David Davis poised for shock Wolves start

Wolves were today considering handing youngster David Davis a shock Premier League debut in Saturday's crunch clash against Blackburn.

Karl Henry was ruled out for three weeks yesterday with a hamstring injury. And with Dave Edwards rated "very doubtful" with the knee injury that kept him out of Sunday's 5-0 defeat at Fulham, the door could open for homegrown Davis.

With no natural, experienced replacement for ball-winner Henry, the 21-year-old Brummie was recalled from his loan at Chesterfield on Monday.

Boss Terry Connor revealed Davis, who has played just five minutes' senior football for Wolves in the Carling Cup at Northampton in August but 60 games in total on loan, is high in his thoughts.

"We're missing Karl and probably Dave Edwards, so we may as well have Dave back," said Connor. "He's fit and has been playing well. He'll keep that competition for places going."

Asked if Davis, a natural ball-winner, was ready for the Premier League, Connor said: "You don't know until you put him in do you?

"He's ready and he's training well, so if I think he's ready to play in our first team, that's where he has to play.

"Dave's a very strong, combative midfielder in the similar mould to Karl, so it's good to have that option."

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