The date and time of Wolves’ opening Premier League matchup against West Midlands rivals Aston Villa have been changed.

The game between the two clubs was originally scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 7, at Molineux, but it was postponed by 23 hours since the visitors were competing in a European match on the preceding Thursday evening.

On Sunday, October 8 at 2 p.m. at Molineux, Gary O’Neil’s team will now play Villa. Despite the change of date to Sunday, there won’t be a live broadcast in the UK.

The rest of Wolves’ October itinerary will continue as previously published, therefore it is as follows:

 

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Kenny criticizes the ‘extremely draconian’ suspension of Doherty

The manager of the Republic of Ireland, Stephen Kenny, has stated that he believes the decision by UEFA to increase Matt Doherty’s suspension from one to two games is “incredibly harsh.” This happened after Doherty’s suspension, which had previously been for one game in June, was lengthened by UEFA’s Control, Ethics, and Disciplinary Body.

The Wolverhampton Wanderers player was sent off as Ireland fell to Greece 2-1 in June. Giorgos Tzavellas, a Greek player, was knocked to the ground by Doherty, who then challenged Kostas Tsimikas, a Liverpool player.

In advance of the Euro 2024 qualifying matches against France and the Netherlands next month, Doherty’s absence will be another disappointment for Stephen Kenny.

Seamus Coleman, Ireland’s squad captain, is already out of the country for these key matches against France and Dublin.

When asked how he felt about the decision to increase the sentence from one to two games, Kenny said, “I was really disappointed with that.”

“To be very honest, I just see the situation as a yellow card offense. In order to get Matt sent off, he moved over and picked up the player who had fallen.

"How it's two matches I'll just never know"

Stephen Kenny airs his frustration after Matt Doherty saw his suspension for the red card received in Greece in June extended to two games which means the defender will miss next week's qualifier against France #COYBIG #RTESoccer pic.twitter.com/22OIEw6Br8

— RTÉ Soccer (@RTEsoccer) August 31, 2023

He will now miss two matches as a result. It is really severe. We have a very good history with discipline; we haven’t had any players sent off in a very long time. Receiving a two-match suspension doesn’t seem fair or consistent with other situations.

Kenny said that they tried to get legal advice to stop the extended restriction, but their efforts were unsuccessful.

I talked to our legal department. They believed we didn’t have a case under the regulations to appeal, despite the fact that we had multiple discussions about it,” he continued.

Festy Ebosele, a right wingback for Udinese, and midfielders Alan Browne and Jason Knight could have an impact the next week. In the encounter against France on September 7, Kenny thinks they must choose the best player to mark Mbappe.

We don’t have many traditional right-wing backs, but we do have a few players who can fill that role. We’ll decide it on game night since we’ll be facing off against a strong player like (Kylian) Mbappe, so we need to be sure we pick well.

Republic of Ireland Squad – France/Netherlands

Goalkeepers include Caoimhin Kelleher of Liverpool, Mark Travers of Stoke City (on loan from AFC Bournemouth), and Gavin Bazunu of Southampton.
Defenders: Festy Ebosele (Udinese), Enda Stevens (Stoke City), Matt Doherty* (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ryan Manning (Southampton), James McClean (Wrexham), Shane Duffy (Norwich City), John Egan (Sheffield United), Nathan Collins (Brentford), Dara O’Shea (Burnley), and Darragh Lenihan (Middlesb

Midfielders: Will Smallbone (Southampton), Jason Knight (Bristol City), Jamie McGrath (Aberdeen), Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle United), Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion), and Josh Cullen (Burnley).
Forwards: Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton Town), Adam Idah (Norwich City), Will Keane (Preston North End), Evan Ferguson (Brighton & Hove Albion), Aaron Connolly (Hull City).
*Suspended for the match against France

UEFA EURO 2024 Qualifying – Fixtures

07/09/France vs. Republic of Ireland at Parc des Princes, 7.45 p.m. (8.45 p.m. local time)
10.09. Netherlands vs. the Republic of Ireland, 7.45 p.m.