Wolves welcome Southampton at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands on Saturday, Dec 5 at 4:00 PM in a Championship fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Wolves come into this fixture in good form (3W 1D 1L recently). Southampton travel in mixed form (2W 2D 1L), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. Wolves won their last outing, while Southampton suffered defeat — home advantage backed by momentum.

History strongly favours Wolves here — they've won 8 of 10 previous meetings against Southampton, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Southampton won 1–2. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.6 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Wolves a slight edge, but Southampton are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.