Wolves manager Bruno Lage will not be in the dugout at Stamford Bridge this weekend when his side play Chelsea as he has tested positive for Covid-19.
This was announced by the club on Friday afternoon. Their goalkeeper coach Toby Roberts took the pre-match press conference in Lage’s absence.
Roberts told reporters: “He had no symptoms. He’s still been out there from a distance, organising and doing the main parts of the work.
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“But tomorrow he’s not going to travel, which is a shame because obviously he wants to be at every game, and we need him, because he’s our leader. But on the grass, it’s been the same.”
Wolves head into the contest looking in danger of missing out on European football this season after losing each of their last three and seven of their last 10 Premier League games, with their most recent outing last weekend’s 3-0 home defeat to Brighton.
With four games to play, they are eighth in the table, three points behind seventh-placed West Ham with a game in hand.
As well as the clash with third-placed Chelsea, their remaining fixtures also include games against the top two, Manchester City and Liverpool.
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Roberts said: “Each team through a season goes through bad spells – at this time, we’re in a bad spell.
“But the boys are working ever so hard on the training ground to correct it, at both ends of the pitch, defending and attacking.
“Its all about performance. If we have a good performance, we have a chance of winning.
“The boys will have no fear of going to Chelsea. We’ve been to Manchester United, we’ve been to Tottenham, we’ve got results there (1-0 and 2-0 wins respectively).
“We can step up any time. So tomorrow, when the boys step…
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