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Last Word on Football brings you the confirmed lineups for Preston vs Wolves as César Peixoto’s side travel to Deepdale. Here are the confirmed lineups for both teams, both hoping to claim their first league victory of the season after disappointing opening-weekend results. Wolves were held to a 2-2 draw by Blackburn Rovers at Molineux, while Preston suffered a 2-1 defeat away to Bolton Wanderers. Preston vs Wolves Confirmed Lineups & Team News Preston Team News Jusuf Erabi is pushing for a starting place after making an immediate impact from the bench in the opening two games of the campaign. The forward scored twice against Huddersfield Town in the Carabao Cup before finding the net again during Preston’s 2-1 defeat at Bolton. Andrija Vukcevic is also in contention after contributing to Erabi’s goal at Bolton, while new arrivals Harry Clarke and Leo Leroy could also come into consideration for Paul Heckingbottom. Lewis Gibson will remain unavailable after his red card against Huddersfield in the Carabao Cup. Preston have had a new pitch installed at Deepdale and have had this to say about it: “We trained on it on Tuesday. It’ll gradually firm up over the next two or three months,” said Heckingbottom. “It’s not quite where it should be, but for a six- or seven-week-old pitch we’re really pleased with it,” added the Preston boss. Read More: The Greatest Footballers of All Time: Part Two, 1918-1939 Wolves Team News Kieran Trippier and Yerson Mosquera both picked up injuries during last weekend’s draw with Blackburn and have been ruled out for a spell. Hugo Bueno missed that game with a minor injury, but could return to contention against Preston. Peixoto has already confirmed that José Sá will start following Dan Bentley’s move to Coventry City. New signing Jordan James could potentially make his Wolves debut after joining from Rennes earlier this week. The midfielder has trained with the squad ahead of the trip to Deepdale. Peixoto had this to say during his pre-match press conference: “We won’t win every game, but we can’t lose our identity, our way of playing or our way of working just because things aren’t going our way. We need consistency throughout games and throughout the season. I think two or three victories will also help change that mentality.” Read More: Top Five Greatest Manager Rants Preston Confirmed Lineup Iversen, Clarke, Lindsay, Devine, McCann, Erabi, Lang, Storey, Hughes, Leroy, Burgzorg. Subs – Nicholls, Valentin, Vukcevic, Small, Thompson, Gibson, Moran, Gryba, Nolan. Wolves Confirmed Lineup Sa, Tchatchoua, Djiga, Toti, H.Bueno, Munetsi, Andre, Lopez, R.Gomes, Mane, Jimenez. Subs – Johnstone, S.Bueno, Wolfe, James, Armstrong, Traore, Lima, Doyle, Chirewa. Similar Football Content - Wolves Academy Under Threat: Top Five Graduates Produced by the Club - César Peixoto Sends Warning Ahead of Championship Season - Opinion: Five Players Wolves Should Target After Cesar Peixoto’s Transfer Hint Featured Image Credit: USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect