Hee-chan Hwang

Key strength: Link-up play

Target man

Trapped in the relegation zone at 20th position, Wolverhampton Wanderers are fighting for Premier League survival, and Hee-chan Hwang has emerged as an unlikely creative lifeline. The South Korean forward has contributed 2 goals and 3 assists across 24 appearances this season—modest numbers that belie his deeper influence in a side starved of attacking invention. With 1,449 minutes under his belt, the €10 million-rated Hwang operates as a mobile target man, using his vision and passing to knit together Wolves' disjointed forward play. While his 60-rated pace won't burn past defenders, his intelligence in linking play and finding pockets of space between the lines offers Gary O'Neil a tactical release valve. The 2018 Asian Games gold medalist has developed a crucial partnership with Jørgen Strand Larsen, providing the Norwegian with clever layoffs and through balls that others in this struggling Wolves side simply cannot execute. At 30 and contracted until 2028, Hwang's experience could prove decisive. In a team managing just one win from their last five (LDWDL), his ability to turn defensive scrap into attacking opportunity remains Wolves' best hope of climbing out of the bottom three.