Wolves were left reeling after a chastening 3-0 defeat at Fulham that felt less like a bad day and more like a season-defining collapse.
The result plunged the club deeper into a nightmare start: two points from 10 games, eight defeats, a toothless attack, and a defence leaking goals at an alarmingly consistent rate.
Dressing-room fury and a blunt verdict
"Embarrassing," Sam Johnstone snarled, his words cutting through any sugarcoating the club might have wanted.
The goalkeeper apologised to supporters, admitted the performance was unacceptable, and warned that the group must change quickly if they are to halt the rot. Behind the bluntness, there was palpable frustration — a dressing room heavy with emotion and a fanbase losing patience.
The Fulham collapse in three acts
The match unfolded like a checklist of relegation symptoms: an early sucker-punch goal, a 36th-minute red card for Emmanuel Agbadou that turned a tight game into a rout, and the kind of own-goal comedy that doubles the humiliation.
Wolves looked disconnected physically and tactically, with sloppy passing and missed movements that left manager Vitor Pereira visibly dismayed.
Manager on the ropes but still fighting
Owners Fosun have resisted an immediate managerial shake-up, but the warning lights are flashing.
Pereira defended the work of his staff and players, insisting they are trying everything, new systems, new players, yet admitted the club is in a "crisis of results." He refused to promise answers but insisted on more conversations and a debrief at the training base to find solutions.
The math is stark
No side has survived the Premier League with only two points from 10 matches, and historical patterns do not favour teams in this position.
Last season Wolves scraped survival after a mid-season change; this campaign’s copycat start feels bleaker. Unless form, personnel, or both change quickly, the trajectory points toward a relegation scrap Wolves are ill-equipped to win.
Next steps and a club under pressure
There will be a summit at Compton to dissect what went wrong and try to salvage pride and points. For now, the mood is raw: boos from the supporters, a manager under scrutiny, and players who must find urgency and cohesion where neither were visible at Fulham.
The window to reverse course is shrinking — and every training session, tactical tweak and selection decision now carries the weight of survival.
