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Image source, Getty ImagesWolves manager Gary O'Neil speaking to Match of the Day after the loss: "It is a big blow for the group. Especially with how we fought to get back into the game and be the better side for the second half, We were at maximum and felt like we would go on and win the game. To suffer that goal so late, the nature of the goal is crazy, which we have said already.
"I can shield them from so much but long balls over the top and then players are taking it upon themselves to change positions from a corner, for some reason. The subs made a big impact and we fought back and we have nothing to show for it."
On Ipswich's winner: "I was told that it might have been offside. We have had a couple. There are far more pressing matters in my mind than VAR and whether the guy was in the way. Too many mistakes from us again. These cannot happen at these levels. We have no chance if we can't deal with Liam Delap running through. We have no chance if we can't stand in the right place and head the ball. It is a more than disappointing way to lose. We take nothing from it."
What is the most pressing matter? "The team. The ability of the team to cope at this level. I have worked at this level for, this is my third year now and I have never had such a struggle to help the group cope with being at this level. We go to Everton and they boot it up the pitch and we can't cope. We have to find answers within the room to find answers. That second-half performance was us at maximum and them not really threatening. But we still found a way to concede two."
Speaking about the performance: "That is the group performing at maximum today. Until we can defend our goal then we are going to struggle. The emotion affects a lot. We started the game well and then Ipswich scored a goal they will never score against another Premier League team. I saw Delap doing that at youth level bashing people out of the way and it can't happen at this level. I will take the set-piece goal as my fault, if people are stood in the right place, but they weren't."
On Rayan Ait-Nouri's red card: "I haven't seen it. I have just been told he received a second yellow. I spoke to him during the game. We are under a lot of pressure. We are trying to push the group beyond our level and you can't get yourself in trouble. We are stretched as it is. We need Rayan and now we don't have him. I will deal with that internally. I understand the players being emotional but we have to keep control better. For two players not to be in the right place for a corner, at home to Ipswich, in the last seconds, shows they are not able to think clearly enough in those moments."
Image source, Getty ImagesWolves midfielder Tommy Doyle speaking to Premier League Productions after today's loss: "I can stand here and say we deserved more but we have some issues we have got to sort out. It has to be improved and we will give 110 per cent but it has to be better than that.
"The be all and end all is that we are not winning football matches. It is difficult for me to stand here and put a finger on it. Hopefully tonight the fans will see the effort was there. It has to be better and we understand that. But yeah, it is another defeat which is not good enough and we apologise to the fans for that.
"The dressing room is a difficult place to be at this moment in time. We have to be honest with each other and figure out ourselves why we aren't getting three points. Honest conversations need to happen. Our mood is reflected by if we win or not and when we aren't doing that it is difficult. We have got to be a lot better. A lot better.
"I want the fans to know that we will give 100 per cent every single day to try and put this right for them."
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There are five games in the Premier League on Saturday and we will bring you all the key moments.
Arsenal v Everton
Liverpool v Fulham - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live
Newcastle v Leicester
Wolves v Ipswich
Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa (17:30) - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live
All kick-off times 15:00 GMT unless stated
Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesGary O'Neil's decision to replace Mario Lemina with Nelson Semedo showed he is still ready to make the big calls under pressure.
The news was delivered in a quite understated manner during his press conference on Friday, in the middle of an answer about the fall out of Monday's 2-1 defeat at West Ham.
Semedo is well respected and is less emotional than Lemina, who clashed with West Ham's Jarrod Bowen and Wolves assistant Shaun Derry following the final whistle, and is seen as a good fit for the armband.
O'Neil said he and Lemina were in a good place after their discussions earlier this week and without the additional pressure of the captaincy the midfielder should be able focus on his own game.
That is crucial for the visit of Ipswich which could give O'Neil much-needed respite from the growing pressure.
Molineux has the capacity to turn toxic if the performance and result is not positive and being able to free Lemina from any restrictions could prove decisive in the battle to stay up.
Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests.
For week 16 he takes on darts star Stephen Bunting, who is a Liverpool fan.
Bunting, who is ranked eighth in the Professional Darts Championship (PDC) order of merit, takes on Alan Soutar or Kai Gotthardt in the second round of the PDC World Championship, which starts at London's Alexandra Palace on Sunday.
Sutton's prediction: 2-1
Do I think Wolves will score? Yes.
Do I think Ipswich will score too? Probably, because everyone scores against Wolves.
I could come out of retirement and score against Wolves, that's how bad their backline is. In fact, I actually think I would score more than one and I am 51.
Wolves have got some talented players but, as I've said previously, you cannot concede the amount of goals they do and expect to stay in the Premier League.
As for Ipswich, I was speaking to a teacher friend of mine, Mr Fields, about them this week.
As a loyal fan of the Tractor Boys, he was thinking six points was possible from their past two games, at home to Crystal Palace and Bournemouth - and they got zero.
I had said Ipswich would get a point against Palace and lose to Bournemouth, but those results still made me think I have been a bit too generous with my predictions for them this season.
Putting my Norwich loyalties to one side, anyone seeing my scores would think I had a soft spot for Ipswich, when in fact they are showing their soft centre.
So, I am going with Wolves here. I know Ipswich's best results so far have come on the road, but I don't think that will help them here.
It won't make any difference where they play if their goalkeeper, Arijanet Muric, keeps making terrible decisions.
Bunting's prediction: 1-1
Both teams are desperate for a win but it could end up being a game where both teams are more afraid of losing.
Image source, Getty ImagesEarlier, we asked for your views on Wolves' change of captain, with Mario Lemina losing the armband and Nelson Semedo chosen to lead the side from now on.
Here are some of your comments:
Jim: Lemina is a great player but I do think making Nelson captain is the right decision. He is calm, part of a great Portugal team and highly experienced. If we had a top-performing centre-back, I'd give it to them. We need a new Conor Coady.
Geoff: I agree that Lemina had to be replaced. He is not mature enough yet for the role of captain and let's hope this allows the player more freedom on the pitch. We do need someone in control at the back and I'm not convinced we have anyone of the calibre of Coady or Kilman. Maybe something might happen in January to address this.
Chris: I like Mario as captain. But managed emotion is important in any leadership and he doesn't display that at times. That said, Semedo seems so laid back and not dissimilar to Kilman, he doesn't seem leadership material. It's a problem we could have done without but it does make Lemina 'droppable', which brings more options in midfield.
Peter: Lemina was nowhere near good enough as captain, neither was Kilman who played in all the games in the losing run last season. The whole defence needed a shake-up in the summer, as it does now. No defensive players were bought hence the problem now.
Mike: A good decision to change the captain. A leader should command respect and be able to control their emotions.
Image source, Getty ImagesWolves have a new captain - boss Gary O'Neil confirmed in his news conference on Friday that full-back Nelson Semedo will lead the side from now on, starting with Saturday's game against Ipswich.
The Portugal international has taken on the role from Mario Lemina, following conversations between O'Neil and the midfielder earlier this week.
Lemina clashed with West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen after Monday's 2-1 defeat at London Stadium, with O'Neil saying those types of scenes "can't happen".
Phil Cartwright
BBC Sport journalist
Wolves boss Gary O'Neil has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Ipswich (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Mario Lemina has been replaced as captain by Nelson Semedo following discussions between O'Neil, Lemina and senior players earlier this week. O'Neil said: "Sometimes these things can be tough to deal with and sometimes you can come out of them in a good spot, and I feel like we have. I have a lot of respect for Mario. When we get the best out of him on the pitch, his level is so high that he's still going to play a very big part for us, which he's still extremely keen to do."
O'Neil said of the incidents involving Lemina after full-time at West Ham on Monday: "What happened after the game can't happen. We all understand that emotions can rise, that we're in a tough moment and everyone's fighting and giving everything under big stress and pressure. But they're scenes we won't see again, definitely."
O'Neil has been publicly backed by chairman Jeff Shi following speculation over his position: "I've always been in contact with Matt [Hobbs, sporting director] and Jeff, and the situation we've been in, everyone here is aware of. If I'd been put into a situation where we were free-spending, I was cherry-picking Premier League players and we'd won three games in whatever it is, I'd have lost my job a while ago. But the situation we're in is very different to that."
He continued: "I understand the importance of results and we're working hard to improve them. Of course we need to do better - nobody wants to be on nine points after 15 games - but there have been good conversations with Matt and Jeff about what we do now, what we do with January approaching and the direction that we try to push the club in."
On whether lessons have been learned about the club's transfer strategy heading into the January window: "January will be very different. Whether that's a lesson learned or it's just an adjustment, these things always evolve. But my focus is on this group and how much we can get out of them. I'm excited to get them going again for tomorrow and I'm excited for this group to prove everybody wrong and change the situation."
Jose Sa and Pablo Sarabia remain out with injury for the visit of Ipswich, while Joao Gomes is suspended.
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Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesDespite remaining in charge, it still seems like the end game for Gary O'Neil at Wolves.
Getting a victory against Ipswich on Saturday was already going to be vital but after Monday's defeat at West Ham, it has become paramount.
A win would move Wolves to within a point of 17th-placed Crystal Palace, who travel to Brighton on Sunday, and three points clear of the Tractor Boys.
Victory would put a plaster over the wound. It would not fix a problem and it feels the next damaging defeat would spell the end regardless.
An Ipswich win would see the atmosphere at Molineux become toxic and leave O'Neil - who faces the media this afternoon - in an untenable position, given he has lost the support of the majority of fans.
It feels like he is the caretaker for his own job, with Wolves unable to find a suitable successor, and has been put in an unsustainable position.
O'Neil, a decent man and a good coach, deserves better than a drawn out exit.
Image source, PA MediaExcluding penalties, Wolves have conceded a league-high 15 goals from set-piece situations this season. Only in their relegation campaigns of 2003-04 (20) and 2011-12 (18) have they conceded more such goals in a Premier League season.
At home, they have conceded 34 goals in 16 Premier League games in 2024 so far. The last time they conceded more home league goals in a year was in 2012 (47 in 23 games), which is the only other year in the club's history they have conceded at a rate of two or more goals per game at Molineux.
Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesWolves chairman Jeff Shi has backed under-fire manager Gary O'Neil but admitted it is "essential" that results improve.
The head coach has been under increasing pressure following two wins from the opening 15 games.
Three straight defeats looked to have put him on the brink but Wolves are standing by the 41-year-old ahead of Saturday's visit of fellow strugglers Ipswich.
"I remain grateful to Gary for stepping into such a demanding situation just days before the beginning of a new season [when he replaced Julen Lopetegui in August 2023], and for his commitment to the club every day since then," Shi wrote in his Wolverhampton Express & Star column, external.
"While he knows that improving our results quickly is essential for everyone associated with the football club, we are united in supporting him as all of us strive to make that progress happen."
Wolves are second bottom of the Premier League but would move three points above Ipswich with a win and would be just a point behind 17th-placed Crystal Palace, who go to Brighton on Sunday.
"Since Fosun's ownership began in 2016, Wolves have seen incredible highs and endured tough lows," continued Shi. "Throughout this time, success or failure has never been down to a single individual - it has always been about the collective. Football is, at its core, a team sport, and that principle extends beyond the pitch.
"Business sense plays a key role in all our decisions, with our strategy and operations constantly evolving to adapt to the ever-changing football industry and global landscape.
"Of course, this year, injuries to key players have also been particularly challenging, and I hope for better fortune in 2025. Yet, it is during testing times like these that the true character of a team is revealed."
Wolves could be forced to sell one of their star players in January to avoid a potential profit and sustainability breach. (Football Insider), external
Mike Taylor
BBC Radio WM reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesIt is not exactly a vote of confidence - nothing having been said on the record. Perhaps it is a vote of no confidence in the alternatives? Or, more pointedly, a vote of no confidence by any potential alternative candidates for Wolves.
Whatever you call it, the outcome of the various briefings over the past few days is that Gary O'Neil will be in charge for the home game against Ipswich on Saturday and, beyond that, into the January transfer window. Unless… unless what?
As my local-reporting colleague Liam Keen of the Express and Star wrote pithily on Tuesday, external, O'Neil "will take charge of the team at Molineux on Saturday, unless chairman Jeff Shi has a late change of heart."
You could just about argue that in a world where any manager is perceived to be under pressure after a handful of dodgy results, O'Neil's situation therefore passes for normal, or football-normal.
This might be true had those sources piped up in defence before Monday night's game at West Ham. Before that match, the narrative was that Wolves were not merely thinking about - but had gone so far as to contact a number of potential new head coaches.
In the event, 'El Sackico' turned out to be no more than a crude label for a slow-paced, nervous game in a muted atmosphere. A goalless draw, and salvation for nobody seemed likely until a depressingly familiar Wolves sequence in the second half: defensive clanger; spirited response; contentious decision goes the wrong way... defeat.
O'Neil, who remains his own most eloquent advocate, delivered what sounded like his closing speech to the jury as he listed all the senior players who have left since he took over. It is also right to say that, unlike in similar situations, his players have clearly been fighting for him. Their defeats can be attributed to many things, but not a noticeable lack of effort. Just as well, as the news of the search for a replacement would have given a less-committed squad cover to down tools.
So, to Saturday: a game Wolves would normally be expected to win, and which their league position demands they really must. It is to be played in front of an increasingly disillusioned home support. If they lose, then what?
Come to think of it, what happens if they win, and afterwards one of the many coaches Wolves have been sounding out recently changes his mind – as Julen Lopetegui did two years ago – and returns their call?
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