This virtual dead rubber will probably hold a keen interest for the respective supporters these clubs and hardly anyone else. Mick McCarthy has done a fine job guiding Wolves to Premier League safety, while Portsmouth have been doomed to the Championship for weeks. There is a frisson, though, from Avram Grant praying that an already skeletal squad is not further depleted by injury ahead of the FA Cup final with Chelsea. McCarthy also revealed he will be watching the Pompey players closely for possible bargains. Jamie Jackson

Venue Fratton Park, tomorrow 3pm Tickets £20-£38 (0844 847 1898) Last season N/A Referee M Jones

This season’s matches 18 Y59, R1, 3.33 cards per game

Odds Portsmouth 17-11 Wolves 2-1 Draw 12-5

Portsmouth

Subs from Ashdown, O’Brien, Finnan, Mullins, Diop, Basinas, Ritchie, Kanu, Yebda, Hughes, Utaka, Smith, Ward

Doubtful Yebda (knee), Diop (knee)

Injured O’Hara (back, 15 May), Belhadj (hamstring/ankle, 15 May), Ben Haim (groin, 15 May), Hreidarsson (achilles, Oct), Webber (knee, Oct)

Suspended None

Form guide DLDDLL Disciplinary record Y71 R5

Leading scorer Dindane 7

Wolves

Subs from Hennessey, Ebanks-Blake, Mancienne, Keogh, Vokes, Milijas, Guedioura, Iwelumo, Halford, Jarvis

Doubtful Jarvis (thigh)

Injured Ward (knee, Aug), Kightly (ankle, Aug), Murray (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form guide DDDLDW

Disciplinary record Y63 R4

Leading scorer Doyle 7

Match pointers

• Wolves have failed to score in their last four league games against Portsmouth

• There have been four goals scored in the last five league games between these sides and only two in the last four

• Marcus Hahnemann, the Wolves keeper, has the best saves-to-shots ratio of any regular goalkeeper in the Premier League, 80%

• Pompey have the top flight’s worst shots-to-goals ration

• Wolves have allowed the opposition more goalscoring chances from counterattacks than any other side this season, 37

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Bolton received a more positive estimate on centre-back Gary Cahill – an initial three-month lay-off due to a blood clot downsized to four weeks – but their biggest problem is at the other end of the field. Owen Coyle’s team have not scored for 505 minutes in the Premier League, a spell which has coincided with a slip into the relegation zone, while their fellow Wanderers’ 21 goals represents the top-flight’s joint-lowest return. Wolves manager Mick McCarthy, whose side begin a point better off, said: “Let’s not go up there and make it a really open game and find ourselves 1-0 down and struggling.” Expect a thriller. Richard Gibson

Venue Reebok Stadium

Tickets £23-31 (0844 871 2932)

Last season n/a

Referee A Marriner

This season’s matches 18 Y70, R7, 4.28 cards per game

Odds Bolton 10-11 Wolves 10-3 Draw 12-5

Bolton

Subs from Al Habsi, Elmander, Wilshere, Weiss, Ward, Samuel, A O’Brien, Shittu, Riga, Cohen, Holden, Vaz Tê

Doubtful Steinsson (leg)

Injured Cahill (arm, 20 Mar), Basham (knee, Apr), MacCann (ankle, Apr), Davis (knee, May), M Davies (ankle, unknown), J O’Brien (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form guide LDLDLW

Disciplinary record Y52 R2

Leading scorer Klasnic 6

Wolves

Subs from Hennessey, Stearman, Keogh, Ebanks-Blake, Mancienne, Surman, Halford, Vokes, Milijas, Friend, Mujangi Bia, Maierhofer, Castillo

Doubtful Keogh (ankle)

Injured Edwards (ankle, 6 Mar), Kightly (foot, 6 Mar), Murray (knee, 6 Mar), Ward (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form guide LWLDDL

Disciplinary record Y48 R3

Leading scorer Doyle 6

Match pointers

• Bolton have failed to score in their last five top-flight matches – they have never gone six without scoring in the Premier League

• Four of the last six meetings between these sides have ended with a 2-1 scoreline

• Under Owen Coyle Bolton have averaged 0.63 points and 0.38 goals per game compared to 1.00 and 1.12 respectively with Gary Megson as manager

• Only Portsmouth (30) have used more players than Wolves (29) this season

• A win for Bolton would be their 50th victory over Wolves in all competitions

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