2025–26 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
2025–26 season
OwnerFosun International
ChairmanJeff Shi
ManagerVítor Pereira
StadiumMolineux Stadium
Premier League20th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round

The 2025–26 season is the 148th season in the history of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, and their eighth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
20 June 2025 RW Spain Fer López Spain Celta Vigo £19,600,000 [1][2]
1 July 2025 CF Norway Jørgen Strand Larsen £23,000,000 [3][4]
22 July 2025 CB Wales Ashton Williams[a] England Bristol City Free transfer [5]
24 July 2025 RW Colombia Jhon Arias Brazil Fluminense Undisclosed [6]
2 August 2025 LB Norway David Møller Wolfe Netherlands AZ £10,000,000 [7]
18 August 2025 RB Cameroon Jackson Tchatchoua Italy Hellas Verona £10,800,000 [8][9]
Expenditure: Decrease ~ £63,400,000
  1. ^ Signed initially for the Under-18s

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
2 June 2025 SS Brazil Matheus Cunha England Manchester United £62,500,000 [10][11]
9 June 2025 LB Algeria Rayan Aït-Nouri England Manchester City £31,000,000 [12]
10 June 2025 AM Wales Chem Campbell England Stevenage Undisclosed [13]
9 July 2025 LW Portugal Chiquinho Portugal Alverca Free transfer [14]
18 July 2025 DM Republic of Ireland Joe Hodge Portugal Tondela Undisclosed [15]
21 July 2025 CB France Bastien Meupiyou Portugal Alverca Undisclosed [16]
23 July 2025 RB Democratic Republic of the Congo Marvin Kaleta England Rotherham United Undisclosed [17]
4 August 2025 LW Portugal Gonçalo Guedes Spain Real Sociedad £3,500,000 [18]
15 August 2025 GK Wales Tom King England Everton Undisclosed [19]
Income: Increase £97,000,000

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
2 July 2025 CM England Tommy Doyle England Birmingham City 31 May 2026 [20]
4 July 2025 GK England Arthur Nasta England Hornchurch [21]
9 July 2025 CB Burkina Faso Nasser Djiga Scotland Rangers [22]
10 July 2025 Netherlands Nigel Lonwijk England Luton Town [23]
15 July 2025 GK Republic of Ireland James Storer Scotland Greenock Morton [24]
19 July 2025 Wales Lewys Benjamin England Chester [25]
24 July 2025 DM Mali Boubacar Traoré France Metz [26]

Released / Out of contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Joined date Ref.
30 June 2025 CB Democratic Republic of the Congo Filozofe Mabete England Swindon Town 1 July 2025 [27][28]
RW Spain Pablo Sarabia Qatar Al-Arabi 1 July 2025 [29][30]
GK England Lucas Kibrya United States Chowan Hawks 25 July 2025 [27][31]
CB Indonesia Justin Hubner Netherlands Fortuna Sittard 29 July 2025 [27][32]
RB Portugal Nélson Semedo Turkey Fenerbahçe 31 July 2025 [33][34]
FW England Tashall Sandhu England Plymouth Argyle 22 July 2025 [35]
GK England Stan Amos England Stourbridge FC 11 August 2025 [27][36]
CB England Craig Dawson [27]
LB England Testimony Igbinoghene [27]
England Aaron Keto-Diyawa [27]
CM England Joshua Nyakudya [27]
CM England Matthew Whittingham [27]

New contract

Date Pos. Player Contract Ref.
9 July 2025 RB England Wesley Okoduwa Undisclosed[a] [37]
10 July 2025 CF England Mateus Mané 30 June 2027[a] [38]
11 August 2025 LW England Emilio Ballard-Matthews Undisclosed[a] [39]
  1. ^ a b c First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 5 June, Wolverhampton Wanderers announced their first pre-season fixture, against Stoke City.[40] A week later, a home friendly against La Liga side Celta Vigo was confirmed.[41] A short training camp in Spain was next to be added to the schedule, along with a friendly against another La Liga side Girona.[42] On 20 June, a fourth friendly was announced against Lens at Walsall's Bescot Stadium.[43]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 July 2025 Friendly Santa Clara 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Algarve, Portugal
12:00 WEST Report
  • Kalajdzic
Stadium: TBA
19 July 2025 Friendly Burnley 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Algarve, Portugal
12:00 WEST Report Stadium: TBA
26 July 2025 Friendly Stoke City 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
30 July 2025 Friendly Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Lens Bescot
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
3 August 2025 Friendly Girona 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Girona, Spain
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
9 August 2025 Friendly Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Celta Vigo Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 16 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
FA Cup January 2026 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup 26 August 2025 Second round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00

Last updated: 16 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Bournemouth 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0
17 Brentford 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
18 Burnley 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0 Relegation to EFL Championship
19 West Ham United 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[44]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
1 0 0 1 0 4  −4 0 0 0 1 0 4  −4 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 16 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12
GroundH
ResultL
Position20
Points0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were revealed, with Wolverhampton Wanderers at home to Manchester City on the opening weekend.[45]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 August 2025 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–4 Manchester City Wolverhampton
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 31,118 (2,963 away fans)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
23 August 2025 2 Bournemouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers Bournemouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Dean Court
30 August 2025 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Molineux Stadium
13 September 2025 4 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Stadium: St James' Park
20 September 2025 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Molineux Stadium
28 September 2025 6 Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers Tottenham
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 27 September, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[46]
5 October 2025 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion Wolverhampton
14:00 BST Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 4 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[47]
18 October 2025 8 Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
26 October 2025 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley Wolverhampton
14:00 BST Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 25 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[47]
1 November 2025 10 Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers Fulham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
8 November 2025 11 Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers Fulham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
22 November 2025 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
29 November 2025 13 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
3 December 2025 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Stadium: Molineux Stadium
6 December 2025 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
13 December 2025 16 Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers Holloway
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
20 December 2025 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux Stadium
27 December 2025 18 Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
30 December 2025 19 Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers Old Trafford
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Old Trafford
3 January 2025 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux Stadium
7 January 2026 21 Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
19:45 GMT Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium
17 January 2026 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux Stadium
24 January 2026 23 Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
31 January 2026 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bournemouth Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux Stadium
7 February 2026 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
11 February 2026 26 Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Stadium: City Ground
21 February 2026 27 Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers Selhurst
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
28 February 2026 28 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux Stadium
4 March 2026 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
14 March 2026 30 Brentford v Wolverhampton Wanderers Brentford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
21 March 2026 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
11 April 2026 32 West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers Stratford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: London Stadium
18 April 2026 33 Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds
15:00 BST Stadium: Elland Road
25 April 2026 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
2 May 2026 35 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
9 May 2026 36 Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers Brighton and Hove
15:00 BST Stadium: Falmer Stadium
17 May 2026 37 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Molineux Stadium
24 May 2026 38 Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers Burnley
15:00 BST Stadium: Turf Moor

EFL Cup

Wolves were drawn at home to West Ham United in the second round.[48][49]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 August 2025 Second round Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United Wolverhampton
19:30 BST Stadium: Molineux Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 16 August 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Portugal POR José Sá 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Matt Doherty 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Spain ESP Hugo Bueno 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 MF Zimbabwe ZIM Marshall Munetsi 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Norway NOR David Møller Wolfe 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Brazil BRA André 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Brazil BRA João Gomes 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Norway NOR Jørgen Strand Larsen 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW Colombia COL Jhon Arias 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW South Korea KOR Hwang Hee-chan 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF Ivory Coast CIV Emmanuel Agbadou 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Portugal POR Rodrigo Gomes 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF Portugal POR Toti Gomes 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF Netherlands NED Ki-Jana Hoever 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF France FRA Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF Spain ESP Fer López 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

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