Wolves handed a proud record on that has lasted for more than 64 years after Leicester’s amazing 9-0 win at Southampton – but it exposed a giant contribution from Molineux legend Jimmy Mullen. Up until Friday night, no team had overtaken the milestone that Stan Cullis’s side achieved on September 3, 1955 when they beat Cardiff City 9-1 to register the joint biggest away win in top flight history. Wolves were already in excellent scoring form prior to their record achievements in south Wales. At Ninian Park, Wolves equalled Sunderland’s victory against Newcastle at St James’s Park from 1908 after…
Wolves 1 Southampton 1 Wolves fans haven’t warmed to VAR yet and you don’t need to be a brain surgeon to appreciate why. Saturday brought two more efforts chalked off after Leander Dendoncker’s harshest of all strikes at Leicester to be ruled out by the controversial new ruling system. OK, so replays showed VAR was correct to twice deny Raul Jimenez in the first half, first because he handballed Willy Boly’s outstanding through ball, then as Patrick Cutrone’s right leg was offside, though you could argue what advantage the Italian had at that instant. At least Nuno Espirito Santo’s side…
Nuno Espirito Santo has high hopes for Wolves’ £16.5m star Pedro Neto. The 19-year-old attacker made his full Premier League debut in Saturday’s 2-0 win against Watford and caught the eye as he set up Matt Doherty for the first goal. Neto has set a high bar for himself after claiming he wants to be the best player in the world in a recent interview. Head coach Nuno is pleased with Neto’s contribution but warned the potential needs to be realised. “He’s good, but he’s 19. All the talent he has must be well organised and well used in the…
Wolves head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has spoken of the bond of ‘being a wolf’ which he believes will spark an improvement in their Premier League results. Second-from-bottom Wolves are at home to Watford, who are bottom, today in a meeting of the only teams without a win in the Premier League this season. A Portuguese flag with the slogan ‘Nuno had a dream’ flies defiantly from a flagpole in the front garden of a house opposite Wolves’ Compton training base, on Compton Road West. This will be the 15th game of an already hectic schedule for Wolves, who in…
Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo insists Ryan Bennett is flying in training as he strives to win his Premier League place back. Bennett returned to play sweeper in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup tie against Reading and scored in the penalty shootout as Wolves won 4-2 after the game ended 1-1. Former Norwich defender Bennett has been dropped from the squad for the last two League games, the 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace and the 5-2 defeat at home to Chelsea, even though he returned for the 1-0 home loss to Braga in the Europa League when he was at fault for…
Crystal Palace 1 (Ward 47) Wolves 1 (Jota 90+5) Wolves fans will be hoping their Premier League season is up and running after they rescued a point at the death at Crystal Palace. Coming as late as it did, Diogo Jota’s equaliser in the fifth minute of time added on not only ended a run of three straight defeats for Nuno Espirito Santo’s side, but felt like a winner, especially as they had been reduced to 10 men for the last 17 minutes after Romain Saiss saw red. Wolves’ reply was late, but it was certainly deserved, after the visitors…
Wolves 0 Braga 1 Wolves’ woes continued but this time on the European stage as they went down by the only goal scored by Ruben Neves’s best mate Ricardo Horta. Horta pounced in clinical fashion in the 71st minute to punish Nuno Espirito Santo’s side, after a pass from Ryan Bennett was intercepted by Galeno who crossed for the finish. Wolves were the better side but failed to turn their dominance into converted chances. Patrick Cutrone missed two and Leander Dendoncker forced a fine save from Matheus, while Raul Jimenez glanced wide at the death. But there was to be…
Wolves owners Fosun are willing to sell part of the club in exchange for more investment to try to turn it into a super-power. It’s understood the Chinese investors value Wolves at £350m and are willing to sell up to 20 per cent of the club. That would mean a £70m stake is up for grabs. Fosun bought the club for £45m from Steve Morgan back in July 2016 and they have invested unprecedented amounts since. Around £228m has been spent on transfer fees alone, with the club record broken five times under them, the latest of which was the…
The Sun run a weekly feature where they pick a fixture from that weekend and look at a corresponding one from yesteryear. Today, as Wolves entertain Chelsea, Russell Lanning interviewed then Wolves record signing Steve Kindon on the 7-1 win against the Stamford Bridge side on March 15, 1975. ‘Kindo’ played for Burnley in two spells (1968-72/1977-79), Wolves (1972-77) and Huddersfield (1979-82). Here, he reflects on the match and a surprising verbal blast from the manager at the end…for not scoring more! The brilliant raconteur – now 68 – is on the after-dinner circuit and it’s easy to see why…
Wolves cub Ryan Giles is determined to keep his shirt in more ways than one after making his England Under-20s debut on a special night at Shrewsbury Town. The 19-year-old played 66 minutes of the 0-0 draw for Keith Downing’s side against the Netherlands at the Montgomery Waters Meadow, where he has been an ever-present for the League One host team this season as part of his season-long loan there. Players often swap shirts after games but Giles has vowed to keep his after a proud and memorable evening for him and for his family. “I think I’ll keep the…
