Wolves are set to embark on a simpler run of Premier League fixtures after a terrible start to 2024/25.
Already, the Old Gold have battled six of last season’s top seven from their opening eight matches of the new campaign.
It’s been a difficult start in terms of fixture difficulty and in turn, results, as Gary O’Neil’s squad sit bottom of the Premier League table.
With just one point to their name so far, Wolves will be eager to turn things around with a less demanding run of fixtures coming up.
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Roy Keane warns Wolves of change in fixture difficulty
While Wolves are aware that no game in the Premier League can be considered easy, the club are set for a flurry of less-demanding matches.
Opening the season with Arsenal away and then facing the likes of Chelsea, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Manchester City and Aston Villa, was far from ideal for O’Neil.
Next up for the Midlands club come Brighton, followed by duels with fellow relegation candidates Crystal Palace and Southampton.
Despite there being a drop in difficulty over Wolves’ next few fixtures, Roy Keane has warned the Old Gold not to acknowledge the matter.
“You’ve to be careful about those runs because you play the harder teams and you go ‘I’ll look forward to that’ and then the lesser teams will do a job on you,” Keane said on The Overlap.
Keane’s words speak volumes, as Wolves have shown already this season that they can struggle against categorically lesser teams, suffering a humiliating defeat to Brentford last time on the road.
It would be a shock to see Wolves approach their next set of games without caution, given the position that the club currently find themselves in.
Gary O’Neil needs to install more confidence
Despite sitting 20th in the table, the Wolves squad should be encouraged by some of the quality they’ve produced this season.
The issue hasn’t so much been the standard of football, but more the inability to perform for a whole 90 minutes, something that was abolished against Man City.
Last time at Molineux, Wolves showed that they’re capable of going toe-to-toe with the champions over 90 minutes, with plenty of positives to take into the run ahead.
Confidence is the most important thing in the squad at this point, something that the manager has control of based on his approach to the upcoming hurdles.