Wolves are likely to name an unchanged team for the fourth successive league match if Matt Jarvis is passed fit.
Midfielder Adlene Guedioura is available for selection after recovering from an ankle injury.
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says new signings Emmanuel Adebayor and Scott Parker will start, but Wiliam Gallas, Sandro and Steven Pienaar miss out.
Rafael van der Vaart's hamstring injury is not as serious as first feared, but he will not travel to Molineux.
After being convincingly beaten by both clubs from Manchester in their two opening two league games so far, suddenly a trip to Molineux looks a little trickier for Tottenham than it did before a ball was kicked in early August.
A return of seven points from the first nine has been a tremendous lift to Wolves and has immediately given them a platform from which to build on.
Just to put things into perspective, it was 30 October last season before Mick McCarthy's team passed the seven-point mark, taking them 10 games to do it. They were playing catch up from an early stage and went on to concede 66 goals.
But the signing of Roger Johnson in the summer looks to be a masterstroke and clean sheets in each of the last two games is far more encouraging.
This will be the first time Spurs have taken to the field since the closure of the transfer window and Harry Redknapp has admitted the Luka Modric situation has taken its toll on the team. Spurs need Modric back in last season's sparkling form quickly, and if that happens alongside new signing Scott Parker, there will be a whole new look to their midfield.
Whilse there was frustration at not adding a new face in defence, where Gary Cahill would have been a welcome addition, the introduction of Emmanuel Adebayor should help them convert more chances. What price a debut goal from the former Ars*nal striker to make sure everyone is focusing around on the pitch events again?
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