Wolves have appointed Rob Edwards as their new head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
Vitor Pereira was sacked after 10 Premier League matches, having did not win any of them, with a 3-0 loss to Fulham on November 2 proving his closing recreation in cost.
And now, Wolves have changed Pereira with their former defender Edwards, who left Middlesbrough after simply 5 months on the helm.
Middlesbrough initially rejected an strategy from Wolves to talk to Edwards, however granted permission for talks to go forward after agreeing a compensation deal final weekend.
Edwards led Boro to second within the Championship throughout his quick tenure, shedding simply two of his 15 league video games in cost (W8 D5).
Wolves, in the meantime, sit backside of the Premier League with simply two factors after 11 matches, having misplaced their final 4 matches within the competitors. They’re at the moment eight factors from security.
Welcome again, Rob Edwards
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— Wolves (@Wolves) November 12, 2025
Wolves stay winless within the Premier League this season (D2 L9), with this simply their second league marketing campaign in membership historical past to see them fail to win any of their opening 11 video games after 1983-84, a season throughout which they have been relegated from the highest flight.
“I do know Rob very effectively, and I’ve seen his development in several jobs,” Wolves govt chairman Jeff Shi advised the membership’s web site.
“He’s an excellent individual, he is aware of the membership very effectively, he is aware of town, the followers and he’s very gifted.
“When he was a youth coach right here, he confirmed his tactical consciousness, however after he took first-team jobs, he began to develop his personal identification, character and management.
“We have to refresh the entire membership with a brand new coach’s philosophy, bringing his personal identification and concepts, and we will construct on that.
“We’re at a brand new chapter for the membership, and Rob can be a key piece of that.”
Edwards, who made 111 appearances for Wolves between 2004 and 2008 and was interim coach in 2016 following the firing of Walter Zenga, has earlier expertise within the Premier League with Luton City.
Nevertheless, having been promoted by means of the Championship play-offs, they have been relegated after their single marketing campaign, with simply six wins total (15.8% win fee), with a median of 0.7 factors per recreation.
Edwards additionally gained promotion from League Two with Forest Inexperienced Rovers in 2021-22 earlier than a brief spell in control of Watford, who sacked him after simply 11 video games.