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title: "Wolves: Jesus Vallejo and Patrick Cutrone could secure first starts at Molineux"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-jesus-vallejo-and-patrick-cutrone-set-for-first-starts-at-molineux/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2019-08-15T14:35:15Z"
modified: "2019-08-15T14:35:15Z"
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# Wolves: Jesus Vallejo and Patrick Cutrone could secure first starts at Molineux

**Two of Wolves’ summer signings could be in line for their full debuts for the club in tonight’s Europa League qualifier against FC Pyunik at Molineux.**

[BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49350263) reported that defender Jesus Vallejo could make his [first appearance for Wolves](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jesus-vallejo/leistungsdaten/spieler/251896) against their Armenian opposition since [joining on loan from Real Madrid](https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/first-team/20190727-vallejo-joins-from-real-madrid/).

According to the [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49350263), striker Patrick Cutrone is in line to [appear in a Wolves starting line-up for the first time](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patrick-cutrone/leistungsdaten/spieler/265078), following [substitute appearances in the team’s last two matches](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patrick-cutrone/leistungsdaten/spieler/265078).

[BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49350263) added that winger Adama Traore is also available for tonight’s game, having missed the first leg in Armenia last week after forgetting his passport.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Vallejo came to Wolves in late July after making only [19 appearances in two years for Real Madrid](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jesus-vallejo/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/251896) and thus far he has been made to wait for his bow at Molineux, with the centre-back trio of [Willy Boly, Ryan Bennett and Conor Coady starting all four of their competitive matches so far this season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wolverhampton-wanderers/leistungsdaten/verein/543/reldata/%262019/plus/1).

Tonight’s match could offer the 22-year-old Spanish defender a chance to showcase his excellent passing ability for Wolves – he had an [87.8% success rate in La Liga last term](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/238901/History/Jes%C3%BAs-Vallejo) and achieved a [passing accuracy of 91.7% in Spain’s European Under-21 Championship triumph in June \[WhoScored\]](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/238901/History/Jes%C3%BAs-Vallejo).

Vallejo’s tackling and interception figures are modest for a centre-back, though, with match averages of [1.2 tackles and 1.4 interceptions in 2018/19](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/238901/History/Jes%C3%BAs-Vallejo) paling in comparison with Boly’s [2.4 tackles and two interceptions per game](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/97587/History/Willy-Boly).

Cutrone played for [27 minutes in Yerevan a week ago](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patrick-cutrone/leistungsdaten/spieler/265078) and was restricted to just [14 minutes in Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Leicester](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/patrick-cutrone/leistungsdaten/spieler/265078).

The 21-year-old striker [didn’t manage to get a shot on goal](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1375932/Live/England-Premier-League-2019-2020-Leicester-Wolverhampton-Wanderers) during his brief appearance at the King Power Stadium, and he was [dispossessed three times](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1375932/Live/England-Premier-League-2019-2020-Leicester-Wolverhampton-Wanderers), the [joint most of any player on the field that day](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1375932/Live/England-Premier-League-2019-2020-Leicester-Wolverhampton-Wanderers).

That frequent turnover of possession is something for Cutrone to work on, although the pressure is off to an extent tonight with Wolves going into the game with a [4-0 lead from the first leg](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2020/matches/round=2001148/match=2028041/index.html?iv=true).

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Nuno Espirito Santo tends to be quite loyal to players who serve him well – [Boly, Bennett and Coady all played 40 or more games last season, while the squad’s other centre-backs had a combined two appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wolverhampton-wanderers/leistungsdaten/verein/543/plus/1?reldata=%262018).

However, with Wolves so far ahead in the tie and the home leg still to come, tonight represents a perfect opportunity for the manager to rest a few of his more established players and give newcomers such as Vallejo and Cutrone a chance to prove their worth from the start instead of being thrust into the action late on.

***Wolves fans, do you want to see Vallejo and Cutrone in the starting line-up tonight? Give us your thoughts in the comments section below!***