Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bournemouth: Key stats and talking points

Even the most optimistic of Wolverhampton Wanderers fans would be hard pushed to make a case for their club's Premier League survival as they welcome Bournemouth to Molineux on Saturday.

Rooted to the bottom of the table since early September, Wolves' five-game unbeaten run in all competitions came to an unsurprising end against Manchester City last week, meaning they find themselves 18 points shy of safety, with just one win all season.

New Mane in town

Clearly it is too soon to ask teenager Mateus Mane to fill the boots of summer departure Matheus Cunha, but two goals in his first six career starts mark a promising breakthrough for the 18-year-old, who is also – worryingly – the club's joint top league scorer.

Wolves have netted a paltry 15 league goals all season, the fewest in the competition by some margin. They've also shipped 43, flitting between two goalkeepers in Sam Johnstone and current first-choice Jose Sa, who has been linked with a move to fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest.

Wolves are particularly susceptible to conceding goals from outside the box, recording a league-high nine.

The appointment of their former defender Rob Edwards as head coach in November has led to some improvement, though. Between May and December, Wolves conceded in all 11 of their league home games, conceding 26 goals in total. They've since kept a clean sheet in their last two at Molineux.

Ton up for Iraola

Injury-hit Bournemouth are looking to continue their recent resurgence in what will be head coach Andoni Iraola's 100th Premier League match in charge of the Cherries.

Ahead of that landmark, the Spaniard's win percentage of 35.4% ranks as comfortably the best among the club's four top-flight bosses.

Iraola admitted his side's stoppage-time winner against Liverpool last week is "probably the best goal to score". It secured a second victory in three league games - as many as they had won in their previous 16 matches - as they adjust to life without Antoine Semenyo.

To that end, this week they have signed Brazil under-20 forward Rayan from Vasco da Gama in a deal worth an initial £24.7m, while Greek goalkeeper Christos Mandas has made a loan switch from Lazio.

Amine Adli's scrappy clincher against Liverpool came from a long throw, but Iraola's men will be wary of such weapons. They have conceded a league-high 17 goals from set pieces, excluding penalties.

The Dorset club sit 13th in the table and could be higher but for an uninspiring away record. They've no wins in their last nine games away from the Vitality Stadium, with the Cherries' sole victory on the road this season coming at Spurs back in August.

That run means Bournemouth – who are currently without eight first-team players – have picked up 73% of their points this season at home; only Leeds United (76%) have a higher proportion.