Supercomputer predicts the surprising number of points Wolves need to secure Premier League safety
Having endured a run of four harrowing defeats on the spin at the start of December, Wolves looked all but set to be relegated from the Premier League this season.
Wolves’ defeats to Bournemouth, West Ham and fellow relegation candidates Ipswich Town and Everton saw them drop down to 19th place in the Premier League table – a worrying five points adrift of safety.
That run of form forced the Fosun Group into drastic action, with Gary O’Neil being replaced by Vitor Pereira as first-team manager. Since then, Pereira has managed to steady the ship at Molineux, racking up impressive wins over Manchester United, Bournemouth and Southampton among others to help the club rise back up to 17th in the table.
Now sitting nine points clear of 18th-placed Ipswich Town heading into the final nine games of the 2024/25 season, Pereira’s side look to have staved off the threat of relegation, but how many more points do they need to categorically retain their place in the Premier League?
Opta predicts Wolves don’t need any more points to avoid Premier League relegation
According to Opta’s predicted table for 2024/25, Wolves actually don’t need to bag a single point from now until the end of the season.
And that’s because, according to their predictions, 18th-placed Ipswich Town are set to accumulate 24.29 points at the end of their 38 game campaign – two points less than Wolves have right now.
19th-placed Leicester City’s predicted points tally is similarly grim reading for their fans, with the Foxes being predicted to tally up just 23.76 points.
