Premier League strugglers Wolves sack manager Gary O'Neil

NEW DELHI: Wolverhampton Wanderers dismissed manager Gary O'Neil on Sunday following a sequence of four consecutive Premier League losses.

The team currently sits 19th in the league standings, having accumulated nine points from 16 matches after their 2-1 defeat at home to Ipswich.

"Wolves have parted company with head coach Gary O'Neil and his backroom staff," the club said in a statement.


"O'Neil arrived at Molineux just three days before the start of the 2023/24 Premier League season, taking on a significant challenge and ultimately guiding the Old Gold to a successful campaign."

Chairman Jeff Shi stated: "We're very grateful to Gary for all of his effort, dedication and hard work during his time at the club, and we wish him and his team the best of luck for the future."

Tensions escalated after Saturday's match when Rayan Ait-Nouri received a second yellow card and staff had to restrain Matheus Cunha.

O'Neil, aged 41, took charge in August 2023 following Julen Lopetegui's exit and received a four-year contract extension in August this year.
Despite achieving a 14th-place finish in his initial season, the club has struggled this term and faces relegation concerns.

Additional issues arose during Monday's West Ham match when Mario Lemina confronted Jarrod Bowen post-match, resulting in Lemina losing his captain's role.

The team subsequently lost to a late Jack Taylor header on Saturday. After the post-match incidents, O'Neil addressed his squad's behaviour.
"We deal with things like that very, very seriously, as you saw last week," O'Neil said.

"It's annoying in that we've got enough to do at this moment in time, we've got enough to fix without me having to spend time on things that go on off the pitch.

"So the players do need to take some responsibility. But I'll help them with all of it so we get back to work on Monday morning."