Sources: Cesar Peixoto fighting for his future at Wolves

Cesar Peixoto is already fighting for his future at Wolves after struggling to impress the club's hierarchy, Football Insider understands.

The 46-year-old replaced Rob Edwards at Molineux during the summer after the Old Gold were relegated to the Championship last term.

However, with Wolves currently sitting 10th in the second tier, Football Insider understands that club chiefs are demanding significant improvements from the new manager.

Consecutive defeats to Middlesbrough and Bolton Wanderers have sounded the alarm bells, with many behind the scenes not impressed by Peixoto's methods.

Should there not be a turnaround, Wolves will begin the search for a replacement for Peixoto even though he is just 12 games into his tenure in the Black Country.

Attention on the pitch will be on preparing for Burnley on Friday, 16 October, but a decision has already been made back at Molineux.

Cesar Peixoto has already run out of excuses

Wolves had been expected to dominate the Championship after their relegation from the Premier League, but it has been far from simple.

Peixoto's side are already nine points off top spot and seven points off the automatic promotion spots, which is certainly a cause for concern.

Fer Lopez, Raul Jimenez and Rodrigo Gomes have all been standout performers, but goals are beginning to leak through the defence at Molineux.

Injuries have certainly been a factor, with Jimenez now joining Yerson Mosquera on the sidelines, but Peixoto really has no excuses.

Interestingly, Edwards remains without a club following his surprise sacking in the summer. Could Wolves go back to their former boss?

What are Wolves' chances of promotion now?

Whatever changes the hierarchy make, they need to be soon, and they need to be the right ones, as the team's current failures continue.

Peixoto's team falling to 10th in the Championship table has ruined their chances of winning automatic promotion, with Opta predicting a fifth-place finish.

The Old Gold would have to go through the play-offs in that situation, and as Boro found out the hard way, anything can happen in the Championship.

The away trip against Burnley will be a true test of the manager's ambition and fight, but it might already be too late to show that.