Wolves have sacked head coach Vitor Pereira after their winless start to the Premier League season continued with a 3-0 defeat at Fulham on Saturday.
Wolves’ defeat at Craven Cottage followed a first-half red card to defender Emmanuel Agbadou, with Pereira subjected to chants of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” by the travelling fans.
The loss followed a 4-3 defeat to Chelsea in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Wednesday and left the Midlands club with only two points from their first 10 Premier League games of the season, eight points from safety. No club has ever survived with two or less points at this stage of a Premier League season.
Pereira’s sacking comes only 45 days after he signed a new three-year contract at Wolves despite them being bottom at the time, having lost their first four league games.
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Wolves suffered a dismal 3-0 reverse against Fulham
Their poor form has continued under the former Porto boss, with Wolves the only winless side in England’s top four divisions.
Pereira appeared to argue with Wolves supporters after last weekend’s 3-2 loss to Burnley at Molineux, with fans chanting “you’re getting sacked in the morning” for the first time.
Pereira was appointed by Wolves as Gary O’Neil’s successor in December 2024 when they were second bottom and steered them to a 16th-placed finish, 17 points clear of the relegation zone.
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Vitor Pereira was pulled away after a disagreement with Wolves’ fans after their 3-2 loss to Burnley
All eight of Pereira’s backroom staff have also left the club, with Under-21 head coach James Collins and U18 head coach Richard Walker set to take training while the club finalise the appointment of a new first-team head coach.
Executive chairman Jeff Shi said: “Vitor and his team worked tirelessly for Wolves and helped guide us through a challenging period last season, for which we are grateful.
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Highlights of the fourth-round Carabao Cup match between Wolves and Chelsea
“Unfortunately, the start to this season has been a disappointment and, despite our strong desire to give the head coach time and matches to find an improvement, we have reached a point where we must make a change.
“We thank Vitor and his staff for their efforts and wish them the very best for the future.”
Sacking follows ‘worst’ defeat
Pereira was damning of Saturday’s defeat to Fulham, describing it as the worst of his tenure.
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Wolves fan Ryan Leister says that Vitor Pereira’s sacking has happened ‘too late for Wolves’ and that he expects to see them in the Championship next season
He said: “It was the worst, in my opinion. Today I felt my team physically were not in condition, not at the level to face Fulham.
“Tactically with some mistakes, technically we were not there at the best level, we lost a lot of passes.
“We conceded the first goal but after the red card it was very difficult. We need to have a conversation to understand what happened today.
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Wolves were beaten 3-2 by Burnley last weekend
“I cannot come here to have answers for everyone. I must talk to my players to understand what the problem was today. I can say to you I am doing my best and working hard. I cannot control time or the confidence the club has.
“But me and my staff are trying everything to help the team to perform and get results.”
The stats that damned Pereira
In addition to being bottom of the table with only two points from 10 games, Wolves have scored the joint-fewest goals (seven) and conceded the most (22).Wolves have gone 14 consecutive league matches without a win for the first time since a run of 15 winless games between February and August 2012.Wolves are the third side in Premier League history to concede 20 or more goals in their opening 10 games of consecutive seasons (27 in 2024/25, 22 in 2025/26), along with Southampton in 1998/99 (23) and 1999/00 (21) and Bournemouth in 2022/23 (22) and 2023/24 (21).Wolves have failed to win any of their opening 10 league games in both of their last two seasons (D2 L8 this season and D3 L7 in 2024/25), as many times as in their 125 previous campaigns in the top-four tiers (1926/27 and 1983/84).
Wolves’ next six fixtures
Nov 8: Chelsea (a) – Premier League, kick-off 8pm – live on Sky SportsNov 22: Crystal Palace (h) – Premier League, kick-off 3pmNov 30: Aston Villa (a) – Premier League, kick-off 2.05pm – live on Sky SportsDec 3: Nottingham Forest (h) – Premier League, kick-off 7.30pm – live on Sky SportsDec 8: Man Utd (h) – Premier League, kick-off 8pm – live on Sky SportsDec 13: Arsenal (a) – Premier League, kick-off 8pm
