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Wolves: defender Joleon Lescott (knee) faces a race to be fit for the clash with Plymouth.
Paul Ince is also struggling after surgery to remove an in-growing toenail.
Lee Naylor has a dead leg, but Carl Cort has recovered from a series of back spasms and is expected to feature.

Plymouth: new signing Scott Taylor goes straight into the squad following his Ł100,000 switch from Blackpool - Taylor or Mickey Evans will replace want-away striker Stevie Crawford.
Central defender Graham Coughlan is again suspended.

18 year old academy defender Michael Townsend has joined Cheltenham Town on an 18 month contract.
Wolves have cancelled his Academy scholarship at Molineux so he could sign professional terms with Cheltenham.
He will be be joining up with former Wolves assistant boss John Ward who is manager and his assistant boss Keith Downing who coached the youngster at youth level.
The central defender did not make a senior appearance for Wolves, but was a regular for their reserves.

Wolves boss Glenn Hoddle believes the addition of two new players would help his squad, he has started his Molineux career, with three draws and a defeat.
Hoddle believes his side doesn't need a major overhaul at this stage, with Wolves 11 points adrift of the play-off places in the Championship table.

Hoddle told Sky Sports News: "I must admit, when I came here, I maybe thought if it's going to be four or five that I need to go back into the board to say 'We need four or five players that can go straight into the team'. "That isn't the case.
"The way we've performed, I think if it's just one or two that puts us up another level and strengthens the squad, then at the moment, I think that would be sufficient.
"If the pennies have to be drawn into two people coming in, then so be it."

Hoddle thinks Wolves' chances of pushing into the play-off places hinge on the club performing consistently well.
"We've got to really judge in another 10 games time whether we can realistically - then with another 10 after that - if we can get there or there about in our aims, which is trying to get into the play-off spots," he added.
"It's an open race at the moment, but in this League, you've got put a consistent run together and nobody seems to be able to do it.
"We've got to make it so that we get very close to doing it. If we can do that, then who knows.
"But first and foremost, it is to get a win under our belt and then them draws don't look so bad."

Wolves manager Glenn Hoddle voiced his frustration after a fourth successive 1-1 draw in the Coca-Cola Championship.
The former England boss saw his team booed off the field at Molineux after Scotland international Kenny Miller had cancelled out Gary Hart's fourth-minute strike for Brighton.
Hoddle is still waiting for his first win as Wolves boss and was left to bemoan a lack clinical finishing against the Seagulls.

He said: "The crowd were frustrated and so was I. I haven't got a cat but, if I did, I would probably kick it.
"We could easily have been sat here with 12 points out of 12.
"Instead, we have got four. We should have won that game with the chances and pressure we had.
"No-one can say we are not playing well enough to win matches, but we have got to be more clinical and have got to stop conceding silly goals. The difference is miniscule."

But Hoddle was also angered by the Brighton goal where Wolves defended sloppily against Richard Carpenter's fourth-minute corner before Guy Butters' free header was touched in by Hart.

The Molineux boss added: "It was such a soft goal, the sort you shouldn't see on the playground, let alone here."

However, Hoddle did see a convincing response for a while as Shaun Newton and Carl Cort brought the first of three terrific saves from keeper Michel Kuipers.
But Miller, strode onto Keith Andrews' superb first-time pass to drive in a 33rd-minute equaliser - his tenth goal of the season and his fourth in four games against Brighton.
Miller, Andrews and substitute Leon Clarke all went close to a second-half winner.

4mins: Goal, Hart gives Brighton the lead.
33mins: GOAL, Miller scores to level the score.
43mins: Yellow card, Oatway.
Half Time: Wolves 1-1 Brighton.
45mins: Wolves substitution, Cooper on for Naylor.
61mins: Brighton substitution, Knight on for Hart.
77mins: Brighton substitution, Hammond on for Harding.
83mins: Brighton substitution, Jones on for McCammon.
89mins: Wolves substitution, Clarke on for Cameron.
90mins: Yellow card, Kuipers.
Full Time: Wolves 1-1 Brighton.

Wolves: 1

Oakes, Newton, Craddock, Lescott, Naylor, Seol, Cameron, Andrews, Kennedy, Miller, Cort.

Subs: Murray, Clyde, Olofinjana, Cooper (45), Clarke (89).

Cards: Yellow: None. Red: None.

Brighton: 1

Kuipers, Reid, Virgo, Butters, Mayo, Hinshelwood, Oatway, Carpenter, Harding, McCammon, Hart.

Subs: May, Watson, Knight (61), Jones (83), Hammond (77).

Cards: Yellow: Oatway, Kuipers. Red: None.

Attendance: 28,516

Wolves: boss Glenn Hoddle is sweating on the fitness of midfielder Shaun Newton.
The midfielder went into the 1-1 draw with Cardiff suffering from a sickness bug, but was forced to withdraw during the half-time interval.
Midfielder Paul Ince could be recalled to the starting line-up after failing to make it off the bench against the Bluebirds following his recovery from surgery to remove an ingrowing toenail.
Hoddle remains short of numbers in the goalscoring department with Dean Sturridge laid low by a hamstring injury and George Ndah still struggling with chronic thigh and calf problems.
And fellow frontman Vio Ganea has also been ruled out of contention as he continues his rehabilitation following cruciate knee ligament surgery.
Defender Rob Edwards is unlikely to be involved despite returning to training following ankle ligament problems.

Brighton: Striker Leon Knight could return to the Brighton team for the trip to Wolves.
The 22-year-old missed the 2-1 victory over Gillingham due to a one-match ban, imposed following his fifth booking of the season in the 1-0 home defeat by Stoke.
In Knight's absence, the front trio of Gary Hart, Adam Virgo and on-loan Mark McCammon worked well against Gillingham.
But with three league games to play between December 28 and January 3, McGhee could opt to bring in Knight in order to give Virgo or McCammon a breather at Molineux.

Glenn Hoddle admitted his first win as Wolves manager was proving to be "elusive" after his side were again forced to come from behind to draw 1-1 at Cardiff, the same scoreline as in his first three matches in charge at Molineux.

Cameron Thorne had given Cardiff a 17th-minute lead and the visitors had to wait until the 75th minute until Kenny Miller scored an equaliser.
Wolves were indebted to goalkeeper Michael Oakes after his late save denied a winning goal for Junichi Inamoto, on loan from West Brom.

Hoddle said "Those three games have all been the same story - one down to a sloppy goal and then having to work hard to level so we are still looking for that elusive win.
"I am not panicking but I would like to see how we would cope after going a goal up.
"For an away side we had enough possession to win the game yet it was a great save by our goalkeeper in the last minute.
"It was good to score from a set play as Kenny Miller had already missed a couple of chances. Cardiff's front two were very hard working and caused us a few problems but their goal was down to poor defending.
"We showed great spirit but still have to be more clinical in the last third."

17mins: Goal, Jerome gives Cardiff the lead.
Half Time: Cardiff 1-0 Wolves.
45mins: Wolves substitutions, Cameron on for Cooper and Clyde on for Newton.
56mins: Cardiff substitution, Langley on for Ledley (injured).
62mins: Yellow card, Weston.
68mins: Wolves substitution, Seol on for Olofinjana.
69mins: Yellow card, Clyde.
75mins: GOAL, Miller equalises.
80mins: Cardiff substitutions, Inamoto on for McAnuff and Fleetwood on for Jerome.
Full Time: Cardiff 1-1 Wolves.

Cardiff: 1

Warner, Weston, Gabbidon, Thorne, Boland, Barker, Collins, Vidmar, McAnuff, Jerome, Ledley.

Subs: Langley (56), Bullock, Fleetwood (80), Alexander (GK), Inamoto (80).

Cards: Yellow: Clyde. Red: None.

Wolves: 1

Oakes, Naylor, Olofinjana, Lescott, Craddock, Newton, Kennedy, Cooper, Miller, Andrews, Cort.

Subs: Murray (GK), Ince, Cameron, Clyde, Seol (68).

Cards: Yellow: Weston. Red: None.

Attendance: 16,699

Hope you all have a great Christmas and I'll be back Boxing Day for the match updates.

Cardiff: are likely to hand a debut to new signing Junichi Inamoto in the Boxing Day Championship clash with Wolves at Ninian Park.
The Japanese international has signed on loan from West Brom and has received clearance to go straight into the squad to face Glenn Hoddle's side.
City boss Lennie Lawrence will be forced into at least two changes, as Neil Harris cut short his loan spell to sign for Nottingham Forest and skipper Graham Kavanagh is suspended following his red card against Sheffield United.
Inamoto is set to deputise for Kavanagh, while Cameron Jerome should return in place of Harris.
The Bluebirds also have Richard Langley available again after a lengthy injury absence as they bid to move away from danger at the foot of the table.

Wolves: go to South Wales having failed to win in their last three games and with only one win to their name in six outings as their prospects of gatecrashing the promotion race continue to dwindle.
Hoddle is likely to keep faith with the players who salvaged a 1-1 draw against Crewe at Molineux last weekend, with Dean Sturridge, Paul Ince, Rob Edwards, Vio Ganea and George Ndah all still missing.

Wolves keeper Paul Jones is set to join Watford on a one month loan today.
He joined Wolves last January and took over from Michael Oakes and kept his place in goal for the remainder of the Premiership season.
The 37 year old was an ever-present for League fixtures this season until the beginning of October. He fell from grace with the fans after a series of poor results.
The Welsh international didn't play in Wolves Carling Cup ties at Rochdale and Burnley so he is eligible to play in Watford's semi-final against Liverpool.
His loan is due to end after the second-leg, at Vicarage Road, at the end of next month. He will not, however, be available for the Hornets' FA Cup third round tie with Fulham.

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The Wolves reserves and youth teams cup dates have been set for in the New Year.
On Tuesday the 18th January the Wolves Academy team will meet Barnsley at Molineux in the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup. The match will kick-off at 7pm.

On Tuesday the 1st of February Wolves reserves will play Moor Green in third round of the Birmingham Senior Cup. It will be a repeat of last season's final between Moor Green and Wolves. The match will be played at the Conference North side's Moorlands home and will have a 7.45pm kick-off .

Norway international Alexander Aas was having a 10 day trial at Molineux trying to earn a contract. The trial was arranged by Stuart Gray, when he was caretaker manager prior to Hoddle's appointment.
Hoddle was happy to take a look at the 26-year-old, but for the second time has decided not to keep him, the right back previously had a trial at Southampton in January 2000 and was sent back to Scandinavia then by Hoddle.

Meanwhile Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has gone on a trial to Sheffield Wednesday, with a view to a loan spell at Hillsborough.
The 18-year-old, who signed a four-year contract at Molineux in September, was due to play in a reserve match for The Owls on Monday.
Ikeme has yet to make a make his first team debut for Wolves and has already spent time on loan at Conference club Accrington Stanley.
Ikeme will try and impress Wednesday boss Paul Sturrock, in the hope of earning a chance of first team football with the League One side.

Club skipper Paul Ince returned to action this morning when Wolves played Cheltenham Town in a practice match at Compton.
The Guvnor who has been out of action since mid-October after having a recurring in-growing toe nail removed, said on WOW: "I'm feeling stiff and tired now and my toe's a bit sore, but although it felt like minus 20 and was snowing, it was nice to get out an be involved.
"As the game went on I wanted to play more but the gaffer pulled me off after 65 minutes. There were a couple of times I went into a tackle and I was a bit wary but it's on the mend.
"I didn't think it would take this long to get over the operation but because they took the nail root out it shouldn't happen again.
"Today was a start getting back towards playing in the first team."
The game was arranged mainly for new boss Glenn Hoddle to assess some of the younger players in the squad, the match ended 2-2.

Carl Cort's headed equaliser in stoppage time today gave Wolves a deserved point at Molineux this afternoon as they struggled to turn possession into goals. After Dean Ashton had his deflected shot from a quick free kick turned in by Lescott midway through the first half it looked as if Wolves would be unable to turn the more fluent football into goals until the final minute. Second half substitute Seol provided the cross to the back post in the 90th minute after good work on the edge of the penalty box for Cort to arch his back to turn in.

Wolves dominated the games from the start and the changes to formation and style implemented by Glenn Hoddle were evident. The inclusion of Lee Naylor and Shaun Newton as full backs should have given Wolves greater force going forward however there failures to adapt to their new positions was one of the problems facing the new manager. Despite this Wolves started brightly passing the ball around quickly and it seemed inevitable that Wolves would eventually make a break through when cross from the right found Kenny Miller on two occasions. The first was whipped over with pace however seemed to be just behind the scot and he was unable to control the ball and get his shot away before being put under too much pressure. His second chance came in the 36th minute from a floated cross by Shaun Newton to which Miller rose unmarked and headed powerfully against the inside of the far post and saw his shot rebound back across the face of goal and cleared to safety. This seemed to raise the spirits of the Molineux faithful who had been relatively quiet while still deciding whether they approved of the new tactics brought in by Hoddle. Then the cruel irony occurred, an all to common event for Wanderers fans, just as spirits and the volume is raised inside the ground Crewe take a quick free kick from inside the Wolves half which Dean Ashton fires goalwards and Lescott can only assist on its inevitable path to the back of Micheal Oakes net. The rest of the half was decidedly average with players and fans stunned by a goal which had come completely against the run of play. Only a long range free kick from Kieth Andrew came close to Clayton Ince's goal as it drifted a few feet wide of the keeper's right hand upright in the latter stages of the first half.

The second half started slowly with Wolves once again having most of the ball yet unable to find that final ball in the last third that would unlock a typically resolute Crewe defence. It seemed that Dario Gradi still has that knack of bring his team here year after year and taking point by keeping as many players behind the ball as possible and sneaking a goal on the counter or from a set play. Hoddle eventually decided that changes needed to be made although in his post match press conference he said he was "happy with the performance" he could see that if it wasn't the formation that was the problem it must have been the personnel. The introduction of Colin Cameron was, surprizingly, inspired; his fresh legs allowed him to run at a tired Crewe defence and with Newton finally starting to push up the right hand flank, on the overlap, Wolves started to cause the railway men more problems. Olofinyana was looking dangerous in patches and broke the centre to good effect however the ball would not drop kindly for the Nigerian and was unable to captialise, his best chance coming when a goal mouth scramble fell to him however he opted to lay the ball off to Miller who had moved and Crewe cleared their lines once again. Crewe's prolific striker Dean Ashton was not done however and managed to squirm away from Lescott, who had kept the Championship's leading scorer very quiet all afternoon, and from the edge of the penalty area hammered his shot of the underside of Micheal Oakes' crossbar. Had that shot gone in it would have almost certainly have given Crewe the 3 points however it wasn't to be as Wolves again piled on the pressure and after a backheel by sub Clarke was unlucky not to creep in, it was Cort's headed finish which salvaged a point for Wolves.

Wolves boss Hoddle, who saw his side pick up their second successive draw under his tenure thanks to a last-minute goal by Carl Cort, was delighted with Wanderers' showing at Molineux.

"I thought we should have got the three points but I'm delighted to get a point out of it," he said. "I really feel if we had got nothing it would have been an injustice.
"I was very pleased with the performance. We are going to win more than we lose if you play like that. We were very clever on the ball and if we had taken our chances, we win the game."

Hoddle admitted that he would be looking to add to his squad when the January transfer window opens in January, but mainly through loan signings.
"We are certainly looking to use up some loans, that's for sure. But who they are going to be and what part of the pitch they are going to play, it's very early to make an assessment."

36mins: Miller hits the woodwork.
38mins: Goal, Ashton gives Crewe the lead.
Half Time: Wolves 0-1 Crewe.
64mins: Wolves substitution, Cameron on for Cooper.
70mins: Wolves substitution, Seol on for Olofinjana.
79mins: Ashton hits the woodwork.
80mins: Wolves substitution, Clarke on for Naylor.
90mins: GOAL, Cort equalises from Seol's cross.
Full Time: Wolves 1-1 Crewe.

Wolves: 1

Oakes, Naylor, Lescott, Craddock, Newton, Olofinjana, Kennedy, Cooper, Andrews, Miller, Cort.

Subs: Murray, Bjorklund, Cameron (64), Seol (70), Clarke (80).

Cards: Yellow: None. Red: None.

Crewe: 1

Ince, Walker, Lunt, Moses, Foster, Sorvel, Ashton, Vaughan, Bell, Rivers, Otsemobor.

Subs: Williams, Rix, Varney, White, Bignot.

Cards: Yellow: None. Red: None.

Attendance: 25,340

Wolves: Paul Ince is again an injury doubt for new boss Glenn Hoddle ahead of the Molineux clash with Crewe.
Ince is back in training after surgery on an in-growing toenail but is highly unlikely to be fit enough to play any part in the game.
Defender Rob Edwards has also resumed training after treatment on a ligament injury but is unlikely to be risked.
George Ndah remains a long-term absentee with thigh and calf problems but Colin Cameron should be back to bolster Hoddle's midfield after shaking off a virus.

Crewe: manager Dario Gradi has a major doubt over midfielder Justin Cochrane.
The former QPR man has shingles, and either Lee Bell or Ben Rix could step in if he is unavailable.
Left-back Anthony Tonkin, who has missed the last three matches with a foot problem, is also a doubt but centre-half Chris McCready (hamstring) is back in contention and could come in for Billy Jones.
Meanwhile, striker Michael Higdon remains sidelined with a back injury as Gradi's men look to extend their fine recent run of four wins in five matches.

Rushden & Diamonds have extended the loan of Wolves striker Gary Mulligan for a third month.
The 19-year-old will remain with the League Two club until January 12th, when he will have completed a three-month loan spell with The Diamonds.
The Nene Park side must then decide, at that stage, whether to keep the teenage hit-man for the rest of the season.

Rushden boss Ernie Tippett was pleased to keep the young forward for the upcoming holiday period.
"There was a lot of phone calls between the two clubs yesterday, and [Wolves boss] Glenn Hoddle agreed to it late in the evening yesterday [Tuesday]," Tippett told the club's official website.
"We are very pleased that Gary will be with us until January and we thought that he had done enough to warrant another month."

Wolves youth team are through to the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup after beating Reading 1-0 at Molineux.

Mark Davies was in top form in the heart of the midfield and after he had shot a yard wide after a run through the middle of the Reading defence, he conjured up the 76th minute breakthrough with a superb through pass to Chris Cornes who finished clinically with a low shot into the bottom corner.

Wolves: Hennessey, Little, Rafferty, Taylor, Riley, M. Davies, Musson, Gleeson (Bennett 90), Stewart, Cornes, Fitzpatrick.
Unused Subs: Askey, Hughes, Collins, Ferran.
Reading: Hamer, Osano, Stapleton, Ujah, Castle, Cox (Marum 65), Catney, Crockford, Rendell (Henry 65), Joseph-Dubois, Hayes.
Unused Subs: S. Davies, Brown, Pearce.
Attendance: 325.

Wolves played Shrewsbury this afternoon in a behind closed doors friendly game at Compton to give new manager Glenn Hoddle the chance to assess some of the players that did not figure in either the Millwall or Watford matches.

Rob Edwards returned to action for the match, which featured a combination of young and senior pros. These included Paul Jones, Joachim Bjorklund, and Shaun Newton.
Kenny Miller and Seol, who have made only brief substitute appearances under the new manager also featured.
Wolves lost 1-0 after an early goal by Shrewsbury's John Grant.

Glenn Hoddle said on WOW: "It was a useful exercise. I needed to look at the players I haven't yet seen in action yet and it's best to assess them in an 11 versus 11 game.
"These type of matches are invaluable and we will probably arrange another one over the Christmas period when there are no reserve fixtures.
"I need to assess all the players as quickly as possible and this is a good way to do it as the pitches at Compton are excellent."

Wolves new manager Glenn Hoddle was shocked at claims in a Sunday newspaper that he is in talks with a consortium looking to buy out his former club, Tottenham Hotspur.
Hoddle is quoted in one newspaper as saying that the group has already had two bids for the London club turned down. It is also reportted that Hoddle would return as manager to the club.

Chief executive Jez Moxey said on WOW: "I have spoken to Glenn this morning and he strenuously denies these claims.
"He has not spoken to this reporter and does not know where it has all come from.
"Glenn has confirmed to me that he does not know anything about any consortium and is shocked that such a suggestion has been made.
"This club and Glenn are committed to one another and are annoyed that such claims have surfaced."

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy made it clear there is no truth in recent speculation suggesting the club is for sale.

Levy said: "Let's be absolutely clear about this. ENIC owns 51% of Tottenham Hotspur. It's commitment is evidenced by the fact that during the summer ENIC was wholly prepared to underwrite the full fundraising requirement.
"We have never put up a 'For Sale' sign at this club and we are not about to do so. I, personally, have invested time, energy and money in getting this club in the shape it is now financially, both as a 'player' in the transfer window and as a club with a future.
"We are a plc - as such we have a duty to our shareholders to consider seriously any approaches for the club from bona fide buyers, but we have not had any such negotiations or discussions and we have no intention of selling.
"And for the hundredth time I want to reiterate that we never received any proposal, let alone offer, from Roman Abramovich."

Glenn Hoddle celebrated his first game in charge of Wolves with a point in the 1-1 draw at Watford.
Wanderers started badly and fell behind after just four minutes to Heidar Helguson's neat finish.
That forced Hoddle to give up his seat in the stands and move into the dug-out, with Seyi George Olofinjana hitting with equaliser moments later for the Nigerian's third goal in four games.
Wolves improved thereafter but neither side could force a winner.

"It's great to be back and prepare a team for a match and come out and have some banter and get some stick from the fans," said Hoddle, who this week signed a six-month contract to succeed Dave Jones at Molineux.
"We were slow coming out of the blocks, but I think had I changed the shape of the team and they possibly had this in mind early on, and we found ourselves a goal down.
"But I thought we played extremely well up until half-time, particularly after we equalised, and really, if we'd got our noses in front then, we might have gone on to win the game."

4mins: Goal, Helguson gives Watford the lead.
35mins: GOAL, Olofinjana levels the score.
41mins: Yellow card, Naylor.
Half Time: Watford 1-1 Wolves.
67mins: Wolves substitution, Miller on for Sturridge.
75mins: Watford susbtitution, Young on for Dyer.
85mins: Wolves substitution, Seol on for Cooper.
86mins: Watford substitution, Fitzgerald on for Ardley.
Full Time: Watford 1-1 Wolves.

Watford: 1

Lee, Chambers, Cox, Demerit, Darlington, Devlin, Mahon, Gunnarsson, Ardley, Helguson, Dyer.

Subs: Chamberlain, Fitzgerald (86), Doyley, Blizzard, Young (75).

Cards: Yellow: None. Red: None.

Wolves: 1

Oakes, Lowe, Lescott, Craddock, Naylor, Cooper, Olofinjana, Andrews, Kennedy, Sturridge, Cort.

Subs: Murray, Bjorklund, Newton, Seol (85), Miller (67).

Cards: Yellow: Naylor. Red: None.

Attendance: 14,605

Watford: are set to recall former captain Neil Cox, who was suspended for the 1-0 defeat to Stoke City.
Midfielder Neal Ardley, who has been struggling with a back injury, will make his comeback if he passes a fitness test.
Fellow midfielder Paul Devlin, who has not started a game for three months, could be the beneficiary if Ardley misses out.
Dominic Blizzard will play in midfielder if Brynjar Gunnarsson is not fit.

Wolves: new manager Glenn Hoddle picks his first team after assistant Stuart Gray was in charge for the midweek defeat to Millwall.
Hoddle is without skipper Paul Ince, who has had surgery on a toe.
Midfielder Colin Cameron is a doubt with a virus.

New Wolves manager Glenn Hoddle has ruled out an immediate move for ex-Wolves defender Dean Richards.
Hoddle had nurtured Richards' talent at Southampton and then Spurs where the 30-year-old is currently out-of-favour.

Hoddle said: "Deano's out of the team at Tottenham at the moment so I suppose people will put two and two together.
"But it's not something I've been thinking about at this moment in time because I'm still in the process of assessing the squad.
"I have to be fair to the players who are already here and who are entitled to a decent crack of the whip.
"I've told the players they can all draw a line under the past and start with a clean slate under a new manager."

Wolves new manager Glenn Hoddle has brought two new faces to his coaching staff at Molineux.
Kouni Odetoyinbo has joined as fitness coach, and Hoddle's brother, Carl, has been added as a coach and scout.
Chief executive Jez Moxey said on WOW: "Both Kouni and Carl have been brought in to assist Glenn in the day to day running of this club. Carl will undertake a scouting role - assessing opponents and possibly coaching."

Wolves third round FA Cup tie with Millwall has been moved to a 1pm kick-off, at the request of West Midlands Police.
The match is being played at Molineux on Saturday January 8th 2005 and tckets for the match will go sale on Monday afternoon.
Wolves will be releasing further details and ticket prices on Monday morning.

Wolves reserves went through to the third round of the Birmingham Senior Cup after beating Travel Factory Alliance League, Cradley Town 1-0 yesterday at Beeches View.

Australian striker Gareth Musson scored the only goal of the game in the 31st minute, when he prodded the ball home at the far post following Lewis Gobern's right-wing cross.

Cradley: Fellows, Smith, Winsper, N. Bennett, Neale (A. Bennett 90), Wakeman, Wood, A. Millington, How (Whyte 68), Mole, Lester (Morrison 71).
Unused Subs: T. Millington, Oakley.
Yellow Card: Winsper.
Wolves Reserves: Murray, Flynn, Rafferty, Gleeson, Bjorklund, Townsend, Gobern, Fitzpatrick, Musson, Stewart, Little.
Unused Subs: Riley, Ikeme, Taylor, Askey, Cornes.
Yellow Card: Gleeson.
Attendance: 168.

Stuart Gray said after his last match in full control: "Glenn has introduced himself to the players but that's all.
"He let me get on with preparing for the game.
"We started out very flat and ended up playing the game Millwall wanted to play.
"But after we scored the penalty, I honestly thought we'd go on to win but we were too direct.
"I'm not a psychologist but I think there were one or two players out there trying too hard to impress instead of being in a more relaxed mode and playing their natural game.
"The most disappointing thing is I've been telling Glenn how well we've been playing lately and then he sees a performance like that."

9mins: Goal, Dobie gives Millwall the lead.
Half Time: Wolves 0-1 Millwall.
56mins: Penalty to Wolves, Ward handballed in the area.
56mins: Yellow card, Marshell.
57mins: GOAL, Cooper scores from the spot to level the score.
59mins: Yellow card, Sturridge.
60mins: Yellow card, Elliott.
68mins: Wolves substitution, Clarke on for Sturridge.
72mins: Goal, Dichio puts Millwall back in front.
74mins: Yellow card, Olofinjana.
75mins: Wolves substitution, Seol on for Andrews.
88mins: Millwall substitution, Serioux on for Dichio.
90mins: Wolves substitution, Miller on for Cooper.
Full Time: Wolves 1-2 Millwall.

Wolves: 1

Oakes, Clyde, Lescott, Craddock, Kennedy, Cooper, Cameron, Andrews, Olofinjana, Cort, Sturridge.

Subs: Murray, Naylor, Seol (75), Miller (90), Clarke (68).

Cards: Yellow: Sturridge, Olofinjana. Red: None.

Millwall: 2

Marshall, Dunne, Phillips, Ward, Livermore, Dobie, Elliott, Morris, Sweeney, Hayles, Dichio.

Subs: Stack, Lawrence, Serioux (88), Simpson, McCammon.

Cards: Yellow: Marshell, Elliott. Red: None.

Attendance: 24,748

Glenn Hoddle has been appointed as the new manager of Wolves. The former England manager takes over at Molineux after being without a job in football since leaving Tottenham in 2003.
He has been given a six-month contract and Stuart Gray will remain at Molineux as Hoddle's assistant. The pair worked together at Southampton for 15 months before Hoddle left for Spurs.
Stuart Gray will remain in charge for this evening's match with Millwall, so Hoddle's first game as manager will be at Watford on Saturday.

Chairman Rick Hayward said on WOW: "The club is delighted to appoint a manager of the calibre of Glenn Hoddle.
"He has managed at the highest level with England and, most importantly to us, he has experience of taking a club into the Premiership. He achieved that success with Swindon Town and our own hopes for this season remain very much alive.
"Although it has been a relatively long search, we believe Glenn fits our criteria better than anyone and is the best man for the job.
"His CV reads like a list of the Premiership who's who, with Glenn having managed the likes of Chelsea, who he took to an FA Cup final, Southampton who, with Stuart's help, he led to eighth in the League and then most recently, Tottenham Hotspur.
"He believes in playing football in a style that fits our reputation, he is of the right age and having taken a year out Glenn is hungry to get back into football. He has spoken to two Premiership clubs of late and so for us to get him, we believe, is a real coup.
"We are particularly happy that Stuart will remain at Molineux, having worked with Glenn previously. We hope to see them recreate a similar winning formula to that which they enjoyed with the Saints."

Hoddle said: "I'm delighted to be here.
"I saw the massive potential that Wolves have got and their desire and ambition to get back into the Premiership parallels my ambitions.
"Stuart has done a fantastic job as caretaker manager. We've worked together at Southampton and I'm delighted to be back with him."

Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey defended the decision to give Hoddle a short-term contract.
"We hope it will work out for both parties and we extend it for the long term," he said.
"Most managers want a four-year contract and then expect it to be paid off if it doesn't work out.
"For somebody of Glenn's calibre to come in on a short-term contract and put his reputation on the line, it demonstrates his commitment and self-belief and the potential he thinks is here."

1993: Scored first goal in 4-3 play-off final win against Leicester which took Swindon into the Premiership. One month later quit Swindon to take over as Chelsea manager.

1995: Made final appearance in 2-1 home win over Arsenal. Signed Ruud Gullit from Sampdoria.

1997: Steered England to victory in Tournoi de France with victories over Italy and France. England top their group and qualify for World Cup finals in France after 0-0 draw in final match in Rome.

1998: May - Leaves Paul Gascoigne out of the World Cup squad.
June - England go out of France 98 in the second round, losing to Argentina on penalties. Hoddle is insistent that with a little luck England could have won the tournament.

August - Hoddle's World Cup diary causes a storm. Various revelations, including Gascoigne's reaction to learning he would miss the World Cup and his blast for Chris Sutton after he refused to play for England B, are criticised by leading figures in the game.

September - The FA's international committee give Hoddle their backing over his book.

October - Storm erupts about alleged row between Alan Shearer and Hoddle after 3-0 win in Luxembourg.

1999: Hoddle criticised after comments about disabled people and is eventually sacked.

2001: March 27 - After seven straight clean sheets and five straight wins move Southampton up to eighth in the Premiership, Hoddle holds talks with Tottenham - who are seeking a manager following the departure of George Graham.

March 30 - Hoddle appointed as new Tottenham boss, signing a five-year contract. His reign at Spurs begins with defeat by Arsenal in the FA Cup-semi final and he then sees the Gunners sign star centre-half Sol Campbell.

2002: After bringing Teddy Sheringham back to Spurs and signing Chelsea's Gus Poyet and Dean Richards from Southampton, Hoddle's side push for a European place and reach the Worthington Cup final.

February - Spurs beaten 2-1 by Blackburn in final. The team's league campaign also peters out.

August - Named manager of month as, after signing Jamie Redknapp from Liverpool, Spurs go through month unbeaten.

2003: Spurs lack consistency to push for a top-six place and finish 10th after reported player bust-ups with Sheringham and Steffen Freund.

September 20 - James Beattie, days after criticising Hoddle's man-management style during his time as Southampton boss, scores twice as Saints win 3-1 at White Hart Lane. Defeat leaves Spurs with just four points from six games, their worst start to a Premiership season.

September 24 - Fires a parting shot at Spurs and director of football David Pleat. Says Pleat should be given the manager's job full-time because he would be "obstructive" to anyone appointed his successor.

2004: February 10 - Hoddle linked with a return to Southampton as replacement manager for Gordon Strachan, who is due to step down at the end of the season. Saints chairman Rupert Lowe denies a decision has already been made but admits Hoddle is in the running.

December 7 - Having been linked with a return to Southampton, Wolves announce he will succeed Dave Jones at Molineux.

Wolves: Striker Dean Sturridge faces a late fitness test ahead of tomorrow's clash with Millwall.
Sturridge is rated touch-and-go after sustaining a hamstring problem, but caretaker manager Stuart Gray is confident fellow forward Carl Cort will bounce back from a knee injury to play a part.
Midfielder Paul Ince continues to suffer discomfort following surgery to remove an ingrowing toenail, and Rob Edwards is certain to miss out as he continues his rehabilitation following ankle ligament surgery.
George Ndah, who has been troubled by chronic thigh and calf problems this season, is expected to return to light training this week, while Vio Ganea (cruciate knee ligaments) has begun light jogging.

Millwall: skipper Kevin Muscat will be forced to miss the clash with his former club through suspension.
The Australian defender was involved in an ugly incident in the tunnel at half-time against Sheffield United which allegedly ended in Blades keeper Paddy Kenny being head-butted.
Both players were sent off for violent conduct and Muscat will now miss three matches, as well as being fined a week's wages.
Player-manager Dennis Wise is hopeful of recovering from a troublesome calf injury in time.
Jody Morris played the full 90 minutes against the Blades after recovering from a hamstring injury and the former Chelsea player is expected to start against Wolves.

Wolves have been drawn against Millwall in the third round of the FA Cup.
It is scheduled to be played at Molineux on Saturday 8th January, just 32 days after Tuesday's League match between the two sides.

Caretaker manager Stuart Gray believes the 4-1 win over Reading will buy Wolves' board more time before they appoint a replacement for Dave Jones.
The Coca-Cola Championship club are still no nearer a managerial appointment since sacking Jones on November 1.
Gray enhanced his own chances of securing the post with his third win in six games since taking temporary charge.
And this comprehensive victory could leave the Wolves supporters, who chanted after the match for Harry Redknapp, facing an even longer wait before the next manager is found.

He said: "I've been in the game long enough to know these things take time.
"This is a big football club and there will be a lot of top names that want this job. I've probably given them a bit more time with the results regarding them having to make a decision.
"If they want to go into a second round of interviews that's entirely up to them. All I'm concentrating my efforts on is winning games of football.
"If the new man wants to bring in his own staff it might mean goodbye to me.
"I've got 18 months left on my contract and I'm sure I'll be seeing that contract out."

A victory for Gray looked doubtful early on after a bright start from the visitors until Seyi George Olofinjana created the opener for Colin Cameron.
Olofinjana then struck in first-half injury-time before Dean Morgan pulled a goal back for Reading after the break.
But Wolves moved away from relegation trouble thanks to two late goals from substitute Leon Clarke.
Gray was forced to endure chants for the appointment of Redknapp as well as a stream of vitriol after he replaced new hero Olofinjana with 20 minutes to go.

And he admitted: "The crowd pay their money but it is my head on the block and I make the decisions.
"They are entitled to their say but fortunately my players managed to block it all out. I was disappointed with the crowd." from sportinglife.com

20mins: Reading substitution, Newman on for Murty (injured).
31mins: GOAL, Cameron gives Wolves the lead.
45mins: GOAL, Olofinjana gets Wolves second.
Half Time: Wolves 2-0 Reading.
45mins: Reading substitution, Owusu on for Kitson.
47mins: Goal, Morgan pulls one back for Reading.
60mins: Wolves substitution, Clarke on for Sturridge.
69mins: Wolves substitution, Naylor on for Olofinjana.
77mins: GOAL, Clarke gets Wolves third.
81mins: Reading substitituon, Convey on for Hughes.
86mins: Yellow card, Shorey.
90mins: GOAL, Clarke gets his second and Wolves fourth.
Full Time: Wolves 4-1 Reading.

Wolves: 4

Oakes, Lowe, Lescott, Craddock, Kennedy, Olofinjana, Cameron, Cooper, Andrews, Cort, Sturridge.

Subs: Murray, Naylor (69), Seol, Miller, Clarke (60).

Cards: Yellow: None. Red: None.

Reading: 1

Hahnemann, Murty, Sonko, Ingimarsson, Shorey, Sidwell, Little, Hughes, Harper, Kitson, Morgan.

Subs: Young, Owusu (45), Convey (81), Brooker, Newman (20).

Cards: Yellow: Shorey. Red: None.

Attendance: 25,572

Wolves	Match Stats	Reading
6	Shots On Target	7
6	Shots Off Target	1
9	Fouls (Conceded)	13
2	Corners	9
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0

Wolves: captain Paul Ince is still recovering from an operation to remove an in-growing toenail and is expected to be absent against the Royals.
Defender Rob Edwards is still missing after ankle surgery while strike duo George Ndah and Vio Ganea are still some way from a return.
Ndah has been having treatment on a persistent thigh problem while Romania international Ganea has yet to figure season with a cruciate knee ligament injury.
Carl Cort and Dean Sturridge are expected to start in attack but Kenny Miller and Seol Ki-Hyeon are pushing hard for places.

Reading: manager Steve Coppell is keeping his fingers crossed Dave Kitson will be fit to face Wolves.
Leading scorer Kitson missed his first Championship game of the season last week as the Royals drew with Wigan after failing to shake off foot, calf and hamstring problems.
The 24-year-old has returned to full training and if there is no reaction to the problems he will travel to Molineux.
Nicky Forster is still ruled out with a groin injury but fellow striker Shaun Goater, an unused substitute last week, is likely to be involved at some stage after playing for the reserves following his recovery from a calf injury.

The reserve match between Man Utd and Wolves at Moss Lane, Altringham was called off after just seven minutes because of thick fog this evening.
The referee, Mr Shoebridge, took the teams off and said he would wait for 15 minutes to see if conditions improved.
Unfortunately they didn't and he had no choice but to bring about an early end to the proceedings.
No date has yet been set for the restaging of the fixture.

Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey has this morning moved to counter reports that pay-off negotiations with Dave Jones are set to be protracted.
He told WOW: "We have agreed a settlement with Dave Jones.
"The talks have been amicable and we expect him to sign a final legal agreement in the next few days.
"Reports that both parties are set for a 'long battle' are simply inaccurate."

He is also planning a visit to Celtic to discuss the future of Henri Camara, who is on a season-long loan after his well publicised refusal to play for Wolves following the club's relegation. Celtic have an option to buy the 27-year-old.
"I'm planning to go to Celtic soon to have a chat to them about their intentions," says Jez.
"They have until the end of the season to make a decision as to whether they want to make the deal permanent. If they don't want to take up that option then Camara will remain our player and we will make a decision about his future that is in the best interests of Wolves."

Camara has suggested, in an interview with the African press, that he might not necessarily want to remain at Celtic beyond the summer. He also made clear his feelings towards a possible return to Molineux. He is reported to have said: "If I can find a club better than Celtic, then we will see. But going back to Wolves is simply not a question for me. Don't even speak to me about them. I am not going to bury myself in the English Second Division."
Jez adds: "I think the tone and content of these comments are disrespectful and do nothing to enhance Camara's professional reputation."