Wolverhampton Wanderers was relegated from the Premier League on Monday after West Ham’s goalless draw at Crystal Palace sealed their fate.

The Midlands club is now 16 points behind fourth-bottom West Ham with just five games to go and is mathematically certain to drop down to the Championship.

The Wolves, managed by Rob Edwards since November, have endured a miserable campaign, winning just three league matches from their 33 games to date.

Despite notable recent wins against Aston Villa and Liverpool, they have looked relegation certainties for months and their eight-year stay in the Premier League is coming to an end.

Vitor Pereira, now in charge of Nottingham Forest, started the season in charge of the Molineux club but the Portuguese coach was sacked in early November after a terrible start to the campaign.

Former Middlesbrough boss Edwards was brought in but he had an almost impossible task and has been unable to work a miracle.

Second from bottom Burnley looks certain to join Wolves in the second tier next season. It will be relegated if it loses to title-chasing Manchester City on Wednesday.

Tottenham came agonisingly close to climbing out of the relegation zone on Saturday but conceded a last-gasp equaliser in a 2-2 draw against Brighton.

The north Londoners have not won a Premier League match since December, with new boss Roberto De Zerbi winless in his first two games.

Nottingham Forest and Leeds are also in the relegation battle, but both won at the weekend to pull well clear of the drop zone.

Frank Lampard’s Coventry, currently top of the Championship, on Friday sealed its return to the Premier League next season after a 25-year absence.

Published on Apr 21, 2026