By Samuel A. November 2, 2025
Wolverhampton Wanderers have decided to part ways with head coach Vitor Pereira after failing to win any of their 10 Premier League games this season. A 3-0 defeat by Fulham on Saturday was Wolves’ eighth defeat, ten games into the new Premier League season.They are bottom of the table, already eight points away from safety.
Pereira took charge in December 2024, when they were 19th in the league, and seemed to improve the team, going on five straight wins from mid March till the end of April, before Manchester City ended the run. His performance in renewing the team’s shape earned him a new three-year contract in September, But a section of supporters turned on Pereira after the 3-2 loss to Burnley last week, when he was escorted away from heated discussions with fans after full-time at Molineux.
A club statement, which also confirmed that all eight of Pereira’s backroom staff have also left, said “results and performances this term have fallen below acceptable standards and as a result a change in leadership was deemed necessary”.
Executive chairman Jeff Shi added: “Vitor and his team worked tirelessly for Wolves and helped guide us through a challenging period last season, for which we are grateful. 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.”
Pereira lost several key players in the summer, with Matheus Cunha moving to Manchester United for £62.5m, Rayan Ait-Nouri joining Manchester City for £31m and captain Nelson Semedo departing for Fenerbahce when his contract expired. Speculation over the future of Norway striker Jorgen Strand Larsen also proved an unwelcome distraction during Wolves’ difficult start to the campaign, with Pereira attempting to bed in six new recruits.
Their two points of the season so far came from successive draws against Tottenham and Brighton, although Wolves conceded a late equaliser in both games. Wolves have lost to all three promoted clubs – Leeds, Sunderland and Burnley – this season. Speaking after the defeat at Fulham, Pereira described it as “maybe the worst performance for my team. 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. 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.”
James Collins and Richard Walker, head coaches of Wolves’ under-21 and under-18 teams respectively, will “take training while the club finalises the appointment of a new first-team head coach.
