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Wolves head coach Nuno Espirito Santo ready to face 'aggressive' Ipswich Town

Nuno Espirito Santo says Wolves will have to match an 'aggressive' Ipswich Town at Portman Road today (3pm).

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Wolves travel to Suffolk nine points clear at the top of the Championship, while Mick McCarthy's Tractor Boys are languishing in 12th, six points outside the play-offs.

Ivan Cavaleiro scored the winner in last month's reverse fixture at Molineux and Nuno said Wolves have learned a lot from that match.

“We have a lot of information from that game so we will analyse them and we will know what we are going to find," said Nuno. “They’re a team that plays hard on defence, a lot of situations man-to-man, they’re strong and aggressive.

“We have to match those situations and put our ideas on the pitch, play good football and try to break them.

“At the same time we have to be organised and defend well because everything starts from there.

“Good defensive organisation is what gives you results."

A strong band of travelling support will make the long journey east today, with Nuno happy he 'can count on them' for their backing.

“It’s important that we’re going to find, as we do at every stadium, the massive support of our fans," he said. "It’s a long journey for them to come for us.

“We know that can count on them, and together we are stronger, so let us all try and do our best to achieve what hope for – a good performance and a good result."