Wolverhampton

England · Premier League 2018/19 – 2025/26 · Championship now · Manager: Cesar Peixoto (#848 in the world) since Aug 2026

#60 World rank · club rating

1,942 Club rating

2nd in Championship

Wolverhampton played 8 Premier League seasons (2018/19 – 2025/26) and are in Championship now. Nuno Espírito Santo (Aug 2017 – May 2021) had the best points per game of them (1.67 in 199 matches) and took the club rating from 1,763 to 1,977.

Wolverhampton managers

18 spells since 2003 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Cesar Peixoto #848 now Aug 2026 – present · PPG 1.89 current Aug 2026 – present 18 10-4-4 1.89 1,955 → 1,927 −28 +1.4 +0.06

Rob Edwards #853 now Nov 2025 – May 2026 · PPG 0.72 Nov 2025 – May 2026 29 4-9-16 0.72 2,024 → 1,912 −112 −14.4 −0.05

James Collins Nov 2025 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Nov 2025 1 0-0-1 0.00 2,008 → 1,997 −11 −2.2 −0.13

Vitor Pereira #423 now Dec 2024 – Nov 2025 · PPG 1.22 Dec 2024 – Nov 2025 37 13-6-18 1.22 1,968 → 1,950 −17 −2.9 +0.08

André Monteiro (stand-in) 5 Apr 2025 5 Apr 2025 1 1-0-0 +4.6

Gary O'Neil #782 now Aug 2023 – Dec 2024 · PPG 1.11 Aug 2023 – Dec 2024 62 19-12-31 1.11 1,987 → 1,903 −85 −14.5 +0.07

Shaun Derry (stand-in) 4 May 2024 4 May 2024 1 0-0-1 −0.7

Julen Lopetegui Dec 2022 – May 2023 · PPG 1.33 Dec 2022 – May 2023 27 10-6-11 1.33 1,927 → 2,002 +75 +15.4 +0.12

Steve Davis Oct 2022 – Nov 2022 · PPG 0.88 caretaker Oct 2022 – Nov 2022 8 2-1-5 0.88 1,907 → 1,876 −32 −12.7 −0.16

Bruno Lage Aug 2021 – Oct 2022 · PPG 1.32 Aug 2021 – Oct 2022 50 19-9-22 1.32 1,981 → 1,862 −119 −2.6 +0.08

Alexandre Raminhas da Silva (stand-in) 7 May 2022 7 May 2022 1 0-1-0 +3.8

Nuno Espírito Santo #165 now Aug 2017 – May 2021 · PPG 1.67 Aug 2017 – May 2021 199 94-51-54 1.67 1,763 → 1,977 +214 +30.0 +0.22

Paul Lambert Nov 2016 – May 2017 · PPG 1.42 Nov 2016 – May 2017 33 14-5-14 1.42 1,689 → 1,752 +62 +11.2 +0.05

Rob Edwards #853 now Nov 2016 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Nov 2016 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,702 → 1,675 −27 −5.5 −0.58

Walter Zenga Aug 2016 – Oct 2016 · PPG 1.28 Aug 2016 – Oct 2016 18 6-5-7 1.28 1,710 → 1,688 −22 −3.7 −0.08

Kenny Jackett Aug 2013 – May 2016 · PPG 1.42 Aug 2013 – May 2016 102 38-31-33 1.42 1,638 → 1,706 +69 +12.8 +0.08

Before 2015/16 · 5 spells, Aug 2003 – May 2013

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Dean Saunders Jan 2013 – May 2013 · PPG 1.00 Jan 2013 – May 2013 20 5-5-10 1.00 1,657 → 1,597 −60 −13.4 −0.10

Ståle Solbakken Aug 2012 – Jan 2013 · PPG 1.21 Aug 2012 – Jan 2013 29 10-5-14 1.21 1,762 → 1,548 −214 −46.4 +0.11

Terry Connor Feb 2012 – May 2012 · PPG 0.31 Feb 2012 – May 2012 13 0-4-9 0.31 1,676 → 1,647 −29 −14.5 −0.18

Mick McCarthy Aug 2008 – Feb 2012 · PPG 1.27 Aug 2008 – Feb 2012 167 57-41-69 1.27 1,609 → 1,642 +33 −2.1 +0.11

Dave Jones Aug 2003 – May 2004 · PPG 0.87 Aug 2003 – May 2004 38 7-12-19 0.87 1,504 → 1,506 +2 +1.1

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Nuno Espírito Santo is the longest-serving: 199 matches over 3 years (Aug 2017 – May 2021), and the most coach rating added (+30.0).

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,942Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#60World rankof 943 active clubs

#2Championshipof 42 clubs

2,136Peak since 2015/16Apr 2025 · low 1,651, Feb 2016

Colour changes with each manager (11 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Wolverhampton's club rating peaked at 2,136 in April 2025, under Vitor Pereira, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,651 in February 2016, under Kenny Jackett.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days

Wolverhampton play in Championship now - our fixture list covers the top 5 leagues and European games with a top-5 club.

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2025/26 37 2.14 1.73 1.96 71% 3.49 5.95 4.99

2024/25 38 2.13 2.32 2.18 57% 3.89 5.71 5.12

2023/24 38 2.84 2.32 2.26 65% 4.11 5.92 5.41

2022/23 38 2.39 1.97 1.88 56% 4.87 5.34 5.04

2021/22 38 1.71 2.45 1.82 67% 4.42 5.37 5.20

3 earlier seasons, 2018/19 – 2020/21

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2020/21 38 1.47 1.79 1.54 79% 5.47 4.87 5.08

2019/20 38 1.66 2.37 1.79 70% 5.08 3.89 5.35

2018/19 38 1.92 2.13 1.72 71% 5.13 5.00 5.14

Wolverhampton won 3.49 corners a game in 2025/26, their fewest in any season since 2018/19 and 30% below the Premier League's average side (4.99).

League matches only (Premier League), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Premier League cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

303 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 4515% 103% 93%

HT drawHT D 3913% 4214% 4515%

HT lossHT L 124% 186% 8327%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 113 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 64 matches

1st half · W 64 · D 126 · L 113 GD −70

2nd half · W 94 · D 97 · L 112 GD −39

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Wolverhampton

24 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Anthony Taylor 21 6-3-12 1.00 1.52 2.03 −25%

Michael Oliver 20 5-4-11 0.95 2.00 2.03 −2%

Craig Pawson 19 7-6-6 1.42 2.37 2.02 +17%

Peter Bankes 18 7-4-7 1.39 2.00 2.15 −7%

Simon Hooper 16 4-2-10 0.88 1.81 2.03 −11%

Stuart Attwell 15 6-4-5 1.47 2.73 2.03 +34%

Andy Madley 14 4-3-7 1.07 1.64 2.04 −19%

Chris Kavanagh 14 3-2-9 0.79 2.50 2.03 +23%

Mike Dean 13 5-3-5 1.38 1.92 1.69 +14%

Robert Jones 13 5-2-6 1.31 2.23 2.11 +5%

14 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

David Coote 12 5-3-4 1.50 2.00 2.00 0%

Martin Atkinson 12 3-2-7 0.92 0.75 1.69 −56%

Paul Tierney 12 3-5-4 1.17 2.25 2.10 +7%

Andre Marriner 10 3-4-3 1.30 1.20 1.86 −36%

Jarred Gillett 9 2-2-5 0.89 2.22 2.38 −7%

Jonathan Moss 9 4-2-3 1.56 2.00 1.69 +18%

Darren England 8 4-0-4 1.50 2.13 1.74 +22%

Michael Salisbury 8 2-1-5 0.88 2.50 2.24 +11%

Thomas Bramall 8 4-2-2 1.75 2.38 2.38 0%

Tim Robinson 8 3-1-4 1.25 2.38 2.38 0%

John Brooks 7 1-2-4 0.71 3.00 2.09 +43%

Graham Scott 6 2-1-3 1.17 1.33 1.83 −27%

Tony Harrington 6 4-1-1 2.17 2.17 2.23 −3%

Kevin Friend 5 1-2-2 1.00 1.80 1.76 +2%

Under Martin Atkinson, Wolverhampton picked up 0.75 cards a game, 56% below their own average in the same seasons (12 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (303). Cards = Wolverhampton's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Wolverhampton's manager?

Cesar Peixoto, #848 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2026 - 18 matches, 10 won (1.89 points per game).

How many managers has Wolverhampton had since 2015?

12, counting 2 caretakers. Plus 3 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Wolverhampton's longest-serving manager?

Nuno Espírito Santo: 199 matches from August 2017 to May 2021.

How many cards a game do Wolverhampton get?

2.14 a game in the Premier League in 2025/26, against 1.96 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.