{"id":431675,"date":"2025-09-17T17:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T17:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/431675\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T17:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T17:27:11","slug":"wolves-risk-letting-leeds-united-do-something-for-the-first-time-in-54-years-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/431675\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves risk letting Leeds United do something for the first time in 54 years this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wolves face Leeds United this weekend in a clash that carries far more than just three points, with a long-standing record also on the line. <\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s early days, but there are currently four points separating the two teams, with Leeds picking up results against Everton and Newcastle.<\/p>\n

However, they\u2019re in a bit of a rough patch, having failed to score since their opening day win.<\/p>\n

Jorgen Strand Larsen, who was pushing to join Newcastle this summer<\/a>, could make a return to the squad if he recovers from his achilles injury. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Dan James is an injury doubt for the Whites and Lucas Perri finds himself ruled out for the encounter.<\/p>\n

With league positions and a potential unwanted record on the line, this match promises to be a tense and cagey encounter. <\/p>\n

Wolves have never lost four times in a row against Leeds in 54 years<\/p>\n

Leeds have dominated recent meetings against Wolves, winning all of their last three league encounters against the Old Gold. <\/p>\n

This includes a thrilling 3-2 comeback in 2022 and a hard-fought 4-2 victory at Molineux in 2023, where former players Jonny Otto and Matheus Nunes were both sent off late on.<\/p>\n

\"WolverhamptonPhoto by Malcolm Couzens\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

As reported on the Leeds official website<\/a>, an away win this weekend would see Wolves lose four consecutive league matches against Leeds for the first time since 1971. <\/p>\n

While history suggests that the Whites are more likely to pick up all three points this weekend, manager Vitor Pereira is being urged to start Fer Lopez to mastermind a victory<\/a>. <\/p>\n

However, Pereira<\/a> wasn\u2019t in the dugout for these recent matches against Leeds and therefore it will be a completely different test for the newly promoted team.<\/p>\n

How Wolves can end their poor run against Leeds<\/p>\n

To end their poor run against Leeds, Pereira must make decisive changes from the defeat to Newcastle<\/a>, and drop underperforming players. <\/p>\n

With Leeds facing fresh injury concerns and Wolves\u2019 squad now fully fit apart from Strand Larsen, the Portuguese manager has options to field his strongest lineup. <\/p>\n

It is also crucial that Wolves ignore recent history and thrive off the hostile Molineux atmosphere to gain an edge over their opponents. <\/p>\n

The visitors have also shown defensive vulnerabilities this season, having shipped five goals in their defeat to Arsenal. <\/p>\n

By exploiting their defensive fragilities and making important tactical adjustments, Wolves will have a genuine chance to secure a vital victory. <\/p>\n

But, as is often the case, they have to take their chances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wolves face Leeds United this weekend in a clash that carries far more than just three points, with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431676,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,2922,16,15,5774],"class_list":{"0":"post-431675","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-leeds","12":"tag-leeds-united","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-wolves"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115220817441608514","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}