BRUCE: I’M JEALOUS OF WOLVES’ SPENDING

I’m not too sure. Let the authorities deal with that.

“I’ve been restricted with players since I’ve been here. I wasn’t able to buy any players because we’ve adhered to the rules. That’s the way it should be.

“Wolves have some outstanding players, who have played on a different level to the Championship. We are a little bit envious of that, all of us are.

“It is why the questions are being asked about how they have got them and how they are paying for them.

“But all I am really interested is how can we beat them, how can we haul them in? We will certainly try.

“A few weeks ago you would have said they were untouchable. If we can get a result, who knows?”

Victory will see Villa narrow the gap on Wolves to seven points with 10 games remaining.

It would also be sweet after Wolves beat Villa 2–0 in October, when Bonatini scored and the home bench celebrated wildly.

Bruce added: “They’re vociferous all the time.

“We bear that in mind for this game and let’s hope we’re celebrating and not them.”