After enjoying an unbeaten run during pre-season, Wolverhampton Wanderers stumbled into the 2023-24 Premier League campaign as they suffered defeats in their opening two matches.
Wolves fell to a 1-0 loss to Manchester United in the league opener on August 14, five days before they were thrashed 4-1 by a rampant Brighton and Hove Albion side at Molineux.
However, Wolverhampton Wanderers got their season off and running last Saturday when they snatched a 1-0 victory over Everton when the sides squared off at Goodison Park.
Despite being in the ascendancy for most of the game, the Toffees were guilty of a wasteful display in front of goal as Sasa Kalajdzic scored an 87th-minute header to hand the visitors all three points.
O’Neil will hope that Saturday’s victory can serve as a springboard for a fine run of form as they head to the EFL Cup where they will be looking to surpass last season’s quarter-final finish.
Wolves picked up victories over Leeds United and Gillingham in the third and fourth rounds respectively before losing on penalties to Nottingham Forest in the quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw in normal time.
In a game where Oliver Norburn received his marching orders, Daniel Mandroiu, Ethyan Erhahon and substitute Teddy Bishop all found the back of the net to hand the hosts a resounding victory.
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Since claiming a 2-0 win over Burton Albion in the League One curtain-raiser on August 5, Neil Critchley’s men have now failed to win their subsequent four league matches, picking up three draws and losing once.
The Seasiders now return to action in the EFL Cup, where they picked up a comfortable 2-0 victory over Derby County in the first round on August 8 courtesy of a first-half brace from Jake Beesley.
Next up for Blackpool is the stern challenge of an opposing side who are unbeaten in four of their last five meetings — claiming three wins and one draw — with a 2-1 loss in January 2013 being the exception
