Four games, four defeats, no points: do Wolves face a relegation battle?

This is Wolves’ worst start to a season in their history but there are reasons to be optimistic

By WhoScored

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our games, zero points and just two goals scored: this is Wolves’ worst start to a season in their history. Vítor Pereira’s side are rooted to the bottom of the table. Seventeen sides have started a Premier League season with four losses and just eight have avoided relegation. More worryingly, only one of the past five have managed to stay up: Everton last season.

Three straight one-goal defeats in the league – 1-0 against Bournemouth, 3-2 against Everton and 1-0 against Newcastle – show Wolves are losing by fine margins. Is this a blip or are there deeper problems? Either way, with the three promoted teams coming up in the next five weeks, they need points quickly. Wolves are not getting blown away but there is a clear pattern from their opening games: self-inflicted errors, a lack of cutting edge up front and a disjointed structure that collapses under pressure.