There was a time, not so long ago, when Wolverhampton Wanderers It was a prestigious project in the Premier League. An uncomfortable, competitive team with an identity, capable of competing with the big boys and being on par with Europe.
Today, however, the wolves are on the sidelines a statistical abyss that threatens to push them into an undesirable place: that of worst team in Premier League history since its founding in 1992.
The numbers allow no other reading. With the 2025/26 season already in full swing, Wolverhampton is still there He didn’t win a single gameaccumulate just two points in 15 dates and it carries with it such negative inertia that the debate is no longer whether it will sink, but rather How deep will this collapse be? in the history books.
Fifteen games, two draws and thirteen defeats. No victory. The forecast is devastating: if Wolverhampton maintained this pace, Wolverhampton would finish the season with a win five pointsa value that would significantly exceed today’s negative record Derby County In 2007/08 he was relegated with 11 units, historically bottom of the Premier League.
The tenth defeat in a row, a 0-2 against Brentfordwas more than just another negative result. It worked as a trigger. There were protests against this on the stands Fosun, the Chinese company that owns the club, Named by fans as the main culprit for draining the sport.
“The problem is no longer about winning or losing, but about restoring confidence,” said Rob Edwards, the coach who arrived to put out the fire after Vítor Pereira’s departure. But the fire continues to progress. And words, like points, are not enough.
The last win in the league was last Aprilagainst Leicester, another club that would ultimately be relegated. This victory was part of the final spurt that enabled the category to be saved. Since then, Wolverhampton has gotten used to losing: there are 21 games without success in the English league.
To understand the collapse, we must look beyond the immediate present. Wolverhampton is the victim of one progressive decapitalization of sport, a constant drip of numbers This ultimately led to the squad becoming empty.
Pedro Neto He went to Chelsea. Rayan Ait-Nouri to Manchester City. Matheus Cunha to Manchester United. They had already left once Ruben Neves (Al Hilal), Matheus Nunes (city) and Morgan Gibbs White (Nottingham Forest). Too many departures, few replacements and no solid leadership.
The contrast is striking: between 2019 and 2020, the Wolves did it two consecutive seventh placesThey played in the Europa League and seemed to have found a permanent place among the elite. Today, this cycle of success seems to belong to a different era.
The planning failed. The replacement did not meet expectations. And the sports management was caught between bad decisions and excessive austerity measures that directly collided with the demands of the Premier League.
The statistics complete the picture. Wolverhampton has With a goal difference of -25 they are 13 points below the salvation zone and shows no signs of reaction. Relegation is not a threat to the future: it is a certainty just waiting for a date.
“We will try to end the season in the best possible way,” said defender Emmanuel Agbadou, summing up the change of goal: It’s no longer about competing, it’s about competing Limit damage.
The problem is that the damage is already historic. In almost 30 years of the Premier League, no team has been eliminated with fewer than 11 points. Southampton were relegated with 12 in 2024. Sheffield United managed this with 16. Wolverhampton are well below everyone today.
Not even the statistical comfort of the streak seems to be a relief. According to Opta, The record for consecutive defeats in a season belongs to Sunderland with 15 defeats in a row (2002/03) and 20 with two campaigns. The wolves are getting closer to this abyss week by week.
The climate around the team is unbearable. Protests, whistles, rejection of the leadership, a diffuse sports project. It feels like Wolverhampton have lost more than just games: got lost.
With the successes the demand grew. Frustration exploded when these successes failed without convincing explanation. Today the fans no longer push, but rather demand.
The calendar doesn’t offer any respite either. Before the year ends, the wolves must come to visit Anfield And Old Traffordtwo phases that tend to amplify other people’s crises. It would be a masterstroke to add it.
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