Wolves boss Mick McCarthy expects a tense, high stakes clash with Portsmouth this week.

He said: "Portsmouth at home was always going to be a pressure game. They haven't won for seven games - I wish they had!

"If we'd have won (at the weekend) would it have lessened the pressure for the Portsmouth game? No chance.

"They played well against Everton. But I won't be losing any sleep this week, though."