A look at the Premier League table would suggest that Wolverhampton Wanderers are in a stable position.
Despite dropping two places on the final day, their 10th place finish was their third in the top half since winning promotion in 2018. This was, of course, their first without the management of Nuno Espirito Santo, who was replaced by Bruno Lage after four seasons in charge.
In Lage’s first campaign they finished higher than in 2020-21 and picked up more points than in that Covid-affected season. But in the final months of last term, there was only one direction Wolves were heading…and it wasn’t up. After beating Leicester on February 20, Lage’s side were six points off the top-four - having played two games fewer - and one point ahead of Tottenham, who they had soundly beaten the previous weekend.
