2018–19 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was the 141st in the history of Wolverhampton Wanderers and the 2nd under then-head coach Nuno Espírito Santo. In that season, they returned to the Premier League for the first time since being relegated in 2012 via winning the previous season's EFL Championship. They also reached their first knockout competition semi-final in 21 years through their participation in the FA Cup semi-finals.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
2018–19 season
ChairmanJeff Shi
Head coachNuno Espírito Santo
StadiumMolineux
Premier League7th
FA CupSemi-finals
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Raúl Jiménez (13)
All: Raúl Jiménez (17)
Highest home attendance31,436
(vs Arsenal,
24 April 2019, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance21,562
(vs Leicester City,
25 September 2018, EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance31,030

The club finished in 7th place, their highest position in the English league system since 1979–80 and the highest of any newly-promoted team since Ipswich Town finished 5th in the 2000–01 season.[1] As a result of Manchester City winning all 3 domestic trophies on offer that season, this league position gained them a place in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, invoking the club's first continental participation since the 1980–81 season.[2]

Pre-season friendlies

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v Wolverhampton Wanderers
7 July 2018 Friendly Neuchâtel Xamax 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Port-Valais, Switzerland
19:00 CESTNuzzolo 8' (pen.)ReportHause 70'Stadium: Union Sportive de Port-Valais
v Wolverhampton Wanderers
10 July 2018 Uhrencup Basel 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Biel, Switzerland
18:00 CESTVan Wolfswinkel 9'ReportMir 17'
Jota 51'
Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 1,724
Referee: Urs Schnyder
v Wolverhampton Wanderers
22 July 2018 H-Hotels Cup VfL Bochum 0–0
(5–4 p)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Bochum, Germany
15:00 CESTReportStadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Referee: Bastian Börner
Penalties
Hoogland
Tesche
Celozzi
Hinterseer
Soares
Sağlam
Weilandt
Neves
Jiménez
Coady
Jota
Gonçalves
Enobakhare
Giles
Note: One single 45-minute fixture with no half-time. As the match ended in a draw, a penalty shoot-out took place to determine a winner.
v Wolverhampton Wanderers
22 July 2018 H-Hotels Cup 3rd place P/O Real Betis 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bochum, Germany
16:00 CESTReportStadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Referee: Mitja Steegemann
Note: One single 45-minute fixture with no half-time. A penalty shoot-out was scheduled to take place in the event of a draw but this was cancelled.
28 July 2018 Friendly Derby County 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Derby
15:00 BSTNugent 41'
Mount 72'
ReportJota 67'Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 7,676 (2,314 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes

Competitions

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Premier League

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A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2018–19 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
5Arsenal38217107351+2270Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6Manchester United38199106554+1166
7Wolverhampton Wanderers38169134746+157Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
8Everton38159145446+854
9Leicester City38157165148+352
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38169134746 +15710452821 +76581925 −6

Last updated: 12 May 2019.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultDLDWWDWWLLLDLLWWWLDWLLWWWDDLWDLWLDWWWL
Position81414991087991111111112107101179118777877778887777
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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The provisional fixture list was released on 14 June 2018, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[3]

11 August 2018 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Everton Wolverhampton
17:30 BSTNeves 44'
Jiménez 80'
ReportRicharlison  14', 17', 67'
Jagielka  40'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,231 (2,970 away fans)
Referee: Craig Pawson
18 August 2018 2 Leicester City 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
15:00 BSTDoherty 29' (o.g.)
Maddison 45'
Vardy  66'
Evans  78'
Maguire  90+6'
ReportGibbs-White  74'Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,043 (3,305 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
25 August 2018 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Manchester City Wolverhampton
12:30 BSTCoady  41'
Boly 57'
ReportKompany  12'
D. Silva  60'
Laporte 69'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,322 (2,970 away fans)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
1 September 2018 4 West Ham United 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BSTFredericks  24'
Cresswell  60'
ReportBennett  79'
Traoré 90+3'
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 56,947 (3,000 away fans)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
16 September 2018 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Burnley Wolverhampton
13:30 BSTJiménez 61'
Jota  72'
Neves  86'
ReportBardsley  28'
Cork  37'
Guðmundsson  68'
Taylor  82'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,406 (1,329 away fans)
Referee: Andre Marriner
22 September 2018 6 Manchester United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
15:00 BSTFred 18'
Shaw  40'
ReportMoutinho 53'
Neves  61'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,489 (3,129 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend
29 September 2018 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Southampton Wolverhampton
15:00 BSTJota  51'
Jonny  57', 87'
Traoré  74'
Cavaleiro 79'
ReportBertrand  50'Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,147 (2,970 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
6 October 2018 8 Crystal Palace 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Selhurst
15:00 BSTMcArthur  30'
Kouyaté  88'
Van Aanholt  90+1'
ReportDoherty 56'
Coady  78'
Jonny  88'
Cavaleiro  90+1'
Moutinho  90+4'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,715 (3,027 away fans)
Referee: Michael Oliver
20 October 2018 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Watford Wolverhampton
15:00 BSTNeves  35'
Jota  73'
Bennett  90+1'
ReportCapoue 20'
Pereyra 21'
Hughes  69'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,144 (2,731 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
27 October 2018 10 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Falmer
15:00 BSTMurray 48'
Kayal  52'
Dunk  77'
Knockaert  90'
ReportStadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,654 (2,992 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
3 November 2018 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton
19:45 GMTBennett  24'
Neves 68' (pen.)
Jiménez 79' (pen.)
ReportLamela 27'
Lucas 30'
Kane 61'
Foyth  78'
Winks  87'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,185 (2,938 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
11 November 2018 12 Arsenal 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Holloway
16:30 GMTÖzil  69'
Bellerín  78'
Mkhitaryan 86'
ReportCavaleiro 13'
Doherty  71'
Costa  74'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,030 (3,003 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
25 November 2018 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Huddersfield Town Wolverhampton
16:00 GMTNeves  87'ReportMooy 6', 74'
Smith  17'
Hogg  60'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,130 (1,838 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend
30 November 2018 14 Cardiff City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
20:00 GMTGunnarsson 65'
Paterson  71'
Hoilett 77'
ReportDoherty 18'
Neves  61'
Saïss  66'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 30,213 (2,996 away fans)
Referee: Andre Marriner
5 December 2018 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Chelsea Wolverhampton
19:45 GMTSaïss  37'
Moutinho  54'
Jiménez 59'
Coady  61'
Jota 63'
Vinagre  68'
ReportLoftus-Cheek 18'
Fàbregas  64'
Giroud  86'
Alonso  90+1'
Christensen  90+4'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,300 (2,967 away fans)
Referee: Jon Moss
9 December 2018 16 Newcastle United 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 GMTKi Sung-yueng  18'
Pérez 23'
Yedlin  57'
Clark  90+6'
ReportJota 17',  73'
Doherty  33', 90+4'
Costa  65'
Coady  72'
Bennett  80'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,223 (3,183 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
15 December 2018 17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Bournemouth Wolverhampton
15:00 GMTJiménez 12'
Costa  66'
Cavaleiro 90+4'
ReportS. Cook  34'
Lerma  39'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,997 (1,785 away fans)
Referee: Simon Hooper
21 December 2018 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Liverpool Wolverhampton
20:00 GMTReportSalah 18'
Van Dijk 68'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,358 (2,970 away fans)
Referee: Craig Pawson
26 December 2018 19 Fulham 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
12:30 GMTChambers  44'
Christie  45'
Sessegnon 74'
ReportSaïss  44', 85'Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,382 (2,664 away fans)
Referee: Andre Marriner
29 December 2018 20 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMTDavies  16'
Kane 22',  81'
Eriksen  42'
ReportBoly 72'
Jonny  81'
Jiménez 83',  84'
Costa 87'
Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 46,356 (3,158 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
2 January 2019 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
19:45 GMTBoly  23'
Saïss  45+1'
Bennett  54'
Jonny  90+1'
ReportMilivojević  62', 90+5' (pen.)
J. Ayew 83'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,666 (1,457 away fans)
Referee: Roger East
14 January 2019 22 Manchester City 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
20:00 GMTGabriel Jesus 10', 39' (pen.)
Fernandinho  14'
Coady 78' (o.g.)
ReportBoly  19'Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 54,171 (3,000 away fans)
Referee: Craig Pawson
19 January 2019 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–3 Leicester City Wolverhampton
12:30 GMTJota 4', 64', 90+3',  45+2'
Bennett 12',  44'
Jonny  86'
ReportMendy  2'
Pereira  45+1'
Gray 47'
Coady 51' (o.g.)
Ndidi  58'
Morgan 87'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,278 (2,970 away fans)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
29 January 2019 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 West Ham United Wolverhampton
19:45 GMTSaïss  32', 66'
Neves  70'
Bennett  73'
Jiménez 80', 86',  86'
ReportSnodgrass  37'Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,122 (2,877 away fans)
Referee: David Coote
2 February 2019 25 Everton 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
15:00 GMTZouma  16'
Gomes 27'
Keane  44'
Davies  76'
ReportNeves 7' (pen.)
Jiménez 45'
Coady  56'
Dendoncker 66'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,380 (2,972 away fans)
Referee: Lee Mason
11 February 2019 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Newcastle United Wolverhampton
20:00 GMTJota  51'
Boly 90+5'
ReportRitchie  44'
Schär  51'
Hayden 56'
Lascelles  68'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,687 (2,402 away fans)
Referee: Graham Scott
23 February 2019 27 Bournemouth 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bournemouth
15:00 GMTSmith  1'
King 14' (pen.) 85'
Lerma  70'
Gosling  90+4'
Boruc  90+5'
ReportJota  21'
Dendoncker  42'
Bennett  57'
Jiménez  77', 83' (pen.)
Neves  85'
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 10,671 (1,295 away fans)
Referee: Roger East
26 February 2019 28 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Huddersfield
19:45 GMTBilling  29'
Hogg  84'
Mounié 90+1'
ReportBennett  43'
Doherty  89'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 22,714 (2,323 away fans)
Referee: David Coote
2 March 2019 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMTJota 16'
Jiménez 18'
Bennett  34'
ReportBamba  45+1'
Peltier  62'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,309 (2,968 away fans)
Referee: Andre Marriner
10 March 2019 30 Chelsea 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
14:05 GMTRüdiger  78'
Hazard 90+2'
ReportDoherty  37'
Jiménez 56'
Saïss  66'
Boly  75'
Jota  80'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,692 (3,084 away fans)
Referee: Michael Oliver
30 March 2019 31 Burnley 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burnley
15:00 GMTCoady 2' (o.g.)
McNeil  67', 77'
ReportNeves  90+3'Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 20,990 (2,419 away fans)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
2 April 2019 32 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Manchester United Wolverhampton
19:45 BSTJota 25'
Smalling 77' (o.g.)
Jonny  90+4'
ReportMcTominay 13'
Shaw  38'
Dalot  42'
Young  52'   57'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,302 (2,961 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
13 April 2019 33 Southampton 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Southampton
15:00 BSTRedmond 2', 30'
Bertrand  67'
Long 71'
ReportBoly 28'
Moutinho  40'
Jiménez  45+2'
Saïss  74'
Stadium: St. Mary's
Attendance: 31,708 (3,262 away fans)
Referee: Jon Moss
20 April 2019 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Wolverhampton
15:00 BSTReportStephens  32'Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,096 (2,748 away fans)
Referee: Craig Pawson
24 April 2019 35 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Arsenal Wolverhampton
19:45 BSTDoherty  17', 37'
Neves 28'
Jota 45+2'
Bennett  84'
ReportMonreal  27'
Xhaka  31'
Torreira  45'
Papastathopoulos 80'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,436 (2,958 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
27 April 2019 36 Watford 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Watford
15:00 BSTGray 49'
Holebas  62'
Success  85'
Capoue  90+6'
ReportJiménez 41'
Moutinho  61'
Jota 77',  84'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,323 (2,102 away fans)
Referee: Simon Hooper
4 May 2019 37 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Fulham Wolverhampton
15:00 BSTJota  7'
Dendoncker 75'
ReportChambers  22'
Le Marchand  32'
Christie  73'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,456 (1,080 away fans)
Referee: Jon Moss
12 May 2019 38 Liverpool 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
15:00 BSTMané 17', 81'ReportBennett  49'
Jota  50'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,331 (2,936 away fans)
Referee: Martin Atkinson

FA Cup

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The third round draw was made live on the BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December.[4] The fourth round draw was made live on the BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme following Wolves' third round victory on 7 January.[5] The fifth round draw was made live on the BBC by Ian Wright and Alex Scott on 28 January.[6] The draw for the quarter-final was made on 18 February by Darren Fletcher and Wayne Bridge.[7] The draw for the semi-finals was made live on the BBC on 17 March by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Leon Osman.[8]

7 January 2019 Third round Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Liverpool Wolverhampton
19:45 GMTJiménez 38'
Neves 55'
ReportMilner  15'
Origi 51'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,849 (4,774 away fans)
Referee: Paul Tierney
26 January 2019 Fourth round Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Shrewsbury
15:00 GMTSadler  44'
Docherty 47',  62'
Grant  63'
Waterfall 71'
ReportJiménez 75'
Doherty 90+3'
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 9,503 (1,641 away fans)
Referee: Roger East
5 February 2019 Fourth round replay Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Shrewsbury Town Wolverhampton
19:45 GMTDoherty 2', 45+6'
Cavaleiro 62'
ReportBolton 11'
Norburn  35'
Laurent 39'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,844 (3,131 away fans)
Referee: Lee Probert
17 February 2019 Fifth round Bristol City 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol
13:00 GMTWright  52'
Kalas  75'
ReportCavaleiro 28'
Moutinho  83'
Gibbs-White  86'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 24,394 (3,407 away fans)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
16 March 2019 Quarter-finals Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Manchester United Wolverhampton
19:55 GMTBoly  41'
Neves  43'
Jiménez 70'
Jota 76'
Coady  86'
ReportMatić  45+1'
Rashford  52', 90+5'
Herrera  62'
Lindelöf  84'
Dalot  90+4'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,004 (4,685 away fans)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
7 April 2019 Semi-finals Watford 3–2 (a.e.t.) Wolverhampton Wanderers London
16:00 BSTCathcart  54'
Holebas  61'
Deulofeu 79', 104'
Deeney 90+4' (pen.)
Capoue  101'
ReportSaïss  10'
Neves  25'
Doherty 36'
Jiménez 62'
Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 80,092 (34,645 Wolves)
Referee: Michael Oliver

EFL Cup

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The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[9] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[10]

EFL Trophy

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Wolves were one of the sixteen teams from outside the bottom two divisions of the Football League to be invited to field their academy team in the competition due to it holding Category 1 academy status. They were drawn into Group H in the Northern section. In matches level at the end of 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out was held with the winner earning a bonus point.

Group table

PosLgeTeamPldWPWPLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1L2Mansfield Town3300074+39Round 2
2L2Lincoln City3011145−13
3L1Scunthorpe United3011134−13
4ACAWolverhampton Wanderers U213011134−13
Source: EFL.com

Players

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First team squad

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As of 31 August 2018[11]
Squad No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of Birth (Age)Signed FromYear Signed
Goalkeepers
11Rui Patrício GK (1988-02-15)15 February 1988 (aged 30) Sporting CP2018
21John Ruddy HG GK (1986-10-24)24 October 1986 (aged 31) Norwich City2017
31Will Norris HG GK (1993-08-12)12 August 1993 (aged 25) Cambridge United2017
Defenders
2Matt Doherty HG RWB (1992-01-16)16 January 1992 (aged 26) Bohemians2010
5Ryan Bennett HG CB (1990-03-06)6 March 1990 (aged 28) Norwich City
15Willy Boly CB (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 27) Porto2018
16Conor Coady HG CB (1993-02-25)25 February 1993 (aged 25) Huddersfield Town2015
19Jonny LWB/RWB (1994-03-03)3 March 1994 (aged 24) Atlético Madrid (Loan)2018 (Loan)
29Rúben Vinagre U21 LWB (1999-04-09)9 April 1999 (aged 19) Monaco2018
30Kortney Hause HG CB (1995-07-16)16 July 1995 (aged 23) Wycombe Wanderers2014
47Cameron John HG CB (1999-08-24)24 August 1999 (aged 19)Academy2019
49Max Kilman HG CB (1997-05-23)23 May 1997 (aged 21)Academy2019
Ethan Ebanks-Landell HG CB (1992-12-16)16 December 1992 (aged 25)Academy2010
Midfielders
8Rúben Neves CM (1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 21) Porto2017
17Morgan Gibbs-White HG U21 CM/ST (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 18)Academy2017
23Ryan Giles HG U21 LM (2000-01-26)26 January 2000 (aged 18)Academy2018
25Elliot Watt U21 CM (2000-03-11)11 March 2000 (aged 18)Academy2018
26Pedro Gonçalves U21 CM (1998-06-28)28 June 1998 (aged 20)Academy2018
27Romain Saïss CM/CB (1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 28) Angers2016
28João Moutinho CM (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 31) Monaco2018
32Leander Dendoncker DM/CB (1995-04-15)15 April 1995 (aged 23) Anderlecht (Loan)2018 (Loan)
Forwards
7Ivan Cavaleiro RW/LW/ST (1993-10-18)18 October 1993 (aged 24) Monaco2016
9Raúl Jiménez ST (1991-05-05)5 May 1991 (aged 27) Benfica (Loan)2018 (Loan)
10Hélder Costa LW/RW (1994-01-12)12 January 1994 (aged 24) Benfica2017
14Bright Enobakhare LW/RW (1998-02-08)8 February 1998 (aged 20)Academy2015
18Diogo Jota LW/ST (1996-12-04)4 December 1996 (aged 21) Atlético Madrid2018
24Benny Ashley-Seal U21 ST (1998-11-21)21 November 1998 (aged 19)Academy2018
33Léo Bonatini ST (1994-03-28)28 March 1994 (aged 24) Al-Hilal2018
37Adama Traoré RW/ST (1996-01-25)25 January 1996 (aged 22) Middlesbrough2018
45Niall Ennis HG U21 ST (1999-05-20)20 May 1999 (aged 19)Academy2013
  • HG = Homegrown Player
  • U21 = Under-21 Player (born on or after 1 January 1997)
  • Players in italics out on loan during the season

Statistics

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Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of the season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG Notes
LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
2DF Matt Doherty35(3)45(1)41041(4)850
5DF Ryan Bennett341400(2)038(2)1120[nb 1]
6DF Danny Batth ¤ †0000000000
7FW Ivan Cavaleiro6(17)32(3)2109(20)510
8MF Rúben Neves34(1)44(1)10038(2)5100[nb 2]
9FW Raúl Jiménez36(2)134(2)40040(4)1740
10MF Hélder Costa16(9)12(2)00(1)118(12)230
11GK Rui Patrício370000037010
14FW Bright Enobakhare ¤0000000000
15DF Willy Boly364500041431[nb 3]
16DF Conor Coady380602046060
17MF Morgan Gibbs-White5(21)02(1)0209(22)020
18FW Diogo Jota29(4)9310(1)032(5)10120
19DF Jonny32(1)1501038(1)160
21GK John Ruddy1060209000
23MF Ryan Giles0010001000
24FW Benny Ashley-Seal ¤00000(2)00(2)000
25MF Elliot Watt0000101000
26MF Pedro Gonçalves00000(1)00(1)000
27MF Romain Saïss12(7)2502019(7)280
28MF João Moutinho35(3)14(2)00039(5)150
29DF Rúben Vinagre7(10)01(1)02010(11)010
30DF Kortney Hause0000202000
31GK Will Norris0(1)000000(1)000
32MF Leander Dendoncker17(2)2502024(2)210
33FW Léo Bonatini0(7)000212(7)100
37FW Adama Traoré8(21)12(2)02013(23)110
38MF Paulinho0000000000
45FW Niall Ennis000(1)0000(1)000
47DF Cameron John0000000000
49DF Max Kilman0(1)000000(1)000
  1. ^ Bennett was suspended vs Chelsea (a) and Burnley (a) due to accumulating ten yellow cards.
  2. ^ Neves was suspended vs Chelsea (h) due to accumulating five yellow cards.
  3. ^ Boly was suspended vs Leicester City (h), Shrewsbury Town (a) and West Ham United (h) due to receiving a red card for violent conduct vs Manchester City (a).

Awards

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AwardWinner[12]
Fans' Player of the SeasonJoão Moutinho
Players' Player of the SeasonRaúl Jiménez
Young Player of the SeasonRúben Vinagre
Academy Player of the SeasonLewis Richards
Goal of the SeasonDiogo Jota
(vs Cardiff, 2 March 2019)

Transfers

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DatePlayerFromFee
1 June 2018 Benik Afobe AFC BournemouthUndisclosed[13]
1 June 2018 Willy Boly PortoUndisclosed[13]
18 June 2018 Rui Patrício Sporting CPCompensation[a][15][16]
1 July 2018 Léo Bonatini Al-HilalUndisclosed[17]
1 July 2018 Pascal Juan Estrada Fußballakademie LinzUndisclosed[18]
1 July 2018 Diogo Jota Atlético MadridUndisclosed[19][20]
1 July 2018 Rúben Vinagre MonacoUndisclosed[17]
1 July 2018 Adrián Álvarez San Sebastián de los ReyesFree
19 July 2018 Paulo AlvesUnattached[b]Free[21]
24 July 2018 João Moutinho MonacoUndisclosed[22]
8 August 2018 Adama Traoré MiddlesbroughUndisclosed[23]
1 August 2018 Theo Corbeanu TorontoFree
9 August 2018 João Caiado TondelaUndisclosed[24]
9 August 2018 John Kitolano OddUndisclosed[24]
9 August 2018 Max Kilman Maidenhead UnitedUndisclosed[25]
9 August 2018 Jamie Pardington Rushall OlympicUndisclosed[25]
9 August 2018 Dongda He Notts CountyUndisclosed[26]
31 August 2018 Sadou DialloUnattached[c]Free[27]
1 January 2019 David Wang FC JumillaUndisclosed[28]
18 January 2019 Michael Agboola Dagenham & RedbridgeUndisclosed[29]
19 January 2019 Ed Francis Manchester CityUndisclosed[30]
31 January 2019 Jonny Atlético MadridUndisclosed[31]
  1. ^ Fee has been agreed at £16,000,000[14]
  2. ^ Released from Liverpool prior to joining Wolves.[21]
  3. ^ Released from Manchester City prior to joining Wolves.[27]

Loans in

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Date fromPlayerFromDate until
12 June 2018 Raúl Jiménez BenficaEnd of season[32]
25 July 2018 Jonny Atlético Madrid31 January[33]
9 August 2018 Leander Dendoncker AnderlechtEnd of season[a][34]
9 August 2018 Alexander Molberg Hobro IKEnd of season[25]
  1. ^ Leander Dendoncker will permanently join Wolves at the end of the season for £12m.[34]
DatePlayerToFee
14 June 2018 Duckens Nazon Sint-TruidenUndisclosed[35]
30 June 2018 Ben Marshall Norwich City£1,500,000[36]
12 July 2018 Prince Oniangué SM CaenUndisclosed[37]
27 July 2018 Carl IkemeRetired[38]
28 July 2018 Barry Douglas Leeds United£1,000,000[39]
1 October 2018 Andrew Sealey-Harris FarnboroughFree transfer
1 January 2019 Benik Afobe Stoke CityUndisclosed [40] [a]
29 January 2019 Danny Batth Stoke CityUndisclosed [42] [b]
30 January 2019 Ben Stevenson Colchester UnitedUndisclosed[44]
31 January 2019 Dominic Iorfa Sheffield WednesdayUndisclosed[45]
  1. ^ Fee reported as £12,000,000 [41]
  2. ^ Fee reported as £3,000,000, which could rise to £4,000,000 [43]

Loans out

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Date fromPlayerToDate until
23 May 2018 Christián Herc FC DAC 1904End of season[46]
7 June 2018 Aaron Collins Colchester UnitedEnd of season[47]
12 June 2018 Benik Afobe Stoke City1 January 2019[a] [40]
16 June 2018 Harry Burgoyne Plymouth Argyle7 December 2018[48][49]
22 June 2018 Sherwin Seedorf Bradford City20 January 2019[50]
11 July 2018 Roderick Miranda OlympiacosEnd of season[51]
23 July 2018 Rafa Mir Las PalmasEnd of season[52]
31 July 2018 Ben Goodliffe Dagenham & Redbridge1 January 2019[53]
1 August 2018 Aaron Hayden StourbridgeEnd of season[54][55]
22 August 2018 Sylvain Deslandes FC JumillaEnd of season[56]
22 August 2018 Will Randall FC JumillaJanuary 2019[56]
22 August 2018 Ming-yang Yang FC JumillaEnd of season[56]
22 August 2018 Ryan Leak FC JumillaEnd of season[56]
22 August 2018 Aaron Simpson FC JumillaJanuary 2019[56]
22 August 2018 Boubacar Hanne FC JumillaEnd of season[56]
22 August 2018 Donovan Wilson FC JumillaJanuary 2019[56]
28 August 2018 Jordan Graham Ipswich Town2 January 2019[57][58]
28 August 2018 Jack Ruddy FC JumillaEnd of season[56]
30 August 2018 Ben Stevenson FC Jumilla30 January 2019[56]
31 August 2018 Bright Enobakhare Kilmarnock1 January 2019[59]
31 August 2018 Phil Ofosu-Ayeh Hansa RostockJanuary 2019[60][61]
31 August 2018 Danny Batth Middlesbrough29 January 2019[62][63]
31 August 2018 Connor Ronan WalsallJanuary 2019[64]
31 August 2018 Connor Johnson WalsallEnd of season[64]
31 August 2018 Joe Mason PortsmouthJanuary 2019[65]
31 August 2018 Michał Żyro Pogoń SzczecinEnd of season[66]
31 August 2018 Paul Gladon Sint-TruidenJanuary 2019[67]
31 August 2018 Dan McKenna Telford UnitedJanuary 2019[68]
1 January 2019 David Wang Sporting CPEnd of season[28]
2 January 2019 Jordan Graham Oxford UnitedEnd of season[58]
7 January 2019 Kortney Hause Aston VillaEnd of season[69]
8 January 2019 Bright Enobakhare Coventry CityEnd of season[70]
11 January 2019 Ethan Ebanks-Landell RochdaleEnd of season[71]
20 January 2019 Sherwin Seedorf FC JumillaEnd of season[72]
21 January 2019 Harry Burgoyne FalkirkEnd of season[49]
22 January 2019 Benny Ashley-Seal FC FamalicãoEnd of season[73]
31 January 2019 Léo Bonatini Nottingham ForestEnd of season[74]
31 January 2019 Phil Ofosu-Ayeh Würzburger KickersEnd of season[61]
31 January 2019 Connor Ronan FC DAC 1904End of season[61]
31 January 2019 Jack Ruddy S.S. ReyesEnd of season[61]
31 January 2019 Donovan Wilson Exeter CityEnd of season[75]
  1. ^ Benik Afobe's move was to become permanent in January 2019

Loan returns

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DatePlayerFrom
30 April 2018 Jack Ruddy Ayr United
31 May 2018 Daniel Armstrong Dunfermline
31 May 2018 Aaron Collins Newport County
31 May 2018 Sylvain Deslandes Portsmouth
31 May 2018 Ethan Ebanks-Landell Milton Keynes Dons
31 May 2018 Dominic Iorfa Ipswich Town
31 May 2018 Connor Johnson Telford United
31 May 2018 Ben Marshall Millwall
31 May 2018 Daniel McKenna Bray Wanderers
31 May 2018 Duckens Nazon Oldham Athletic
31 May 2018 Prince Oniangué Angers
31 May 2018 Connor Ronan Portsmouth
31 May 2018 Andrew Sealey-Harris Farnborough
31 May 2018 Aaron Simpson Kilmarnock
31 May 2018 Ben Stevenson Colchester United
31 May 2018 Donovan Wilson Port Vale
31 May 2018 Michał Żyro Charlton Athletic
30 June 2018 Paul Gladon Heracles Almelo
13 July 2018 Joe Mason Colorado Rapids

Released

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As of 30 January 2019.[76][77]

DatePlayerSubsequent clubFee
30 June 2018 Jordan Allan CowdenbeathReleased
30 June 2018 Daniel Armstrong Raith RoversReleased
30 June 2018 Harry Beasley Elon PhoenixReleased
30 June 2018 Tom Bexton Whitley BayReleased
30 June 2018 Anthony Breslin Longford Town[78]Released
30 June 2018 Rory Brown InstituteReleased
30 June 2018 Nicolae Cârnaț Dunărea CălărașiReleased
30 June 2018 Brad Carr EccleshallReleased
30 June 2018 Kieran Feeney BarnsleyReleased
30 June 2018 Ross Finnie Georgia State PanthersReleased
30 June 2018 Jonathan Flatt Scunthorpe United[79]Released
30 June 2018 Joshua Hesson SunderlandReleased
30 June 2018 Conor Levingston BohemiansReleased
30 June 2018 Dominic Moan Sunderland RCAReleased
30 June 2018 Hakeem Odoffin Northampton Town[80]Released
30 June 2018 Adam Osbourne Worcester City[81]Released
30 June 2018 Ryan Rainey Bonagee United[82]Released
30 June 2018 Akeal Rehman MotherwellReleased
30 June 2018 Tomás Reymão Belenenses SADReleased
30 June 2018 Joel Whittingham Port Talbot Town[83]Released
30 June 2018 José Xavier BragaReleased
11 January 2019 Paul Gladon Groningen[84]Released
15 January 2019 Will Randall Newport County[85]Released
15 January 2019 Daniel McKenna ShelbourneReleased
30 January 2019 Aaron Collins Forest Green RoversReleased[86]
31 January 2019 Joe Mason Milton Keynes DonsReleased[61]

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