Wolves are back in Premier League action on Wednesday night as Vitor Pereira’s men head north to take on Newcastle.
Since Wolves sacked Gary O’Neil, the feel-good factor has returned to Molineux, with Pereira taking seven points from a possible 12 in the Premier League.
Recent results have left the Old Gold level on points with the relegation zone, piling the pressure on to escape danger.
Pereira is facing sleepless nights ahead due to Wolves relentless fixture schedule, which sees them play Newcastle, Chelsea, Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool in the next five matches.
The 56-year-old wants to take it one game at a time, starting with the trip to St James’ Park where the officials have now been named.
Graham Scott named on VAR for Wolves clash vs Newcastle
Darren England is the referee for Wolves clash against the Magpies while Graham Scott has been named on VAR duty for the fixture.
Scott has refereed 14 fixtures involving the Old Gold, and they’ve posted eight wins, five defeats and one draw.
As for his time as a Video Assistant Referee, the Oxfordshire-born official has operated VAR for a Wolves match more than any other club, recording three wins, three draws and four defeats.
The 56-year-old has also dished out 19 yellow cards, one red and just one penalty, which came in controversial circumstances during a Carabao Cup tie two years ago.
Graham Scott left Ruben Neves fuming with penalty decision vs Nottingham Forest
Wolves entertained Nottingham Forest in a Carabao Cup quarter-final tie in January 2023.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw after extra time and Forest prevailed on penalties, securing a 4-3 win to advance into the semi-finals.
However, Ruben Neves felt it could have been his side that went through to the last four as the Portuguese midfielder thought they should have had a penalty.
Matheus Nunes went down under a challenge from Forest substitute Emmanuel Dennis in the closing stages but Scott, who was officiating the game, felt there wasn’t enough contact to award a spot kick.
And since VAR was absent from this quarter-final tie, Wolves had to accept the referee’s decision and this left Neves fuming.
“When I heard the referee say to me that the contact was not enough for him to give a penalty,” Neves said via Birmingham Live. “Maybe it was not enough for him, but how can a referee decide if the contact is enough or not?
“Maybe if I step on his foot like their player stepped on Matheus, and he’ll ask for a foul. He told us as well that if the foul was in the middle of the pitch he would give it to us, but that the criteria in the box is different and the contact was not deemed to be enough.
“Do we need to start breaking legs to have penalties in football? Now the referees would have the sensibility to know if the contact is enough or not.
“I showed him Matheus’ boot, it was completely ripped! There’s no excuses. He didn’t give the penalty because he didn’t want to give it, that’s it.”
Neves’ misery was compiled in the shootout as he missed his penalty before Daniel Podence, Nunes and Matheus Cunha all scored, seeing Wolves crash out of the competition.