Wolves Name Rob Edwards as New Head Coach

Wolverhampton Wanderers have appointed Rob Edwards as their new head coach on a three-and-a-half-year contract, replacing Vitor Pereira following the Portuguese manager's dismissal after a winless start to the Premier League season. The 42-year-old, who previously played for the club and held coaching roles there, returns to Molineux amid a relegation crisis, with Wolves rooted to the bottom of the table on two points from 11 matches and eight points adrift of safety.

Pereira was sacked on November 2 after a 3-0 defeat to Fulham, capping a run of 10 Premier League games without a victory since his appointment in December 2024. Under his tenure, Wolves scored just nine goals and suffered nine defeats, marking only the second time in club history they had failed to win any of their opening 11 top-flight fixtures, the first being the 1983-84 relegation season. Edwards, who left his position at Championship side Middlesbrough after five months, agreed to the move following negotiations that included a compensation fee of around 3 million pounds for the club where he had guided the team to second place.

Edwards brings familiarity to the role, having made 111 appearances as a defender...