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Edwards on Doherty's fitness, West Ham defeat, 'brilliant' Farke

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Wolves boss Rob Edwards has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Leeds United at Elland Road (kick-off 15:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

  • Edwards confirmed goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is still not available due to a shoulder injury, while Matt Doherty is "pushing" for a comeback after training for the past couple of days and they will make a "late call" on whether he's fit enough to play.
  • He added that everyone else is fit and available for this weekend.
  • On whether losing 4-0 to West Ham felt like a setback: “I think in this league, everyone loses games and you’re going to drop points. The result was horrible but we can’t let that knock us.”
  • The Wolves boss believes "the fight will remain" among his squad, and if anyone doesn't buy into that then he's not afraid to play younger players who will fight for the club.
  • On what he wants to achieve for the rest of the season: "Whether it's Friday night games or Monday night games, take the last one aside, I think we've shown a good side to ourselves. Won some big games, fought back against big teams. People watching would have watched and thought it's a pretty good place to be and to play. We want to try and get as many points as possible and take it as far as we can."
  • Asked about Leeds boss Daniel Farke, Edwards responded: "I think he's a brilliant manager. I think he's done a great job. I actually think the performance levels consistently for a long time now are above where they are, especially in the league. "
  • He added that Leeds "have a great way of playing – aggressive, very dynamic, quick, loads of intensity, so it will be a very challenging game."
  • On the away day: "Elland Road is always a really good atmosphere as well. They'll be buoyed by the result last time out away at Manchester United, so it should be a really good game for us.”

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