Wolves sack Vitor Pereira after winless start to season - ESPN

Wolves have sacked manager Vitor Pereira after a winless start to the season.

The Portuguese signed a three-year contract at Molineux only in September but has been let go with the club bottom of the table after 10 games.

Pereira joined Wolves in December last year and successfully helped the club stave off relegation and finish 16th. But he has struggled to create impact this season, with the defeat to Fulham on Saturday their eigth loss of the season.

«Upon his arrival at Molineux last December, Pereira and his coaches made an immediate impact, guiding the team to a successful second half of the Premier League campaign,» Wolves said in a statement.

«However, results and performances this term have fallen below acceptable standards, and as a result a change in leadership was deemed necessary.

»All eight of Pereira's backroom staff have also left the club."