentford are the favourites at a best 23/20 with 888Sport. The Molineux men are as big as 14/5 with BetMGM and the draw pays 13/5 at Bet365.
Recent head to head: Wolves by a nose
This fixture has been keenly contested of late, with the last 10 meetings producing four Wolves wins, three Brentford victories and three draws. It was a 1-1 stalemate when the Bees came to Molineux last term.
Players to watch: Tolu pushing for a start
Tolu Arokodare scored Wolves' goal off the bench at the Emirates and that could earn him a start here. The Nigerian hasn't been called up by his country for AFCON and is 3/1 at BetVictor for anytime scorer.
Igor Thiago let me down after I tipped him to score against Leeds but still looks Brentford's best bet for a goal. The Brazilian has netted 12 times this season and he's 7/5 at Bet365 to add to that tally.
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Probable line-ups
Yerson Mosquera is banned for Wolves while Leon Chiwome, Rodrigo Gomes, Dan Bentley, Marshall Munetsi, Jean-Richard Bellegarde, Tawanda Chirewa and Emmanuel Agbadou also miss out.
Dango Outtara and Frank Onyeka are on AFCON duty for Brentford while Antonio Milambo, Fabio Carvalho, Josh Dasilva and Reiss Nelson are set to miss out.
Wolverhampton Wanderers: Johnstone, Hoever, Bueno, Gomes, Doherty, Moller Wolfe, Andre, J Gomes, Krejci, Strand Larsen, Arokodare.
Brentford: Kelleher, Ajer, Van den Berg, Collins, Kayode, Henderson, Jensen, Damsgaard, Lewis-Potter, Janelt, Thiago.
Anything else catch the eye?
It's hard to imagine any team going half a season without getting a win and this could be one of Wolves' best chances to get the monkey off their back.
With the Molineux men at such big odds they offer some value in the double chance, which pays 4/5 at Betfred, while backing them to win either half is bigger at 5/4 with 888Sport.
We only saw three corners when Brentford drew with Leeds but their previous four matches had all hit double figures. So I fancy over 10.5 flag kicks for this one at 5/4 with Ladbrokes.
The physical battle between Jorgen Strand Larsen and Nathan Collins should be fascinating and betting on both players committing a foul pays 135/100 in a Ladbrokes bet builder.



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