A look at where Wolves have sat in the Premier League table on Christmas Day during the last five seasons.
The festive period is one of the most important points of the English footballing calendar.
Plenty of fixtures are crammed into a small period of time in what is a crucial period for any team during the season.
Christmas Day is often seen as the halfway point in the campaign with around half the fixtures completed. Therefore, there is often a big emphasis on where the club is sitting on December 25.
As a result, Molineux News has looked back and listed where Wolves were in the last five campaigns on Christmas Day.
2019/20 – 6th
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The peak of the Nuno Espirto Santo era. Despite juggling both the Premier League and the Europa League, Wolves were flying in both competitions.
Going into the festive period, the Old Gold had secured their place in the knockouts for Europe and were now aiming to cement their position in the league.
The club were flying high and a 2-1 victory over Norwich just before Christmas helped the club rise up to sixth in the Premier League table with 33 points.
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This form would continue throughout the rest of the campaign, with the club eventually finishing seventh, just missing out on Europe due to Arsenal’s victory in the FA Cup.
2020/21 – 11th
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The COVID season was a difficult campaign for the club. After establishing Molineux as a fortress thanks to its atmosphere, it now had to endure a year without fans.
On top of this, injuries plagued the campaign. Raul Jimenez’s head injury combined with Pedro Neto, Jonny and Wily Boly being on the sidelines for large periods made it a forgettable campaign.
Regardless, Nuno had the club in a comfortable position and they were never in danger of relegation.
Despite a 2-1 defeat to Burnley on December 21st, Wolves only fell to 11th before they eventually finished 13th in Nuno’s final campaign at the Wanderers.
Read more:Wolves’ Europa League side: Where are they now?
2021/22 – 8th
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Bruno Lage’s only full season at Wolves started off as a massive success. The club were flying near the top of the Premier League and were in the fight for Champions League football.
By the time Christmas had come around, the plights of the previous campaign had been forgotten as the club dreamed of European football once more.
An unmemorable 0-0 draw with Chelsea was Wolves’ last game before the 25th but it helped keep the club in eighth place.
However, in the new year, a series of injuries and a failure to back Lage in January resulted in the season collapsing and the Old Gold would finish 10th.
2022/23 – 20th
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As a result of the failures of the previous year, Wolves were in a mess. Lage was unable to fix the club’s declining form and was soon sacked after a defeat to West Ham.
Steve Davis then took over as interim manager until the World Cup break but the academy coach only mustered four points in seven games.
A 2-0 defeat to Arsenal on November 12 was Wolves last match before Christmas which left the club bottom with 15 points.
However, Julen Lopetegui’s managed to turn the situation around in the new year and keep Wolves in the Premier League with a 13th-placed finish.
Read more: Relive Wolves’ best-ever Premier League goals.
2023/24 – 11th
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Last Christmas, Wolves were riding a massive high. Despite being tipped for relegation after a fire-sale in the summer, the club could not stop picking up points.
Under the guidance of Gary O’Neil, Wolves were a mid-table club with chatter amongst the Molineux faithful that they could compete for European football.
A 2-1 victory on Christmas Eve only heightened these claims as the Old Gold cruised past a wasteful Chelsea side to rise up to 11th.
However, in almost a carbon copy of the 2021/22 campaign, injuries and Fosun’s failure to back O’Neil resulted in the season collapsing and Wolves finished 14th.
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