Wolves could create unwanted Premier League history with defeat against Leeds United
Wolves’ horrendous start to the season could make unwanted Premier League history if they fall to defeat against Leeds United.
Vitor Pereira’s side are yet to claim a point in the Premier League so far with four straight successive defeats.
Nick Woltemade scored on his Newcastle debut to condemn Wolves to a 1-0 defeat in their latest fixture, with star striker Jorgen Strand Larsen injured.
Last season, Wolves also made a poor start and didn’t register a first win until 11 matches into the campaign, but eventually steered clear of the relegation zone to finish 16th.
Wolves could make unwanted history against Leeds
Wolves welcome promoted Leeds to Molineux next, with another defeat putting them in an exclusive club with just five other Premier League teams.
As per The Athletic [15 September], defeat against Leeds would mean Wolves would start the season with five successive defeats, becoming just the sixth team to do so in Premier League history.
For Wolves, it is their worst ever start in the club’s history, but they’re only three points off safety with plenty of time to make up for a poor start.
Vitor Pereira facing another Wolves survival challenge
Wolves will be lining up the match against Leeds as an opportunity to get their first points on the board, with the hope that Strand Larsen is back fit to lead the line.
The destination of Wolves’ season currently seems to stem on whether the Norwegian can stay fit and be given the service to score the goals required to stay up.
| Jorgen Strand Larsen | Stats |
| Appearances | 41 |
| Goals | 16 |
| Assists | 5 |
A summer of selling stars and not adequately replacing them is starting to show for Pereira, who proved his managerial qualities in keeping Wolves up last season.
The Portuguese must find another solution to ensuring Wolves keep their Premier League status come May, and beating the teams in and around them would be a good start.
Daniel Farke’s team will arrive at Molineux winless in three since Leeds’ 1-0 win against Everton on the opening weekend, and having not scored a goal from open play all season.