Wolves change Lemina as captain after on-pitch row

Wolves have stripped midfielder Mario Lemina of the captaincy after his altercation on the pitch on the finish of Monday evening’s defeat at West Ham.

Lemina, 31, clashed with Jarrod Bowen when the pair went to shake fingers as tempers boiled over after West Ham’s 2-1 win on the London Stadium.

Lemina apologised earlier within the week however boss Gary O’Neil revealed Nelson Semedo would take the armband going ahead, beginning with Saturday’s crunch conflict with Ipswich.

O’Neil stated at his pre-match press convention: “The discussions with Mario have been good. We get on very, very properly.

“He’s been a giant a part of what we’ve been in a position to do right here and we have now a considerable amount of respect for one another. Typically you possibly can come out of those discussions in a very great spot and I believe that we have now.

“I’ve lots of respect for Mario and what he’s nonetheless going to have the ability to do for us.

“After we get the most effective out of him on the pitch, his stage is so excessive and he’s nonetheless going to play a giant half for us which he’s extraordinarily eager to do.

“He’ll nonetheless be across the senior group that leads the crew, however at this second we really feel it’s finest for Nelson to guide the group.

“A very powerful factor is us getting the most effective out of everyone – getting the most effective out of Mario Lemina week in, week out, the identical for Nelson and the remainder of the group.

“We handled it earlier within the week and the main focus since has been purely on Ipswich, Mario’s prepared, Nelson’s prepared and the remainder of the gamers are prepared.”

Joao Gomes will miss the conflict with suspension, whereas Jose Sa and Pablo Sarabia stay out together with long-term absentees Yerson Mosquera, Sasa Kalajdzic, Enzo Gonzalez and Bouba Traore.