Fulham beat Wolves comfortably at Craven Cottage earlier in the season.
Marco Silva's side are in mid-table and, as the saying goes, 'on the beach' a bit... but even teams who are on the beach should beat Wolves.
Sutton's prediction: 1-2
Prudent Nsengiyumva
BBC Sport journalist
Wolves welcome Fulham at Molineux on Sunday (15:00 BST) on the penultimate weekend with both sides looking to finish a long campaign on a brighter note. Wolves are already down, while Fulham are trying to avoid ending the season with three straight defeats.
Wolves look for pride after relegation
Wolves have spent most of the season rooted to the bottom, yet they remain capable of troubling stronger sides when it all comes together.
This one is about restoring pride and giving Molineux something to cling to over the summer.
Rob Edwards has walked into a tough situation— a team short on confidence and even shorter on goals.
No side has failed to score in more matches this season (19), and that lack of threat has defined their slide.
Relegation was confirmed in April with five games still to play, ending their eight year stay in the Premier League.
There's also the recent history with Fulham.
Wolves have lost the last two meetings — as many as in the previous 12 — and another defeat would hand Fulham their first league double in this long running fixture.
And Wolves haven't won their final home game in any of the last five seasons.
Edwards will want to break at least one of those patterns and sign off with something more positive.
Will Silva's side finish with a flourish?
Fulham head to the West Midlands looking to steady themselves after two bruising defeats without scoring.
They haven't gone three league games without a goal since late 2023.
And Marco Silva will want a better display to close out a season that has swung between strong spells and frustrating setbacks.
Their European hopes are still alive, but only just.
Fulham can reach a maximum of 54 points, leaving them in a congested chase where they no longer control their own fate.
The Cottagers have been bold and entertaining at times, but their results illustrate how up and down they've been.
Only one victory in five league games.
And there's a familiar face in the mix.
Raul Jimenez, Wolves' record Premier League scorer, faces his former club again and is still searching for his first goal against them.
Katie Stafford
BBC Sport journalist
Wolves boss Rob Edwards has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Fulham at Molineux Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Goalkeeper Jose Sa is available, while Hugo Bueno and captain Ladislav Krejci are also in contention after training on Friday.
Edwards said there are a few players with "a couple of knocks," but added that's "normal for this stage of the season".
On the fans forum that took place midweek: "It was never going to be all sunshine and roses. A lot of people are hurting and that's completely understandable. We are as well. It was valuable and great to hear some of the supporters' points of view, and to listen - as well as to communicate our points too."
He said he "took a lot of good faith" in the number of supporters who spoke to him after it finished, "showing their support and saying they hope we can be the ones to turn it around".
He spoke about how they "are going to work really hard now to build a team, a squad, and a better club" for the future.
On his post-match interview after the Brighton defeat: "I was frustrated with the first five minutes. That was my biggest bugbear because you can't start a game like that. It was a lack of focus and making the wrong decisions, which you can't afford to do against anyone at this level."
He said they "will chuck everything at it to win" the remaining two games because they "don't want to finish bottom of the league so that's something to aim for".
On the summer: "There's going to be a lot of change. A fresh look with people who want to be here and have a real hunger from day one. There's always a lot to get over the line, but we want to make sure we are aggressive so that we can get to work straight away." He added it would be "fantastic" to have players in for the first week of pre-season.
On opponents Fulham: "They are a good footballing team. They have a nice way of going about it and they can compete with anyone on their day as well. Really good individuals. It's a big challenge but one we are looking forward to. Let's just go and deliver a performance."
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on Wolves recent fans forum, which saw head coach Rob Edwards, executive chairman Nathan Shi and technical director Matt Jackson answer a selection of tough questions following the club's relegation.
Did they answer your concerns? Do you believe in them guiding the club back to the Premier League?
Here are some of your thoughts:
Nathan: They have said a lot of the right things, but the real test will be what comes next. This will be one of the most important transfer windows in the club's history - and they have to get it right! They must create a team of loyal, committed players that want to play for the badge. They owe the fans that much!
Graham: Talk is cheap, Mr Shi. Actions speak louder than words.
Simon: From the soundbites given, it seems Shi danced around giving a straight answer. But I'll give him credit, he is more savvy than to promise something that can't be delivered. The proof will be in the actions and what we see on the pitch. However, I do take the stadium plans with a pinch of salt as Fosun may have sold up after getting promotion. I hope to be proven wrong on that point, but only time will tell.
Kevin: I would like to know Edwards' definition of 'maxing out' because, from the games I've seen, the players have nowhere near 'maxed out', in my opinion!
Mike Taylor
BBC Radio WM reporter
Image source, Wolves/Ed Bagnall"You should be cynical," said Matt Jackson to the room full of Wolves supporters. He had no fear of disappointment there. This was always going to be a tough crowd.
They kept it respectful, though, at the fans forum at Molineux on Tuesday, which you can hear now on BBC Sounds.
There will be credit due to the Wolves hierarchy in the long run for putting themselves through this hair-shirt exercise in public examination. It's the least they could do, you might think, but occasions like this have become somewhat rarer at big football clubs in recent years.
Fans of many teams can go years without hearing from their club chairman or owner in all but the most sanitised format.
Conspiracy theories were not hard to find once the event was announced, but Wolves asked the BBC to handle the ticket ballot so they could not be accused of selecting a friendly audience – although where you would find one of those among Wolves fans at the moment is a tricky thought.
Your correspondent can personally testify that questions were selected by muttering eeny, meeny and picking one of the dozens of raised hands.
In the long run, the substance of the answers may matter less than the fact that they were being aired in such a public forum at all. With their team having been bottom of the Premier League and doomed for months, many fans have already formed an opinion of Rob Edwards and Matt Jackson, although such views are always reversible if fortunes change.
Their messages, and the strategy they aired for preparing for next season, made sense and were firmly delivered. If they are made real with encouraging results in the early part of next season there will be a more sympathetic hearing next time.
It should be recorded that Edwards and Jackson were both engaged in discussion with fans for some time after the end of the recording. Everyone present, ultimately, desires the same thing.
Reports from Nathan Shi's early meetings with fans groups had been encouraging and he engaged nimbly with all enquirers in his most public appearance to date. Like Edwards and Jackson, his reputation will rise and fall according to results – even before next campaign starts, when fans assess the first squad rebuild on his watch.
But the supporters present seemed more encouraged that at least now there was a man at the top who can hear them. Whatever else is said of them over the next few months, the Wolves senior management cannot now be accused of hiding.
What are you feelings from the fans forum? Can the club get back to where they want to be?
Get in touch with your views here
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Image source, Wolves/Ed BagnallAs Wolves prepare for life in the Championship for the first time since 2017-18, there will naturally be questions surrounding the club's approach to player recruitment.
In a fans forum this week, executive chairman Nathan Shi was asked about the type of players the club should be looking to retain and attract.
He answered: "When the club doesn't have a clear ambition about where it wants to be, how can you require and demand the players to show their pride?
"I don't want the players to view Wolves as just one stop in their career, so if they play well we give them to Manchester City or Manchester United. If they don't play well, we can still sell them elsewhere.
"I want to have more players that belong with the club in their mind. They should try to be legends of the club. They should be proud to be with the club.
"That will also be a very important criteria when we recruit new players. We need to make this an exciting project, so that we can really be attractive to the players we want.
"We have full support from the shareholders. I cannot tell you about the money they are going to spend because I don't want to look weak on the bargain table this summer. We don't want every club trying to squeeze more money from us."
Current head coach Rob Edwards also weighed in on the same topic - and he was adamant he doesn't want to convince anyone to come to Molineux.
He explained: "We want leadership. We want people to want to be here.
"Ultimately, we are going to try to keep the players that we think are capable, and can handle it mentally and technically. These are all things that you're going to need going into a really difficult season.
"There are five or six key ones [players] that we've had a lot of conversations with and we are working on. But, I will say this as well, they have got to want it.
"If I'm having to work too hard, I'm convincing someone that isn't right for us - and I think that's really important to say. I've experienced that before.
"If there are people thinking: 'What's out there for me?' or 'what else is there in the end?', and if it goes on too long, we have to say: 'Right, you're not for us. You're not going to help us going forward'.
"We need everyone to be on the same page. We've got to see people are going to be playing with heart and passion, and want to be here. That's all we want.
"There is a core group of players here who we believe are good enough and we can build a team around, but if we're having to work too hard to convince them then they aren't the right people."
Listen to the full fans forum on BBC Sounds
How do you feel about what you have heard from the fans forum? Has it answered your questions? Do you back the club to bounce back?
Get in touch with your views here
Read more from the event on the page below
Image source, Wolves/Ed BagnallAfter 28 matches in charge at Molineux, former Wolves player Rob Edwards has recorded just five wins, seven draws and 16 losses.
At a fans forum this week, the 43-year-old was asked if he regretted his decision to leave Championship side Middlesbrough to take up his current managerial position.
He replied: "It has been difficult. I'm here to own up to that and take responsibility as much as anyone.
"We are the ones in the position at the moment, and I need you to know how privileged I know this position is and how proud I am to do this job. I don't take that lightly.
"The position we are in isn't acceptable. It hurts, it really does. I came back here from a really good position at Middlesbrough, knowing the challenges we faced and knowing we could ultimately be in this position, but I want to be a part of moving this club forward.
"It has been mixed. There have been some really difficult moments and we are going through some now.
"There were assurances that it would be a long-term plan but I'm aware, like anyone, that when you go into this job it is a results-based business. I understand that.
"I would've come here if this club was in the National League, I wanted to be here.
"If we get what we want of it, if we are able to do what we want to do in the summer, then we can make real positive changes to how everybody feels about the football club.
"It's difficult. It's tough. You feel it in the stadium. It wouldn't make me feel very well if I was out there reading stuff and listening to stuff because I do care about it. I'm still a human being, we are not robots.
"It hurts as well because you've got pride. You want to take pride in your job and you want to do a good job for the football club. That side of it hurts, but I realise why and I know what we've got to do to put things right.
"I know that we can be feeling very different in a year's time. It's just going to be a lot of hard work and some short-term pain."
Rob Edwards, Matt Jackson and Nathan Shi have been quizzed by fans at a Wolves Fan Forum hosted by BBC Radio WM.
There was a huge demand for tickets and - whether you got to go or not - BBC Radio WM has made sure you can hear questions answered on priorities for next season, developing young prospects and more.
Hit play to listen to the whole thing above or access it all on BBC Sounds here
You can also find analysis and written coverage of the event on this Wolves page below
Image source, Getty ImagesAs the Premier League door closes, the Championship door opens.
Wolves' 2025-26 season will no doubt be one to forget, but a fresh campaign often means a fresh slate for struggling clubs.
In a fans forum held on Tuesday, there was plenty of focus on Fosun's promise to reinstate Wolves as a Premier League team within 18 months of relegation - but how will they do it?
Newly-appointed executive chairman Nathan Shi was directly asked about his ambitions for the club.
He replied: "Our mind, our vision and our strategy is going all in for next season. We want to try to get promoted directly and not through the horrible play-offs, that's for sure. That is our mission and our plan.
"After that, our mid-term plan is to be a stable Premier League club. I don't want to promise out of reach things, but I think we need to learn from our previous experience.
"At the same time, we want to enhance our in-house capabilities through the recruitment, the medical and the physio.
"In the long-term, let's see how we do in the short-term and mid-term - and then hopefully we can achieve more and more."
Wolves' technical director Matt Jackson was also asked if the board are planning to bankroll the club's Championship rebuild.
He replied: "Everyone here would think it would be irresponsible of us to reveal our exact financial position, but we know a team getting relegated with parachute payments can be competitive in the Championship. Likewise, we will be competitive - for sure.
"We hate being there. It hurts us every single day. It makes me sick to think about the fact that we are experiencing relegation, but we have to be pragmatic about it.
"We've obviously got deals lined up. We also have targets that we're in very advanced conversations with, from that perspective, so it isn't just a process we're just starting now."
Nick Mashiter
Football reporter
Image source, Wolves/Ed BagnallWolves technical director Matt Jackson admits fans are right to be "cynical" about the club's leadership.
The former Everton and Norwich defender opened up on how Wolves need to win back the trust of their supporters.
At a Q&A with 250 fans, hosted by BBC Radio WM at Molineux on Tuesday, Jackson, boss Rob Edwards and executive chairman Nathan Shi were grilled.
One asked why supporters should have any confidence in those in charge of the club and Jackson agreed they needed to prove their worth.
"You're right, you should be cynical, you should question us, we have to prove to you. There are no words I can give you that are going to give you that confidence," he said.
"We absolutely have to prove ourselves to you.
"What I can do is show you over the coming months, as part of this team, that we do have the same passion you have.
"This club, it might surprise you, might just mean as much to us as it does to you. Because our families' lives depend on our success here.
"That's a really important element. We care, it matters to us. It matters to us every single second of every single day when we try and do our best."
Edwards' record was also questioned with the former Middlesbrough boss having replaced Vitor Periera in November.
He has won five of his 28 games in all competitions, losing 16, and was also honest about how he saw the situation after one fan criticised results.
"I think it is unacceptable, you're right, it's embarrassing. The players are maxing out and that's the difficult part," he said.
"We're a collective and I'll take responsibility of course but it's not an effort thing, it's the fact that we're the worst team in the league. That's the bottom line.
"I'll be careful what I say because I've got to work with the boys as well for the next couple of weeks but we're not good enough.
"That's the situation we came into. I knew coming here in November, I might be sitting here in front of a lot of very angry people because this place is in a mess. I wanted to come here, I wanted to try and help."
Listen to the entire Q&A from Molineux on BBC Sounds here, external.
Nick Mashiter
Football reporter
Image source, BBC SportThere were over 1800 applications to be part of the crowd at Molineux on Tuesday
Honesty and humility - Wolves delivered off the pitch even amid the failures on it.
Rob Edwards, Matt Jackson and Nathan Shi were grilled by fans for 90 minutes at Molineux on Tuesday evening as supporters aired their concerns and feelings.
At a Q&A with 250 supporters at Molineux hosted by BBC WM the hierarchy faced their harshest critics following relegation from the Premier League.
Owners Fosun's commitment to the club, next season's promotion plans, failed recruitment, the future of Edwards and Jackson, stadium refurbishments and ticket prices were all on the agenda.
One supporter confessed he had no confidence in Edwards as manager while another earned a round of applause when he said the players had no pride and were despicable, especially following Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Brighton.
Jackson defended the squad - earning a few rebukes from the crowd - in the most fraught moment of the evening.
Edwards did bite once, replying to a fan that he appreciated the feedback after one particularly critical question but he held his own, defending his work and his record.
Shi, the newly installed executive chairman, will have surprised many in the room with his open and smooth communication style.
Answers relating to Fosun were perhaps a little vague and he sensibly did not offer any hard and fast promises but he was sharp and open.
"That's all you want?" quipped Shi, replying to a fan who said all supporters wanted was the Liquidator to be played pre-match.
It was a departure from his much-criticised predecessor Jeff Shi, the target of so much fans' ire before his November exit.
The promises were there, to listen and learn and prove to fans those in charge can be trusted with the direction of the club.
Wolves could have dropped the shutters and remained silent during the worst season in the club's history.
Instead they are willing to have the conversations.
The trio stayed afterwards for pictures, autographs and more discussions. Edwards and Jackson remained for over half an hour talking to those fans who were not able to ask questions.
That is not a club who will hide from responsibility and accountability.
They still need to back up their words with actions and the doubters will remain but, as Wolves prepare for the Championship, it was a good start.
Former Premier League assistant referee Darren Cann has outlined his idea to improve how corners are officiated in future.
In the aftermath of weekend controversy over players grappling in the penalty area, he has told BBC Sport a rule whereby attacking players cannot enter the six-yard box until a corner has been taken would be his preference.
Ex-Premier League defender Nedum Onuoha backed the idea and thinks it will add "creativity" to corner kicks and the move would force "people to think in a different way".
You can watch a clip of the debate above, with Onuoha stating: "Twenty players standing in the six-yard box, you have to ask yourself, is that what you want to see? And is that the best version of the game?"
Dazzling Dave
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesWolves' problems go far beyond one bad result. The real fear is that the negativity and toxicity around this club will roll straight into next season unless there is a serious reset.
I had ice cream on the beach before kick-off against Brighton on Saturday and I might as well have stayed there because too many of these players were still sat on their deckchairs when the game started. They never looked like they had turned up for the fight.
At half-time, Wolves' xG was 0.0. Zero. That is embarrassing. For a Premier League side, even one already going down, that is nowhere near good enough. And the bigger picture is even worse. Wolves have now been beaten by all 19 other Premier League teams this season. That tells you exactly where this team is.
Relegated or not, these players should be fighting for the badge, showing pride and giving fans something to hold on to. Instead, far too many of them look like they have mentally switched off. And Rob Edwards should be getting far more out of this group than he is.
The biggest issue is mentality. This squad has checked out. There are no leaders, no-one stepping up when the game turns against us and no real sense of fight when it matters most. We go behind, nobody rallies the troops and then we concede again far too quickly. That is not good enough.
Fans do not expect perfection. They expect effort, honesty, and pride. They want players who understand how privileged they are to wear the shirt and represent this club.
Rob Edwards has stood up for the players enough times now but he has to own some of this too. He has been praising the attitude and the work on the training ground and then we saw something completely different. That gap is hard to ignore and it raises real questions about where this team is really at.
This summer needs to be about more than transfers. It needs a full refresh of the attitude and the mentality. Wolves do not just need better players. They need a team with a spine, because right now this side has seems to have lost it.
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Image source, Getty ImagesWolves boss Rob Edwards has told BBC Radio WM that he "cannot accept" the manner of his team's 3-0 defeat to Brighton, adding that there "wasn't a lack of effort" but it was more a case of not being "at it and on it" at Amex Stadium.
The club are now without an away win in 20 Premier League matches (D5 L15), their worst run since a 23-game stretch between April 2003 and August 2004.
"You can't start a Premier League game like that," Edwards explained. "We got the throw-in from the kick-off but we didn't play it forward and we played it into Brighton's unbelievable press, so before we knew it we were 1-0 down.
"We hadn't woken up or kicked into any sort of gear for the second goal from the corner.
"It was shocking. People weren't doing their jobs which isn't good. I can accept losing a game against a team like this because we know they are light years ahead of us at the moment, but I cannot accept us giving them a start like that.
"The players are human beings - and human beings can be unpredictable at times. We cannot control them with joysticks out there, so unfortunately they will make mistakes.
"I don't know what happened, I can't get into their heads. We prepared well, our warm-up was good, the messages were right, they told me the messages before we went out - but when you go over that white line, you need to do your job.
"There wasn't a lack of effort, it was more about not being mentally engaged. Brighton started at it and on it and, whatever 'at it and on it' looks like, that's not what we were."
When asked if he anticipates a big overhaul this summer, he replied: "There will be. There needs to be. I don't think the group that we have at the moment will be good enough to compete in the league that we are going into.
"In my experience of relegation, I've learned probably the more change the better, if you can. It will be important."
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We asked for your views after Saturday's Premier League game between Brighton and Wolves.
Here are some of your comments:
Brighton fans
Robin: Yet again the influence of Lewis Dunk held the team together. Two up in five minutes we took our foot off the pedal, no point in taking too many risks. Europe is within our grasp.
Fran: Comfortable win as it should have been especially getting the really early goals. But as happens when the other team then sit deep to stop further damage we cannot break them down. Today was a chance to improve the goal difference and just like we did against Burnley we couldn't do it. It's so obvious we need a good striker for next season.
David: The most impressive opening 15 minutes of any Brighton game I have watched. Wolves were blown away, although they were woeful.
Brian: Not Brighton's finest performance, but exactly the result we needed. European dream just two games away. I believe four more points will do it.
Wolves fans
Richard: No leadership, no communication, no defence. How on earth are we going to survive in the Championship? Terrible display - the players are just picking up their wages now, don't care about the badge they're representing.
Robin: Shambolic defending at the start and a two-goal deficit after just five minutes meant the result was inevitable. An improved effort after the break but it always seems they need to go behind before they show any intent in getting forward.
Kevin: As bad as ever. No improvement, just people who don't want to play for the club. Not sure on Rob Edwards yet as he inherited these players. Can see us struggling in the Championship next season.
David: An absolute shambles from the players. Rob Edwards is right to stop protecting them from criticism. It's obvious that players want to leave and it's up to Rob Edwards and the board to sort out the whole squad and bring in players who want to wear the old gold and black with the same pride as the fans who pay their wages.
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Laura Kenyon
Final Score reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat next for Rob Edwards?
The Wolves boss gave a range of explosive post-match interviews after his side's defeat to Brighton on Saturday - their 24th of this Premier League campaign.
Blame was apportioned to the players, going as far to say "they've got to go" in some instances, while adjectives like "despicable" and "embarrassing" were used to describe the performance.
Edwards sympathised with fans' anger, but that anger seems to be growing.
Keeping Wolves up this season was seen as an impossible task, one which Edwards arguably cannot be held accountable for. What he will be accountable for is the rebuild.
An important summer looms in Wolverhampton.
Pundits Wayne Rooney and Ashley Williams join host Gabby Logan to bring you the action and talking points from Saturday's Premier League fixtures.
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Adwaidh Rajan
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesWolves continued their slow drift towards the Championship, collecting more unwanted records on the way after a 3-0 defeat by Brighton.
With less than five minutes on the clock, the contest at Amex Stadium was effectively over as Jack Hinshelwood and Lewis Dunk pulled the Seagulls 2-0 up.
Rob Edwards' side are now winless in 20 away Premier League matches (D5, L15) - their worst run since a 23-game stretch between April 2003 and August 2004.
A 24th defeat of the league campaign also meant they have now been beaten by all 19 opponents they have faced - only Sheffield United in 2023-24 have previously lost to every other side in a single season.
They were overwhelmed by Brighton's intensity in the first half, but showed a flicker of spirit early in the second as Yerson Mosquera brushed the crossbar and Hwang Hee-chan also hit the post, only to be flagged offside.
But they fell well short once again - as they have done so often in this campaign.
With only two games remaining, at least they know the end of a miserable season is finally within sight.
