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Portsmouth go in search of their first points of the season as they travel to newly-promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves team news Wolves will be without injured midfielder Segundo Castillo at Molineux. The Ecuador international sustained a hamstring injury during the 5-2 defeat by Sunderland at the Stadium of Light and was substituted at half-time. Castillo's replacement, Michael Kightly, could make his first ever Barclays Premier League start against Paul Hart's side. But midfielder Dave Jones is ruled out for two months after undergoing knee surgery. Portsmouth team news Defender Steve Finnan came through a reserve match against West Ham United in midweek and could make his debut. Finnan has been struggling with a hamstring injury since his summer switch from Espanyol and is yet to make a first-team appearance. Papa Bouba Diop has stepped up his training but is still suffering with a hamstring injury, along with Herman Hreidarsson.

The head coach of two times World Cup winners, Uruguay, Oscar Tabarez, has no doubt that his side face a tough battle in the forthcoming two leg play-off against Jordan, if they wish to take their place in the finals of Brazil 2014.