2025 was a seriously turbulent year for Wolves, with many fans happy to see the back of it.
The calendar year started in positive fashion, with Vitor Pereira pulling Wolves out of the rut they’d been in under Gary O’Neil, with the Portuguese guiding the club to safety with ease.
But things completely fell apart in 2025/26.
A poor summer from Wolves resulted in a squad that lacked quality, leaders and experience of the Premier League.
Unfortunately, the situation is so bad that 2026 is already shaping up to be a struggle, and it is little surprise to see Fosun the subject of fan protests now.
Here are three of the worst moments for Wolves in 2025.
Loss to Leeds
This was the game where a lot of Wolves fans realised that 2025/26 was going to be a nightmare season.
Wolves had got off to a terrible start, losing to Manchester City, Bournemouth, Everton and Newcastle United.
Then, it was the visit of Leeds to Molineux, which was a great opportunity to get off the mark.
But the newly promoted side eased to a 3-1 victory, with Wolves completely and utterly abject.
All the goals were scored in the first-half, and Wolves actually did take the lead in the game through Ladislav Krejci, before there was a capitulation.
Leeds got their first away win of the season, and the result saw the Old Gold become only the sixth team to lose their first five games of a Premier League season, and it really was just a measure of where the team was at.
Vitor Pereira’s final few weeks and sacking
Pereira had grumbled a bit in the summer about how his squad wasn’t really taking shape the way he would have liked.
And in the end, the Portuguese lost his job as Wolves manager following a dismal 3-0 defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage at the start of November.
The writing had been on the wall for Pereira after he oversaw defeats to newly promoted Sunderland and Burnley.
Against the Clarets, there were unsavoury scenes after the final whistle when Pereira confronted fans in the South Bank. He was requesting support, but got heated and it was just a terrible look.
Then against Fulham, Wolves produced their worst display of the campaign up to that point, and it even felt as though Pereira himself had given up with the team he put out.
He dropped both Joao Gomes and Andre to the bench, and the rarely used Ki-Jana Hoever also got a rare start at right wing-back.
Emmanuel Agbadou got sent off in the first-half, and Yerson Mosquera also scored an own goal, in what was a truly dreadful game for the Old Gold. Pereira was sacked the morning after.
The whole 2025 summer window
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The 2025 summer window was always going to be one of the most important in Wolves’ recent history.
Players like Nelson Semedo and Pablo Sarabia were out of contract, and then Matheus Cunha was always highly likely to go.
Those three players did depart, as did Rayan Ait-Nouri, who was sold to Manchester City.
Then, there were further exits for the likes of Craig Dawson, Tommy Doyle and Boubacar Traore (both on loan) and Goncalo Guedes.
The exodus demanded Wolves get their recruitment right. But the club failed spectacularly, with Wolves adopting their usual approach of buying players from overseas.
This time around, Wolves needed at least a couple of Premier League-proven players, and to not sign any was a total oversight – and it’s a decision that will likely cost the club their top-flight status.
Honourable mentions: The deaths of Diogo Jota and Ethan McLeod
It was something that affected the whole of the football world, but the death of Diogo Jota back in June was another terrible moment for Wolves in 2025. And, needless to say, tragic.
Jota spent three years at Wolves and was widely regarded as one of the finest players to have graced Molineux in the club’s recent history.
The Portuguese was hugely popular at Wolves and he continued to be so at Liverpool, for whom he was also fantastic.
It was truly touching to see how all corners of the football community paid tribute to Jota, with Wolves honouring their former player by organising a huge tifo in the first game of the season against Manchester City.
He was also inducted into Wolves’ Hall of Fame, and an incredible mural was made near Molineux.
Rest In Peace, Diogo.
There was also another very sad development recently, with Ethan McLeod – who was a former youth player at Wolves – losing his life in a car crash.
Rob Edwards described his loss as ‘desperately sad news’, saying: (via Wolves official) “He was a young player here and I actually remember him. He was here from seven years old and like Conor, the club has been a big, big part of his life, but it’s just terribly sad news, and at this time now, I can’t imagine what his family are going through, and we’re all thinking of them.”
Rest In Peace, Ethan.
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