Vítor Pereira Sacked By Wolves After Bleak 10-game Winless Run

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Wolves person sacked Vítor Pereira successful nan aftermath of their 3-0 conclusion by Fulham, which near them bottommost pinch two points from 10 games and 8 points adrift of nan past safe spot. The move comes contempt his signing a three-year statement successful September.

The Portuguese was appointed past December successful succession to Gary O’Neil, pinch Wolves 19th, pinch 9 points from 16 matches. He quickly reinvigorated nan squad and they were safe by precocious April, earlier finishing 16th, earning 33 points from their past 22 games.

His attack brought wide praise, pinch regular appearances successful section pubs to observe victories pinch supporters. However, successful nan summertime Matheus Cunha was sold to Manchester United for £62.5m and Rayan Aït-Nouri to Manchester City for £31m, among others, and nan players brought successful person struggled to make an impact.

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The guardant Jørgen Strand Larsen, bought for £23m from Celta Vigo, scored his first extremity from nan punishment spot successful nan conclusion by Burnley, while Fer López, a £19m signing besides from Celta, is yet to get disconnected nan mark.

At Craven Cottage Emmanuel Agbadou’s 36th-minute reddish paper near nan struggling broadside pinch plentifulness to do, having already been 1-0 down aft Ryan Sessegnon’s debased decorativeness past Sam Johnstone. Harry Wilson double nan hosts’ lead past nan hr people earlier a comical ain extremity from Yerson Mosquera successful nan 75th minute.

Against Burnley a week ago, Wolves came from 2-0 down to level earlier half-time but were beaten by an injury-time goal. With fans chanting for Pereira to beryllium sacked, he went complete to them and had to beryllium held back.