Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolves boss Rob Edwards, speaking to BBC MOTD: "Not great at the moment.

"The lads gave everything tonight. The bottom line is we have lost another game of football.

"The plan did work, the lads carried it out really well. We were very disciplined - we cannot open up here as it would be asking for trouble.

"Lads worked hard on it, and they believed in it [gameplan]. We showed the courage to get back in it after being 1-0 down.

"This is why where we are. We have got to defend the goal, and we are not doing that well enough. The lads gave everything, and I am proud of a lot of it, but it hurts

"We have lost far too many, but I think we are going about it in the right way to try to turn things around.

"I feel for the supporters and a big thank you to them for coming down. I feel for them as it will be hard for them at the moment.

"The powers that be will have plans going forward. The right thing to do for us is train on Monday and learn from the good bits and correct the bits that we continue to keep preaching and look forward to the next game."There is plans in place."

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Wolves goalscorer Tolu Arokodare, speaking to TNT Sports: "It's hurtful. It's been happening to us the whole season. We play very good for the whole 90 minutes and then at the end we always concede. I don't know how to explain it but it's very hurtful."

Any positives?: "Of course there are a lot of positive things to take - we played against the best team in the league, they are top of the table. Their first goal was from a corner kick, very lucky, we came back and they also scored a last minute goal. Lots of positives to take from this game, we focus on the good and not the bad."

Did you know?

• Wolves have now scored two own goals in a single Premier League game on three occasions, with two of those coming against Arsenal (also in November 2009). No side has conceded multiple own goals in more different games.

• Tolu Arokodare became the first Nigerian player to score a Premier League goal for Wolves, with his equaliser Wolves' first shot in the second half.

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The big news for Arsenal is that William Saliba is back in the starting line-up for the Gunners. The centre back missed five games for the Gunners but is back for this match. There's also a start for Jurrien Timber who was not in the squad for the game away at Club Brugge in the Champions League.

Arsenal starting XI: Raya, White, Timber, Saliba, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Eze, Martinelli, Saka, Gyokeres #AFC

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Jesus, Trossard, Odegaard, Norgaard, Madueke, Nwaneri, Merino, Lewis-Skelly

Rob Edwards makes three changes to the side that played Manchester United with Doherty, Hwang and Joao Gomes come into the starting XI. Wolves are stil looking for their first win of the season.

Wolves starting XI: Johnstone, Doherty, Agbadou, Toti, Mosquera, Wolfe, Krejci, Joao Gomes, Andre, Hwang, Strand Larsen

Subs: Sa, Bueno, Arias, Arokodare, Chirewa, Hoever, Lopez, Mane, Tchatchoua

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Speaking of obvious results, this is top against bottom and it is pretty clear Arsenal will win this - it is just a question of how many they will score.

Rob Edwards has had an absolute stinker since leaving Middlesbrough to take the Wolves job. They are losing every week while, at the same time, Boro always seem to win.

Wolves are in serious danger of being worse than the Derby County side that my 606 co-host Robbie Savage captained to the lowest points tally in Premier League history in the 2007-08 season, and they are not going to get anything at Emirates Stadium.

I watched Arsenal against Club Brugge for Champions League Match of the Day on Wednesday and they got the win they wanted despite being without a lot of players.

The Gunners are still stretched but they were still able to rest a few in that game. I don't see Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta rotating much on Saturday, though, because he certainly won't take winning this game for granted.

If you're an Arsenal fan you probably want to see your team absolutely blow Wolves away and scoring a shedload, but I don't think that will happen.

Instead, I can see Arsenal getting the game won, then taking their foot off the gas. That's when Arteta will make some changes.

Sutton's prediction: 3-0

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Noel Sliney
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Normal service resumed for Arsenal on Wednesday when they rebounded from Saturday's last-second defeat by Aston Villa to maintain their 100% winning record in this season's Champions League. Winless Wolves are their next opponents; BBC Sport details some key themes going into Saturday's night's Premier League fixture.

Mini wobble for Arsenal

Some Arsenal players beat the turf with frustration in response to Emi Buendia's 95th-minute winner against them last weekend, with some of the focus since then being on whether the team can roll with the punches.

The Gunners have earned just four points from a possible nine since moving six points clear after 12 games with a 4-1 home win against Tottenham on 23 November. On each of the past three occasions in which Arsenal were top after 12 matches, they failed to win the title. Manchester City were the beneficiaries in all three of those seasons – ominously, they currently sit just two points adrift of the Gunners.

Manager Mikel Arteta said after the Villa defeat that anyone who thinks Arsenal "are going to be 10 points clear lives in a different world", adding: "We are going to have to prove we can cope again, again, again for another six months."

His side have coped just fine for much of the season, going 18 matches unbeaten until last weekend. On Wednesday, they became only the fourth English team to start a Champions League campaign with six successive wins – all but securing their place in the knockout phase.

The Gunners were missing eight players against Club Brugge because of injury or illness, but were able to give Gabriel Jesus his first appearance for 332 days after the Brazilian recovered from an anterior cruciate ligament injury, as well as a debut to 16-year-old Marli Salmon.

Unwanted records mount for Wolves

Wolves have lost eight successive league matches against Arsenal and their dire form in general is laid bare by the fact their most recent win came six days after Easter.

Wolves are winless in 19 Premier League games and have lost their past eight in a row. Both runs are the joint longest in their league history, equalling unwanted club records set in the early and mid-1980s.

Furthermore, their tally of two points this season is the joint lowest after 15 games of a campaign in English league history, while their winless start is just two matches short of the Premier League record of 17 set by Sheffield United in 2020-21.

Wolves' plight led to several supporters' groups organising a boycott of the opening 15 minutes of Monday's 4-1 defeat by Manchester United at Molineux to protest against how the club is being run.

The club's hierarchy this week admitted Wolves got their transfer business wrong in the summer, when key figures Matheus Cunha, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Nelson Semedo all left and six players without Premier League experience were brought in.

Executive chairman Jeff Shi, who has been the target of fans' anger for months, told BBC Radio WM: "Five or six years ago we were at some heights - the semi-final of the FA Cup and quarter-final in Europe. When you have reached those heights, fans don't want to let it go. I feel it myself. When you lose something like that it's a tough blow – for this I have empathy."

Melissa Edwards
BBC Sport journalist

Wolves boss Rob Edwards has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium (kick-off 20:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Jean-Ricner Bellegarde has suffered a hamstring injury and will be out for "six or more" weeks, while Marshall Munetsi remains sidelined with his calf injury.

• Club chairman Jeff Shi held an interview on Thursday with BBC West Midlands, as fans discussed their frustrations, including the summer's outgoings. Edwards said: "I don't think it's for me to agree or disagree with it [the comments from fans]. I think it's good that the leadership, people in those positions, try to speak and try to communicate openly with the supporters and get their side of it. Some good players have left this club in recent years but it's hard for me to comment on stuff that was pre-me."

• However, Edwards does believe his side "needs some help" in a number of areas and the club must "freshen things up" in the January transfer window.

• On the 15-minute boycott held by fans at Molineux against Manchester United on Monday, he said: "I understand their frustration. It is difficult. They've not seen their team win for six months so I completely get it. I'm always trying to be as honest as possible so I completely understand."

• It has been one month since Edwards joined Wolves and the head coach believes there is "more pain" to come. He said: "It's gone quite quick. I feel like there's a lot of good work that's gone in and it feels like we've got a really good understanding of the group and the lads, so that's really positive as well."

• He continued: "But, ultimately, what we're judged on is the results so, that's the bit we're really frustrated. The reality of it is that it was difficult before we came in. We can see it's still going to be difficult going forward for a period of time so there might be more pain to come, but I'm energised by that and I'm looking forward to moving forward and trying to improve things."

• On facing Arsenal: "We've got to do the basics really well. We've got to value doing the boring and unseen bits better. When we're in control of the game we've got to make sure we retain it and it doesn't flip to the opposition. Arsenal are arguably the best at every aspect of the game. They value every part of it so if we don't do it in this one then we don't stand a chance."

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Wolves chairman Jeff Shi accepted fans have every right to voice their discontent but stressed the need for calm leadership to steer the club through a turbulent campaign.

Speaking on BBC Radio WM alongside technical director Matt Jackson, Shi acknowledged the anger in the stands while insisting owners Fosun will remain committed, present and accountable during the club's most difficult period in years.

"I have the empathy, I feel the frustration from the fans," Shi said. "Of course, I hope they can be more happy and I hope the people in Wolverhampton can be more happy - and we have done that in the past, right?

"In the meantime, I have my own way to run the club and to try to push the club to grow. I have to keep myself calm and think about what the best way is for the future. So that's two sides, my job is to try to balance both."

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Jackson defended Shi from the criticism he has faced, highlighting that the chairman is always in the directors' box, unlike at other clubs where unpopular ownership is out of sight.

"The other point I'd make is that our fans are allowed to express their views on Jeff directly to Jeff because he doesn't duck away from that challenge in the stadium," Jackson said.

"But when those expletives are getting directed at the director's box are going directly to him, because he's there and present. You make the comparison with Sheffield Wednesday. That definitely isn't the case there.

"We understand the responsibility but we're not hiding from it. It's tough. We hate it. The right to demonstrate is right there, to the people that are making the decisions on the football club.

"There's no running away, there's no cowering away, there's no not turning up. We want to do something about it, and we want to do it quickly.

"But we can't do it overnight. We have to be responsible, and that's the planning that we'll be putting in place going forward. Only time will tell if it's going to be successful, but we have the buy-in from some really, really good people.

"Our effort will never ever be diminished."

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Mike Taylor
BBC Radio WM reporter

"Why I'm speaking with the fans in person now," said the Wolves executive chairman Jeff Shi, "is because it's the only channel we can be sincere – honest, face to face – to check, do you have any questions, do you want some answers, because I want the conversation to be based around facts first. Because now, too many different rumours, or fake news on media, I don't know how to correct them… Today, maybe it's a chance to say something more about the facts."

Football abhors a vacuum. Shi has rarely been interviewed by media sources outside the club in recent years, and as their standing in the Premier League has fallen so far, supporters have come to their own conclusions about Shi and the owners, Fosun. The first step to challenging what Shi sees as widespread misconceptions is to speak up.

But when the team is on two points just before Christmas, any fanbase would be a tough crowd. The protests at the Manchester United game were striking but hardly unforeseeable. The further Wolves have drifted on the field from their modern peak of 2019-20, the more disillusioned the fans have become. Any other set of supporters would surely have reacted in the same way.

Part of the disconnect is simply frames of reference. Shi says that the club is essentially in a better state than when Fosun took over in 2016. Before then, in his view, Wolves were not generally thought of as a Premier League club, but have spent most of the Fosun decade at that level and are well-equipped to get back if they fall. Perhaps owners and chairmen have to take a long-term and more holistic view like that.

But supporters feel the direction of travel. They felt it moving forwards from 2017-20 and they feel it moving backwards since, and neither trend seemed like the natural variation of lucky breaks. They bear the scars of previous slumps – many have seen their team suffer successive relegations more than once – and fear the worst.

Some of the points Shi and Jackson made can be judged against events over the coming months. Shi expressed confidence that the club will cope financially in the event of relegation and that there is no need for jobs to be at risk. Jackson said he is sure that Rob Edwards will still be around to lead the club in the Championship if he wishes. They assured that the Academy's Category One status and the promised support for Wolves Women should they earn promotion will remain.

And they expressed a willingness to repair relations with the supporters, which they believe, while strained, can be restored. Communication, speaking and listening, will help over time and is to be welcomed. But it can never be a substitute for results, which will always speak loudest.

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Wolves chairman Jeff Shi has admitted the relationship with supporters isn't what it was during the early Fosun years, but insists the disconnect is not as deep or hostile as some believe.

Speaking in a rare interview on BBC Radio West Midlands, the chairman said he remains in regular contact with fans and continues to find those interactions far more constructive and sincere than the picture painted online.

"I'm constantly talking with the fans," said Shi. "Even now, before I came in, I met a fan in the garage, and so I talk with him. So for me, I feel, of course, the relationship between fans and us is not as good as we had in 2017, 2018, of course. But I think it's also not that bad because every time I talk with the fans in person, I've felt a very good feeling from them."

With Wolves bottom of the Premier League and frustrations running high, comparisons have been made by some fans to situations at other troubled clubs, including fears of a downward spiral similar to Sheffield Wednesday.

But Shi pushed back against what he described as "imagined" perceptions shaped largely by social media narratives rather than real-life conversations.

"I think sometimes the perception is derived from social media," he said.

"Maybe it's not the right word, but some kind of imagination. Every time I spoke with the fans, they're happy, they're not happy, but they are honest, they are sincere.

"I'm speaking with the fans in person now, because I feel it's the only channel we can be sincere and honest face to face to check, do you have any questions, do you want some answers? Because I want the conversation to be based on facts first.

"We are talking with the fans very often now, and in life or in work and in my view I feel, of course, the relationship can be improved, for sure, and partly by the results or partly by our efforts, but the key is to think about, to be on the same page for the facts. And so we want to tell the fans the truth, what's happening in the club and what's wrong, what's right about what you have heard."

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Wolves chairman Jeff Shi accepts the club "mismanaged the tempo" of their summer recruitment, conceding that it resulted in a squad that changed "40–50%" of its key players having to gel while competing in the toughest league in the world.

In an exclusive interview with BBC Radio WM, he explained the club operate with only a tiny margin for error, adding that Wolves' current position in the table reflects both stronger competition this season and the scale of change undertaken in the summer.

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Chairman Jeff Shi says Wolves are financially prepared to be in either the Premier League or in the Championship as they fight to climb off the bottom of the table.

With Wolves on two points from their opening 15 games, the possibility of relegation looms but Shi insisted it would not trigger the level of crisis that many outside the club might believe.

Speaking to BBC Radio West Midlands, Shi stressed that while the financial impact of relegation is "obvious", Wolves have modelled the next phase carefully and would avoid any "hard landing" should the worst happen.

"I feel relegation or staying up is a kind of technical word, just as I feel people try to emphasise its importance or not," Shi said. "Of course, it's important because it will incur different revenue for one year.

"But in the meantime, inside the club, I feel it is not as serious as some views from outside or that which league we play in next season will be such a weighty thing for us.

"When we talk about the long-term future of the club, financially, we're OK for both. For every year, we prepare for both.

"So, for example, if we go down, what will happen? If we stay up, what will happen? Whatever. If we go down, we don't want to have a very hard landing."

Shi also dismissed fears that relegation would lead to job losses inside the club, saying Wolves' financial plans do not require cutbacks.

"We don't have any need to lose our stuff," he said. "We have a clear financial forecast for the next three years, and we never count losing staff as a kind of factor impacting the modelling.

"I just don't get why people start to worry about this - and I don't get that to be fair.

"I understand that maybe from some historical thoughts, maybe something happened before in walls or in some other clubs, but for us, I don't think any link between the two things."

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Wolves supporters can hear from chairman Jeff Shi as he conducts a rare public interview as he sits down with BBC Radio WM's Mike Taylor.

It his first extensive broadcast appearance in years, and one arriving at a critical moment for the club.

Shi has kept a low profile throughout Wolves' difficult start to the 2025-26 Premier League season, but with the team bottom of the table on two points from 15 games, he chats to the BBC about the challenges Wolves face and their direction from here.

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Mike Taylor
BBC Radio WM reporter

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It was hard to be sure how many Wolves fans took part in the 15-minute boycott of Monday's game against Manchester United, but it was certainly enough to be noticeable - which was the aim of the affiliation of supporters groups that backed the idea.

When the latecomers arrived, the atmosphere inside Molineux lifted for a while, even despite the absurd first goal from United.

But as the game took a predictable course, even more fans skipped the final minutes than the first 15. A few banners carrying the now-familiar demands – "Fosun Out", "Shi Out" – continued the message silently.

There was some satisfaction and a feeling of solidarity among the protesters that their point had been made in a dignified manner. Not for the first time nor, they insist, the last. Two days later, though, the facts on the ground have not changed, and there seems no immediate likelihood of their demands being met.

Rob Edwards already has the air of a man serving penance on the club's collective behalf, in the hope of having the chance to make amends when conditions allow.

He seemed to have learned quite a lot from the encouraging performance at Aston Villa, but may have learned rather more from the subsequent non-performances at home against Nottingham Forest and Manchester United.

"Coming in, I was able to watch a lot of games and look at stuff, but you don't fully get it until you're working with the players and you can see them close up," he said. Quite. After the Forest defeat he described the players as appearing "scared" and said that some shook their heads when he pointed it out.

In a way, that fear might ease. After Villa, and with three home games before Christmas, you could just about make a case for their league position being recoverable. Now, that chance feels only mathematical. A polite way of saying - even this early in the season - that something isn't going to happen. Maybe you can't fear the unknown if you think you already know it.

Some things might change. Edwards has now welcomed Rui Pedro Silva - a close colleague of Nuno Espirito Santo in his Molineux days - back to the coaching staff. A smart move.

Edwards and the recruitment team could decide to start building next season's squad now, promoting youngsters and trying to find takers for those unwilling to stick around in the Championship. That could offer some glimpse of renewal, even if the headline numbers remain dire.

Beyond that, it is for Fosun and Shi to set out the next steps.

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Dazzling Dave
Fan writer

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Right now, the relationship between Wolves fans and the club's owners feels more strained than ever. Monday night's protests showed a national and global audience what many supporters have felt for a long time. Patience has run out.

This is not just about the fact Wolves have not won a game for 227 days. It is about leadership and ownership failings at the club.

To be fair, Fosun's early years were brilliant. Wolves went from mid-table Championship obscurity to the Premier League and into Europe. For a while, it felt like anything was possible. Molineux was bouncing, the squad was packed with talent and the project looked ambitious and smart.

Then Covid hit and everything changed. A shift to strict financial control and "self-sustainability" has seen the club slowly decline. Key players have left and their replacements have rarely matched their quality. The squad feels thinner every season. The stadium needs investment and the matchday experience no longer feels like it belongs to a serious Premier League club.

Comments from chairman Jeff Shi 18 months ago started the rift. "If you only pursue trophies or consistent European football, Wolves might not be an ideal choice," he remarked. It felt like a gut punch. For many fans, it summed up a lack of ambition and a growing divide at the top.

The disconnect was clear again on Monday. As kick-off approached, the club switched off the TV screens in the concourse - seemingly to try to get fans into their seats and disrupt the peaceful, planned 15-minute boycott. It felt less like a club listening to supporters and more like a hierarchy trying to control them, and it only deepened the sense of contempt many fans already feel.

So, is the situation salvageable? Maybe, but only if Fosun is willing to pay the price.

It must relax the hardline self-sustainability model and put real money back into the playing squad - across the men's, women's, and academy teams. Investment in Molineux is vital too. Fans need to see that the club matters - on and off the pitch.

On top of that, Shi should consider stepping back from the football side. Let him focus on the wider group and esports, while a proper footballing CEO takes charge of the club's sporting direction.

If Fosun truly values Wolves, it must prove it with actions and a clear, transparent plan - not just words. If it cannot commit, then it should find a buyer who can and hand the baton on.

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We asked for your thoughts after Monday's Premier League game between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United.

Here are some of your comments:

Wolves fans

Jonny: A shambles of a performance. It's a numb, empty feeling when we inevitably lose now. This squad is awful, devoid of creativity and the right mentality to get out of this mess. Who in their right mind would want to join us in January? We're done - Derby's record is going to be smashed by this lot.

Lee: Unfortunately, it's the story of the season so far. The same players not performing. It's ironic really - the one player who actually showed any sort of fight was Bellegarde and he is now injured and probably on the sidelines for the next few games. I don't see where the next points come from and, ultimately, the owners are to blame.

John: Staggeringly inept! A pub team at best. There are players who make things happen, others who watch what happens and then there are the Wolves players - aimlessly wandering around wondering what happened. Investment needed and new owners.

Murray: Doomed. The most striking impression from watching this and the past few games is how many Wolves players ignore the ball and appear fixated on blocking (eg. Strand Larsen) or holding (eg. Toti) opponents. Pundits dismiss this as indicative of a lack of confidence, but it is not new and is also down to lack of quality. So few players run at opponents - Bellegarde and Fer Lopez are exceptions and Bellegarde's injury is a great blow. The squad is not good enough for the Premier League.

Laura: I chose to stay away completely and just watch the game at home. Watching this team is a joyless experience - we are planning for life in the Championship and I'm sure almost all of these players are planning for life anywhere other than Molineux. To have experienced the highs we did under Nuno and watch that slowly be dismantled and ultimately completely reversed by our owners, who have never understood that standing still is the same as going backwards, is galling.

Man Utd fans

Mohbeen: Still believe it's one step forward and then a step backwards under Amorim. Even with a full week of training, he can't seem to get the players drilled into his set-in-stone formation. Also, he isn't getting the best of young players and isn't a tactical mastermind - so what is he really good at? Good win but, again, he's just relying on individual brilliance to win games.

Mike: The academy is full of talent, when are they going to use it?

Nick: First half from United was embarrassing. There's a startling lack of bravery in the players -an effort to not keep moving forward and instead play the sideways pass and allow the opponents to get behind the ball. Second half was so much better, but why can't that intensity be found every game?

Graham: I thought the man of the match was Casemiro - he kept everything tight in the middle and broke up several risky attacks. Mbeumo lost the ball too often and I was concerned that in the build-up to Mount's goal he turned away, seemingly disinterested. Heaven put in a good, solid performance but they did not play with the fluency they should have. Good win, but lots to improve on. Should add that Luke Shaw under Amorim is a much better player than he was under Ten Hag and had another solid game.

Howard: First, this was a very poor Wolves team so United's performance needs to take this into account. Our patterns of play did look good in patches, but we still continued to gift possession back to Wolves, which was frustrating to watch. Bruno was, as usual, the conductor of most of the positive moments and without his vision the team would have struggled to turn chance after chance into goals. Our inability to score from open play continues to hold us back from being considered serious top-four contenders. Ruben would probably give them a 6/10.

Nick Mashiter
Football reporter

It has been 227 days, three managers, two sporting directors, one technical director and 41 goals conceded since Wolves last won in the Premier League.

Rooted to the bottom with just two points and 13 away from safety, their top flight future looks bleak as they are already guaranteed to be bottom of the table on Christmas Day.

Monday's 4-1 loss at home to Manchester United was their eighth-straight league defeat, their longest losing top flight run in the Premier League era and equalling their all-time top flight run of defeats from 1981-82.

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde's first-half equaliser was just their first league goal since 26 October.

Wolves' haul of only two points this season is the joint-lowest tally after 15 games of a campaign in the history of the top four tiers.

Angry Wolves fans boycotted the opening 15 minutes against United to protest against Fosun's running of the club - they might have wished they stayed outside.

"I understand the frustration," said manager Rob Edwards. "I won't tell fans what to do.

"I'd love them to support the players but they have to see effort and commitment in return. Mistakes were punished tonight and that filtered through. There was an anger in the stadium. The lads are trying. The supporters are angry and I get it.

"It's the toughest league in the world and we came into a team who hadn't won since April. I wasn't anticipating a quick turnaround."

Relegation to the Championship is becoming almost an inevitability with Derby County's Premier League low of 11 points under serious threat, so will Wolves avoid becoming the worst team?