Wolves are relegated after an inexcusable and avoidable mess of their own making

Wolves are relegated after an inexcusable and avoidable mess of their own makingWolverhampton Wanderers' relegation from the Premier League has been officially confirmed, with the club's eight-year spell in the top flight coming to a miserable conclusionCommentsSportopinionBen Husband Sports News Editor21:55, 20 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesWolves manager Rob Edwards during the heavy defeat to Leeds at Elland RoadWolverhampton Wanderers have been relegated back to the Championship. An entirely avoidable, but utterly predictable conclusion to this part of the club’s story.‌A story which started with promises to challenge Manchester City ended with a season-long battle challenging Derby County.‌Wolves won’t have the tag of ‘worst ever Premier League team’ around their necks…but their fight against the drop... well you'd scarcely call it a fight. The feeble and meek 3-0 defeat at Leeds United, twinned with West Ham's goalless draw against Crystal Palace, confirmed the inevitable, but the dye had been cast well before that.‌Rob Edwards has inspired better results than his predecessor Vitor Pereira, who left Wolves close to the point of no return by the time he was sacked, at least. But the problems at Molineux go beyond the man in the dugout, even if they are the ones forced to front up.From ambitious upstarts after their promotion in 2018, Fosun have overseen a period of managed decline.READ MORE: Premier League relegation play-off scenario where one-off game would be neededREAD MORE: Harry Winks in angry confrontation with fans with Leicester City on brink of relegationFrom back-to-back finishes in seventh, Wolves have slowly moved down the Premier League table, relying on three worse teams to bail them out in previous years.‌The playing squad has been ripped apart summer after summer, with the quality going out of the door never replaced by those coming in, even if they've spent heavily on replacements. And after years of circling the drain, they hav...