Wolverhampton Wanderers

Bruce: Bookies' favourite

Wolves line up new manager

Wolves are on the brink of appointing Mick McCarthy's successor following the manager's dismissal last week.
O'Hara: Takes responsibility

O'Hara: Mick sacking our fault

Wolverhampton winger Jamie O'Hara says the players should shoulder the responsibility for the sacking of manager Mick McCarthy.

Curbishley: Wants back in

Curbishley waiting on Wolves

Alan Curbishley has admitted he is keen on filling the vacant managerial post at Wolves, should they show interest in his services.

McCarthy: Shown the door

Wolves give McCarthy the axe

Wolves have sacked long-serving manager Mick McCarthy in the wake of a 5-1 thrashing by local rivals West Brom on Sunday.

McCarthy: Supremely confident

McCarthy still backs himself

Under-fire Wolves boss Mick McCarthy insists he can still do the job in the wake of a 5-1 thrashing by local rivals West Brom.

Odemwingie: Hat-trick hero

Wolverhampton 1-5 West Brom

West Brom have claimed bragging rights and three vital points after humiliating rivals Wolves in the Black Country derby on Sunday.

Wolverhampton v West Brom

West Brom boss Roy Hodgson is sweating over the fitness of Shane Long and Graham Dorrans ahead of Sunday's Black Country derby.

'Four wins to avoid relegation'

Jamie O'Hara has challenged his Wolves team-mates to secure four more victories, a feat he believes will be enough to beat the drop.

Frimpong ruled out for season

A serious knee injury to Arsenal's Emmanuel Frimpong suffered while on loan at Wolves has put an end to the midfielder's season.

QPR 1-2 Wolves

Kevin Doyle snatched all three points for Wolves in a 2-1 victory as 10-man QPR suffered a second-half collapse on Saturday.

QPR v Wolverhampton

QPR will be aiming to put some distance between themselves and the relegation zone when they host lowly Wolves at Loftus Road.

McCarthy anticipates rumours

Mick McCarthy can understand there will be ongoing speculation about his future at Wolves following Tuesday's 3-0 defeat to Liverpool.

Wolverhampton 0-3 Liverpool

Second-half goals from Andy Carroll, Craig Bellamy and Dirk Kuyt saw Liverpool run out comfortable winners against Wolves.

McCarthy rejects quit claim

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has laughed off speculation that he is planning to quit the club following a run of nine games without a win.

Wolves v Liverpool

Wolves midfielder Karl Henry misses Tuesday night's visit of Liverpool through suspension following his sending-off against Aston Villa.

Table

Barclays Premier League

  Teams P Pts
1 Man City 25 60
2 Man Utd 25 58
3 Tottenham 25 53
4 Arsenal 25 43
5 Chelsea 25 43
6 Newcastle 25 42
7 Liverpool 25 39
8 Norwich 25 35
9 Sunderland 25 33
10 Everton 25 33
11 Swansea 25 30
12 Fulham 25 30
13 Stoke City 25 30
14 West Brom 25 29
15 A Villa 25 28
16 QPR 25 21
17 Blackburn 25 21
18 Wolves 25 21
19 Bolton 25 20
20 Wigan 25 19
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Wednesday 22nd February
South African ABSA Premier League
Platinum Stars 3 - 4 Orlando Pirates
Black Leopards 2 - 2 Bloemfontein Celtic
International Match
China PR 2 - 0 Kuwait
UEFA Champions League
Basle 1 - 0 Bayern Munich
Marseille 1 - 0 Inter Milan
Europa League
Man City 4 - 0 FC Porto
Tuesday 21st February
UEFA Champions League
Napoli 3 - 1 Chelsea
CSKA Moscow 1 - 1 Real Madrid
Sunday 19th February
South African ABSA Premier League
Maritzburg United 0 - 2 Ajax Cape Town
Mamelodi Sundowns 0 - 0 Jomo Cosmos
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