Wolverhampton Wanderers plunged to a new nadir in their catastrophic Premier League campaign, suffering a tenth consecutive defeat in a 2-0 loss to Brentford at Molineux on Saturday, 20 December 2025.
Historic Low for Rock-Bottom Wolves
The result leaves the club rooted to the foot of the table with a paltry two points from 17 matches. This dismal tally equals the Premier League record for the fewest points at this stage of a season, a mark previously set by Sheffield United in the 2020/21 campaign. In the entire history of the English league, only Newport's fourth-tier side from 1970/71 had accrued so few points after 17 games.
Brentford's victory was secured by a second-half brace from Keane Lewis-Potter. Wolves' misery was compounded late on when striker Jorgen Strand Larsen saw a penalty saved by Bees goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher. The home fans made their feelings abundantly clear as the final whistle confirmed another demoralising outcome.
Edwards' Defiant Message to His Squad
Under-pressure manager Rob Edwards, who took the helm last month after leaving Middlesbrough, delivered a defiant message in the aftermath. He vowed to keep fighting and implored his players not to surrender in the face of a seemingly impossible situation.
"We have to (keep fighting)," Edwards stated. "I just said it to the lads in there now 'you can't give up'. That would be mental. I'm standing in front of you now, I'm going to fight, and I know all the staff are with me... I need all of the lads to come together and help each other and fight as well."
While acknowledging the extreme difficulty of the task, Edwards pointed to signs of improvement on the training ground. "I feel the lads are with us and they're really trying hard," he said. "We have to keep believing and then doing the right things and you hope then things will turn. We've got to stop making basic errors."
Asked if he regretted swapping Middlesbrough for Molineux, Edwards laughed before replying, "No, none at all. I knew it was going to be difficult. I'm well up for the challenge."
Brentford Ease Clear as Relegation Looms for Wolves
For Brentford, the three points moved them a significant ten points clear of the relegation zone. Bees boss Keith Andrews, who began his playing career at Wolves, refused to take the win for granted.
"I genuinely thought it was always going to be a difficult game," Andrews said. "There's no divine right to win games... You've got to earn that right." His words offered little consolation to a Wolves side for whom relegation now appears a matter of when, not if.
The focus for Edwards and his team shifts to finding a way to halt this record-equalling slide and salvage some pride from a season that has already entered the history books for all the wrong reasons.
