Wolves
At this point in the Wolves season, it is pretty clear that all hope is lost. With having one of the lowest points at this point in the season in premier league history, it is clear that relegation is imminent. That does not mean that the team isn’t going to just forfeit the rest of the season however. The team had week 20 circled on their calendar, as they had one of the most realistic chances to win against the team they played against: West Ham. West Ham is a club that has had some history, but just like the Wolves, they have really been struggling this season. In fact, they have been struggling so much that they are also in risk of being relegated, being in 18th place.
When the game started off, there was a lot of anticipation in the air at Molineux Stadium, and for a good reason. Only 4 minutes into the game the first goal was scored. A quick pass was delivered from the edge of the 18 yard box into the legs of Jhon Arias as the ball found its way into the back of the net. The scoring didn’t stop there for the Wolves, as not even 30 minutes later, they scored yet again. A cross into the box landed at the feet of Mateus Mane, as he was then violently fouled by a West Ham defender, and this led to a penalty for Wolves’s Hwang Hee Chan, as he also buried the ball in the back of the net. Yet again, the scoring was not finished, as only 10 minutes later, the Wolves would score their 3rd goal of the game. The 3rd goal of the game came from Mateus Mane himself, as he received the ball outside the box, and made a few smart dribbles, and cuts, and launched a perfectly placed ball right into the back of the net
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Coming off of the game against West Ham, spirits were incredibly high in Wolverhampton, as this was the first time the Wolves had gotten a premier league win since the previous year; meaning that the Wolves hadn’t gotten a win the whole season up until that game. This was also the berth of an unbeaten streak for the wolves, as the game before the wolves tied Manchester United 1–1. In the following stretch of games, the Wolves continued to look in stride, as they played Everton the following week, and managed to draw yet again, at a score of 1–1. The goal was scored yet again, by Mateus Mane, as he received a through ball and managed to shoot it past the keeper for the Wolves only goal of the game.
After the Everton game, the unbeaten streak for the Wolves grew to 3 games, and they looked to keep that streak going, as their next matchup came in the FA cup, where although they played a lower tier opponent, the Wolves still came to play, as they put up 6 goals against Shrewsbury. The Shrewsbury win meant that the Wolves have hit an unbeaten streak of 4 games, which had not been seen in Wolverhampton since the previous year, after the Wolves hiring of Vitor Pereira, where the Wolves actually had a win streak of 5 games, which made them the hottest team not only in England, but Europe as a whole.
Looking forward from the Shrewsbury game, the Wolves had another matchup in the premier league that they really wanted to at least draw, to keep their streak going. Their opponent is a tough New Castle team. The Wolves played a good match and fought hard, and when time expired the scoreboard was still 0–0, which meant the Wolves have reached 5 games unbeaten. Unfortunately the following week was much of the same, however for those 5 games, the Wolves looked quite solid as a unit.
