Why have Wolves struggled in the 2025/26 Premier League season so far?

Wolverhampton Wanderers currently sit bottom of the Premier League table with just two points from their opening seven games of the campaign. They are the only team in the league to not win a game thus far – in fact, Wolves have not won a game in England’s top flight since April.

But why are Wolves having such a torrid opening to the 2025/26 season? We’ll take a deep dive into the subject matter today and we’ll also assess whether Wolves can beat the drop at the end of the campaign or not.

There are plenty of factors consider in Wolves’ Premier League plight – but first, let’s take a look at their head coach.

Vitor Pereira

As a quick disclaimer, Vitor Pereira is not the reason for Wolves’ current predicament. In fact, we would argue that he is one of the club’s strongest assets presently.

Pereira quickly brought success to the club upon his appointment in December 2024, winning his first two games and picking up an impressive 2-2 away draw against Tottenham Hotspur. Notably, between March and April, he led Wolves to an impressive six-game winning streak in the Premier League.

Before this, Wolves had looked like relegation fodder under Gary O’Neil – Pereira shored up their defence and brought stability to an outfit in turmoil.

Pereira has not been able to replicate this success in 2025/26 – and most of it is owed to Wolves’ dismal summer transfer window.

A lacklustre summer transfer window

Most teams look to build and strengthen over the course of the summer. Not Wolves – their heirarchy has seemed intent on making the playing squad weaker and weaker with each passing season during the past few years.

Let’s take a look back at their previous three summer windows. In 2023, they sold Ruben Neves to Al-Hilal and Matheus Nunes to Manchester City, failing to secure adequate replacements in the process. In one fell swoop, Wolves had been stripped of their two best players.

Something similar happened in 2024 – both Pedro Neto and Max Kilman were offloaded, each going to Premier League rivals. Again, they were not properly replaced.

This year, once again, Wolves have sold their two best players – Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri – and subsequently failed to bring in anyone to fill the gaps left behind. Frugality is important in football – but it should not come at such a heavy cost to the team on the pitch.

Can Wolves avoid relegation from the Premier League this season?

After a few seasons of courting the drop zone, this year, it feels like Wolves’ number is finally up. Their transfer policy is simply not sustainable for a club that wants to remain in the Premier League.

Their squad is not totally devoid of quality – Jorgen Strand Larsen and Joao Gomes are both fine players – but they cannot be relied upon to keep them up.

Last season, Wolves were able to stay out of the relegation zone largely due to the inepitude of the teams below them – they will not be able to rely upon this in 2025/26.

Vitor Pereira is in this for the long haul, given the new deal he recently signed at the club, but he is facing at least one season in the Championship from 2026/27.