Helder Costa must be on thin ice with Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo

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Wolverhampton Wanderers ace Helder Costa continues to be a mainstay in the starting XI, but that can’t continue forever if his problems in front of goal remain the same.

The 24-year-old attacker is yet to score in the Premier League so far this season and his only strike came in the Carabao Cup against Sheffield Wednesday.

He is a dazzling right-winger with great pace and trickery, but ultimately needs to start scoring to fend off competition from some of his teammates.

Wolves host Huddersfield on Sunday in the league and Costa should get one more opportunity to show he can make the difference in front of goal.

The Portugal international should be axed from the starting XI moving forward if he draws a blank against Huddersfield, who have a leaky defence that have conceded 22 goals in 12 league games so far.

Nuno clearly has faith in the wide man due to his important role in promotion from the Championship last season, but he’s not delivering in the same way in the top flight and missing clear goalscoring opportunities.

He has to be on thin ice with the Wolves boss given his current form and desperately needs a response at the weekend against Huddersfield.