Wolves manager Gary O’Neil says his team are taking nothing for granted this afternoon. His Wolves side take on Coventry City, the lowest-ranked side left in the competition but O’Neil is only thinking about today’s game.
“None of my attention is on winning it, it’s on beating Coventry,” said O’Neil.
“It’s tough (to win a cup), you need a lot to go your way. This will be a huge test and we need to get through it. I’m desperate to give the fans more enjoyable moments. We will need the fans to help, especially when you have players missing.”
O’Neil’s side progressed to the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over fellow Premier League side Brighton, the first time Wolves have reached this stage of the competition in five years. They lost to Watford after extra time in the semi-finals in 2019. Meanwhile Coventry ended Maidstone United’s dream FA Cup run with a comprehensive 5-0 win and are hoping to reach the semi-finals for the first time since they won the competition in 1987.
Since the fifth round, Wolves lost 3-0 at Newcastle and beat Fulham 2-1 at home last weekend in the Premier League, where they sit in ninth place. Wolves could be without Pedro Neto and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, who picked up injuries in the win over Fulham. They could be buoyed by the return of Matheus Cunha from injury, who was expected to be out for much longer.