Wolves sack Vitor Pereira as next manager candidates detailed
Wolves are still without their first win of the Premier League season following their latest defeat to Fulham
Wolves have sacked manager Vitor Pereira following their latest Premier League defeat to Fulham, the club has confirmed. All eight of his backroom staff have also departed.
Reports initially claimed that the Portuguese coach has been dismissed from his role, with the team rooted to the bottom of the table following a torrid start to the season. Wolves have since issued a statement to confirm his exit.
Wolves have just two points on the board and are still yet to secure their first win of the 2025/26 campaign. The club have made the decision to axe Pereira amid this turbulent run, with eight defeats from their first ten games weighing them heavily down in the bottom three.
Wolves sack Vitor Pereira after Fulham defeat
Pereira’s dismissal comes just over a month after he penned a new three-year deal at Molineux, following his arrival at the club in December last year. Despite Wolves losing their first four games of the season, the board opted to extend the 57-year-old’s terms in Wolverhampton.
Wolves’ latest defeat makes them the first team in Premier League history to fail to win any of their opening ten games in back-to-back seasons.
The club statement reads: “Upon his arrival at Molineux last December, Pereira and his coaches made an immediate impact, guiding the team to a successful second half of the Premier League campaign.
“However, results and performances this term have fallen below acceptable standards, and as a result a change in leadership was deemed necessary.”
The pressure had been mounting on Pereira’s shoulders and he admitted his side’s 3-0 defeat at Craven Cottage was ‘not something he could accept’.
“Today I’m not proud about our work. I don’t need anybody to judge my work; I judge my work, and I judge myself,” Pereira said after the match.
“I know my team can play at a better level. Today it was not the case. Everyone must assume responsibility. I’m not worried about myself. I’m worried about my team. What we showed today, we need to talk about it. I cannot accept what we did today.
“Maybe the worst performance from my team. Maybe the worst technically, tactically, and physically. We suffered.”
Who will replace Vitor Pereira as the new Wolves manager?
According to talkSPORT, former Liverpool and Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers is currently the favourite to take over from Pereira at Molineux.
The 52-year-old made the surprise decision to leave his position as Celtic manager earlier this week and is now free to sign for a new club. Rodgers has been heavily linked with a return to the Premier League since the news of his Glasgow exit.
Ex-Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag is also a key contender to take over at Wolves, as is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The two former Red Devils managers are also both looking for their next clubs.
Ten Hag was sacked by Bayer Leverkusen in September after less than four months in charge. The Dutchman replaced Xabi Alonso but oversaw just three games before being given the boot, a new record in Germany.
Solskjaer has been without a club since August, following his dismissal from Turkish side Besiktas. He was appointed in January but a disappointing defeat in the UEFA Conference League play-off round left his side without European football for the season.