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Wolverhampton Wanderers have sacked manager Vitor Pereira. Photo credit: Maja Smiejkowska/PA Wire.
Wolves have sacked Vitor Pereira after their winless start to the Premier League season. The club are bottom of the table with just two points from their opening 10 games.
A 3-0 defeat at Fulham on Saturday was their third in a row in the Premier League, leaving Wolves eight points from safety.
The club’s executive chairman Jeff Shi said: “Vitor and his team worked tirelessly for Wolves and helped guide us through a challenging period last season, for which we are grateful.
“Unfortunately, the start to this season has been a disappointment and, despite our strong desire to give the head coach time and matches to find an improvement, we have reached a point where we must make a change.
“We thank Vitor and his staff for their efforts and wish them the very best for the future.”
Pereira’s dismissal comes after he had signed a new three-year contract in September, despite Wolves losing their opening four games of the season.
The 57-year-old Portuguese saved the club from relegation last season. He took over in December with Wolves 19th, but oversaw 10 wins in 22 games to steer the club to safety.
Pereira celebrated with Wolves supporters by joining them in the pub – but the mood quickly turned at Molineux and Pereira rowed with fans after the late home defeat against Burnley last weekend.
After the 3-0 defeat at Fulham, where Wolves were reduced to 10 men after Emmanuel Agbadou’s straight red card, goalkeeper Sam Johnstone said Wolves should be “embarrassed”.
“It was frustrating, embarrassing,” Johnstone said. “It’s not good enough and we need to do better. We should be embarrassed, and they might not want to hear it, but we obviously apologise to the fans.
“We’re trying our best, but we have to keep going. We’ve got good players and we need to turn it around quickly.”