Nelson Semedo urged his Wolves team-mates to maintain pushing for the remaining 5 video games of the season after securing Premier League survival at Previous Trafford final Sunday.
Pablo Sarabia’s gorgeous free-kick noticed Wolves win 1-0, finishing a league double over Manchester United for the primary time because the 1979-80 marketing campaign.
Since Vitor Pereira’s first sport in cost, solely Liverpool (43), Arsenal (33), Newcastle United (33) and Manchester Metropolis (31) have received extra Premier League factors than Wolves (29).
“Clearly, we’re relieved, however we wish extra, like we confirmed in the present day, like we confirmed the final couple of video games,” Semedo stated.
“We’ve received 5 video games in a row, and we need to intention for extra. Subsequent sport, I simply need to inform the supporters to maintain coming, to maintain displaying the love they’re displaying to us.
“It’s been superb. It’s been superb what we’ve been doing the previous couple of months, and now we’re protected. However we nonetheless have a month-and-a-half left, and it’s not achieved for us.
“We’ve to maintain wanting greater within the desk, we now have to indicate ambition, present the fervour we’ve proven since Vitor arrived, as a result of we will nonetheless obtain some good issues.”
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— Wolves (@Wolves) April 23, 2025
Wolves’ opponents this weekend are Leicester Metropolis, whose relegation to the Championship was confirmed following a 1-0 defeat to league leaders Liverpool.
It has been a depressing season for the Foxes, although supervisor Ruud Van Nistelrooy believes his staff’s final two performances have proven indicators of promise for the long run.
“It’s laborious, it’s a blow, but it surely’s not one thing from in the present day,” Van Nistelrooy stated shortly after his staff’s relegation on the King Energy Stadium on Sunday.
“It’s one thing we felt was coming. We by no means gave into it, we stored combating at all times. When there’s hope, we maintain combating, however now it’s achieved and that hurts.
“As with final week’s efficiency in opposition to Brighton, this week in opposition to Liverpool, we shifted the mindset and the targets and the targets, to how we need to end the season.
“These are the 2 performances after we shifted the mindset to form the long run. We’ve been getting ready ourselves for subsequent season.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Wolves – Matheus Cunha
Main as much as the fixture at Molineux, the way forward for Wolves talisman Cunha has been a subject of dialog, along with his eye-catching shows seeing him linked with a transfer away.
The Brazilian has scored 14 Premier League targets this season – the one Wolves participant with extra in a single marketing campaign is Raul Jimenez (17 in 2019-20).
Leicester Metropolis – Jamie Vardy
Vardy described Leicester’s season as a complete embarrassment following their defeat to Liverpool, with the veteran striker hoping to revive some satisfaction in opposition to Wolves.
He has three targets and two assists in his 10 Premier League appearances in opposition to Wolves, although his final strike in opposition to them coming in a 1-0 win again in 2020-21.
MATCH PREDICTION: WOLVES WIN
Wolves have received every of their final 5 Premier League video games, final having an extended run within the high flight between September and October 1970 (six).
And following a 3-0 win within the reverse fixture, Wolves want to full their first league double over Leicester because the 1957-58 marketing campaign.
Leicester, in the meantime, have received simply three of their final 19 away league video games in opposition to Wolves (D7 L9), although one was a 4-0 victory of their most up-to-date go to in October 2022.
However the Foxes’ struggles have been at each ends of the pitch, failing to attain in a league-high 15 completely different Premier League video games this season, solely managing to take action extra within the 2001-02 marketing campaign (19).
They’ve additionally stored only one clear sheet within the Premier League this season, and have conceded in every of their final 26 matches. It’s their longest run with out a league clear sheet since a streak of 37 between February and December 1957.
Leicester have conceded 73 targets within the Premier League this time period. It’s their most in a single league season since 1994-95 (80), and most in a 20-team league since 1914-15 (88).
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Wolves – 59.1%
Draw – 21.6%
Leicester Metropolis – 19.3%
