Wolves are still winless in the Premier League this season, and lost their latest match in the competition 2-0 against Sunderland.
A goal from Nordi Mukiele and an own goal by Ladislav Krejci saw Wolves fall at the Stadium of Light, and the fans that travelled certainly voiced their anger after the final whistle.
Wolves have been on a steady decline in recent years.
Last term, Wolves finished 16th after Vitor Pereira came in and guided the club to safety.
That meant another bottom-half finish for the club, which has been a running trend for the past few seasons.
But this term, the situation is looking very bleak indeed – and Molineux News looks at six reasons why Wolves are in serious danger of being relegated from the Premier League.
No cutting edge
Last season Wolves were poor under Gary O’Neil, but at least there was still an attacking threat in games.
This term, Wolves have badly struggled up top, with Jorgen Strand Larsen’s fitness issues a huge blow. The Norwegian simply hasn’t been able to get going.
But it’s not all down to his lack of output – the attacking players in general have been found wanting, and in there is a creativity problem.
That has led to Wolves having the lowest xG in the Premier League, which is a huge cause for concern.
Lack of clean sheets
Wolves have improved slightly on the defensive front in recent weeks, but there is still major work to be done here.
Wolves still haven’t kept a single clean sheet in the Premier League this season, and have only kept one all term, which came against Everton in the Carabao Cup last month.
Having good potential to keep a clean sheet will always give you a chance of picking up maximum points, and simply, put Wolves do not have that potential at the moment, despite Ladislav Krejci and Santiago Bueno looking like a good pairing.
No game-changers
This is potentially the first time since Wolves came back up to the Premier League in 2018 that the squad has no proper game-changers.
In the past, Wolves have been able to look to a Matheus Cunha, or a Rayan Ait-Nouri, or a Pedro Neto or even a Daniel Podence to produce a moment of brilliance in a time of great need.
Following the exodus that happened in the 2025 summer window, Wolves no longer have such players to speak of.
Strand Larsen is perhaps the closest thing to a game-changer, but at the same time he is heavily reliant on service. He is never not going to drop deep and take the ball past a couple of defenders and blast it into the top corner.
AFCON
Wolves have a number of players who will be heading off to AFCON in the middle of the season.
The squad will become depleted when the likes of Emmanuel Agbadou, Jackson Tchatchoua, Marshall Munetsi and Tolu Arokodare all head off with their nations.
There could also be injuries at this point in the season, so this could be a difficult period for Wolves.
While the AFCON is going on, Wolves will have games against Liverpool, Manchester United, West Ham United, Everton and Newcastle United, which is a very tricky run. So to have those players missing for some of those matches will be far from ideal.
Newly promoted sides have something about them
Last season, Wolves ultimately didn’t come under that much pressure towards the end of the season, as the three teams that went down put up a feeble fight.
This time around, it looks like the three newly promoted Premier League sides all have something about them, which is bad news for Wolves.
Sunderland are flying high, and showed on Saturday in their 2-0 win that they are currently a much better side than Wolves.
Leeds United and Burnley have also shown some promise, picking up eight and seven points respectively.
Potential for toxicity
At the moment the mood around Wolves is very low. For some at this point, the overwhelming emotion is apathy.
If Pereira continues to struggle to pick up results, then things could get toxic at Molineux, with the owners deeply unpopular.
A toxic environment likely will not help the players in terms of performance. But at the same time, fans who pay their hard-earned money are well within their rights to express their disgust over the running of the club.