Only 2 points in 9 games! The Chinese-funded team is last in the Premier League: the coach was booed and had a fierce confrontation with the fans

In the 2025-26 Premier League season, the only Chinese-funded team Wolves performed disappointingly: after 9 games, the Wolves only scored 2 points with 0 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses, ranking first from the bottom. On October 27, the British BBC, "Mirror" and other media focused on the Wolves' plight. Wolves coach Pereira was booed by fans due to his poor record.

In this round of the Premier League, Wolves lost 2-3 at home to Burnley. The 29,000 fans at Molineux Stadium burst into violent boos, which was directed at coach Pereira. The fans sang in unison: "Sacked in the morning."

The Wolves' decline came too quickly. In the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons, Wolves ranked 7th in the Premier League for two consecutive years and once reached the Europa League. However, the Wolves did not go further. They ranked 16th in the Premier League last season and were relegated. This season they have lost to three newly promoted teams (Leeds United, Sunderland, Burnley), and the pressure for relegation is huge.

After the game, Wolves fans were furious. BBC Sports said that this is the first time that fans have been so angry against Pereira. In the 2024-25 season, Pereira took over the Wolves midway and led the team to successfully avoid relegation. The Wolf fans have a good relationship with Pereira. They drank and chatted in the bar together and looked forward to the future. However, when Wolves scored two points in nine games in the new Premier League season, Wolves fans vented their anger on Pereira.

The Wolves have been reduced to a relegation team. The problem does not entirely lie with coach Pereira. This summer, the Wolves sold two absolute main players, Cunha and Nouri, but failed to find a qualified substitute. Wolves fans attacked the club management and were also disappointed and dissatisfied with coach Pereira.

Wolves fans booed Pereira and called him out of class. The 57-year-old Portuguese could not suppress his anger and confronted and argued with fans at close range. Wolves staff stepped forward and advised Pereira to calm down and leave the field. In just two months, the relationship between Wolves fans and Pereira has entered a tense period from the "honeymoon period", which shows the cruelty of competitive sports.

Pereira was also unhappy: "Two months ago, they (fans) were chanting my name because I successfully led the team to avoid relegation and kept the team in the Premier League instead of the Championship. Now, they are still chanting my name, but they want to fire me. We need to cheer up and be strong for the next game."