Wolves boss Mick McCarthy admits his side's ambition to avoid Premier League relegation is being hampered by a consistent run of injuries to first-team players.
The veteran boss has seen his side concede seven goals in their last two games and drop to second-bottom of the Premier League as a result, one point from safety with six games remaining. The football odds suggest they could be in real trouble.
Wolves had collected eight points from four games before the Newcastle clash and have shown their quality in beating the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea at Molineux.
But one thing that has hurt McCarthy all season is injuries, and the injury room at Molineux shows no sign of emptying over the coming weeks as more and more stars are being hit.
Top scorer Kevin Doyle has been ruled out for the rest of the campaign with a knee injury sustained on international duty, while his Irish colleague Stephen Hunt needs a hernia operation and will be out for several weeks.
Wolves do not have a massive squad and are looking threadbare, especially up front, and they have suffered another blow as striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake has been hit with a hamstring problem that forced him off against Everton. The Premier League promotions show the side are set to struggle for goal.
"Injuries have made life difficult for us and are certainly not helping," said McCarthy.
"You lose your strikers and, when you are looking to get goals back like on Saturday, it's difficult without them on the pitch."
Steven Fletcher, another Wolves striker, also picked up a calf strain against Everton, but McCarthy is hoping he will not miss any games in Wolves' battle against Premier League relegation over the coming weeks.
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