Over the last two seasons, Wolves fans have endured both highs and lows, and a statistic that encompasses both the reigns of Vitor Pereira and Gary O’Neil highlights that.
The Old Gold are currently heading towards relegation, and unless there is a remarkable shift in form, Championship football will be at Molineux next season.
Rob Edwards has shown signs of making Wolves much better than they were before he was appointed, but even then, results have not been great.
And that has led to supporters clamouring for Nuno Espirito Santo to return instead.
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Much has been made of Wolves’ lack of goals, but they have also been quite poor on the other end of the pitch as well.
And it has been a long-running theme, not just from this season.
Wolves are the first to achieve a terrible defensive record in the Premier League
Gary O’Neil’s Wolves side last season were terrible defensively, and Vitor Pereira followed that up with similar defensive performances this season.
It has left Rob Edwards with a squad struggling to secure wins in the Premier League, and he joins the two in achieving a truly horrid stat.
The combination of the three Wolves managers has now given the Old Gold a Premier League first, but not one that any side will be proudly parading around.
According to the Premier League itself, Wolves have conceded 40+ goals after 19 games in each of the last two seasons (42 in 2024/25, 40 in 2025/26). This makes them the first side to ever do so.
It is yet another stat to add to the list of unwanted records that continue to pile up against the Wanderers this season.
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Rob Edwards has brought a slight improvement defensively at Wolves
With Rob Edwards now in the dugout, defensive improvements have only been minimal.
When Vitor Pereira left, the Portuguese head coach exited with 2.1 goals conceded per game, and after eight matches, Edwards has 1.88 goals conceded per game.
It is really not much of a difference, but the true improvements have come from the hard work on the pitch. It is so evident that the Wolves players are working harder than they did under Pereira.
The efforts on the pitch have been better, and strong displays against Aston Villa, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United proved that.
Under Pereira, it would have been hard to see that level of performance.
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