Squad sheets: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland

Martin O'Neill will not be officially in charge of Sunderland on Sunday, but he will still loom over the game. His new squad has much to prove after failing to win any of their last four matches. This fixture, all the same, involves much more than Sunderland's prospects of recovering status. Wolves, 17th in the table, are immediately behind the visitors on goal difference. With roughly a third of the programme completed, sides can be clearer about their aims. For Mick McCarthy, survival is the ambition. Sunderland will anticipate more than that, yet this match could still illustrate the difficulties O'Neill must address. Kevin McCarra Venue Molineux Tickets £20-£28 (0871 222 1877) Last season Wolves 3 Sunderland 2 Referee P Dowd This season's matches 9 Y 40, R 1, 4.56 cards per game Odds Wolves 7-5 Sunderland 19-10 Draw 11-5 Wolves Subs from De Vries, Elokobi, Craddock, Ebanks-Blake, Hammill, Doherty, Hunt, Harris, Gorman, Forde, Cassidy, Spray Doubtful Stearman (wrist), Doyle (knee) Injured Foley (ankle, Jan) Suspended Henry (first of one) Form guide LLWLDL Disciplinary record Y28 R0 Leading scorer Fletcher 3 Sunderland Subs from Carson, Laing, Elmohamady, Bramble, Gardner, Meyler, Vaughan, Ji, Noble, McClean, Cook, Egan Doubtful None Injured Gordon (knee, 11 Dec), Wickham (knee, Jan), Mignolet (broken nose, Jan), Campbell (knee, Apr) Suspended None Form guide LDLDWL Disciplinary record Y26 R1 Leading scorer Larsson 4 Match pointers • Wolves have come from behind to win their last two home matches against Sunderland • The visitors have yet to record back-to-back wins this season • Wayne Hennessey has made 86 saves so far this campaign, more than any other top-flight goalkeeper • Stéphane Sessègnon has had more shots on target (15) and off target (16) than any other Sunderland player • There has not been a single clean sheet in the last 10 meetings between these teams