Following the defeat to high-flying Aston Villa, Wolves will play against Arne Slot's Liverpool at home on Saturday evening.
The Reds have had a fantastic start to the season, but were shocked two weeks ago when Nottingham Forest managed to win 1-0 away at Anfield.
This result should give Wolves some much needed confidence in their efforts to achieve their first win of this Premier League season.
Defensive crisis
Gary O'Neil has coached a very poor defence this season as they have already conceded 14 goals in just five games.
The player who has impressed the most in the back line for Wolves this season is Colombian defender Yerson Mosquera. However, he sustained an injury in the last match against Aston Villa, which forced him to be replaced and it has since been confirmed as an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.
This has led to more worry for Wolves as their best performing defender is ruled out for the rest of the season, and there is cause for concern that they are going to subsequently ship even more goals.
They do have cover in this position with players such as Craig Dawson, Toti Gomes and Santiago Bueno all able to play at centre-back. However, it is not guaranteed that they will be able to keep up the level of performances that Mosquera was showing. After the defender was taken off last weekend, the defence seemed unorganised and conceded the two winning goals.
They will need to be fully focused and organised on Saturday if they are to keep Liverpool quiet.
Guedes to earn a starting place?
Goncalo Guedes has only featured off the bench so far this season in the Premier League, but has impressed massively when he has been given minutes, particularly in the Carabao Cup where he has three goals in two games.
The Portuguese forward scored a brace against Burnley in the second round, and showed his quality as he looked to constantly get in behind and provide an option in the box.
Gary O'Neil has previously hinted that Guedes will continue to earn minutes from the bench, but he can add that extra quality Wolves need to kill off matches when in winning positions.
He is also extremely versatile, being able to play on the left, right and through the centre, which is a huge boost for Wolves. With players like Hwang Hee Chan and Pablo Sarabia failing to impress this season, it will be interesting to see if Guedes will be ahead of them in the pecking order.
Importance of full-backs
Gary O'Neil stated after the Newcastle United defeat that he tells his full backs every day in training to "show them outside", after Harvey Barnes had cut inside to score the winner.
Wolves then went on to concede similar goals against Brighton and Hove Albion where the full-backs had allowed the wingers to cut inside and score.
With Mohammed Salah and Luis Diaz both being known for cutting inside, Gary O'Neil will have to make sure his players are listening to him and can defend Liverpool's dangerous attack. They will be able to keep their forwards quiet, if they can show them outside onto their weaker foot, where they cannot cause much threat.
Nelson Semedo had a poor game against Aston Villa last time out and it is likely that he will struggle against the quality of Diaz. Gary O'Neil does have the likes of Pedro Lima or Matt Doherty to replace him, however they will also be likely to struggle against the Colombian man.
More points dropped
Wolves currently sit bottom of the Premier League table on just one point after five matches.
They have been unfortunate in their fixture list for the opening stages of the season, and now face Liverpool.
With how well Arne Slot has done this season so far, it will be no surprise if Wolves lose this game. Despite the concerning form so far, a loss to Liverpool this weekend should be swept under the carpet considering the fact that they are coming up against one of the best teams in the world.
They then play top of the table Manchester City two gameweeks later and could be sat rock bottom heading into November.
