News about Gary O'Neil

Southampton's Russell Martin has shortened to a 4/5 favourite with Sky Bet to be the first Premier League manager sacked this season. Southampton suffered their seventh loss of the season over the weekend - going down 3-2 at the hands of fellow newly-promoted side Leicester City. Russell has overtaken Erik ten Hag as the best-backed in the market - with the Manchester United manager widening from a very short 4/9 to an 11/4 second-favourite following the Red Devils' 2-1 win over Brentford Saturday. For those after an outsider in the market, Wolves' Gary O'Neil, West Ham's Julen Lopetegui and Crystal Palace's Oliver Glasner round out the five favourites in the market at 4/1, 9/1 and 16/1 respectively.

Micah Richards has weighed in on Manchester City's contentious stoppage-time winner against Wolves. After taking an early lead through Jorgen Strand Larsen, Gary O'Neil's side were pegged back after Josko Gvardiol equalised for the champions before the interval. City continued to build on their momentum but the game looked set to end with the points shared between the two sides before John Stones headed home from a corner deep into stoppage time.

Fans can breath a sigh of relief as another international break is ticked off the football calendar. The Premier League returns this weekend, and there are some intriguing fixtures to look forward to. We are still in the early stages of the season, but already the table is starting to take shape, with Liverpool leading the way ahead of Manchester City and Arsenal, while four teams are still looking for their first win.

AADAM PATEL AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY: Wolves captain Mario Lemina defended Gary O'Neil after their winless start to the season continued at Brentford with a performance described by O'Neil as 'shocking and disastrous' and the worst since he became head coach in August 2023. Sections of the travelling support voiced their fury by chanting 'you don't know what you're doing' when he took off Andre for Hwang Hee-chan in the 57th minute, with his side trailing 4-2 after shipping four first-half goals. But Lemina insisted: 'No, Gary is not the problem. He is doing really well. If you say Gary O'Neil is the problem, then you are liars and cheaters because he has given us a lot of things we didn't have before. He has given a chance to a lot of players and now we have to give it back to him - at the moment we are not.

Gary O'Neil admitted that he has 'no idea' if he will be given the time at Wolves after his side lost 5-3 at Brentford to remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League. 'I have no idea,' said O'Neil, when asked whether he was confident that he'd remain as Wolves boss, despite signing a four-year deal in the summer. 'I am neither confident or not confident. Being a football manager means you have today and after that, so much can happen. Today I gave my best to help my football club have a successful day and it was miles below the standard we expect. 'Tomorrow I will get up and do the same and at some point someone will tell me to stop and I will stop', he added.

Erik ten Hag has been shortened from 7/1 to a 1/2 favourite with Sky Bet to be the first Premier League manager sacked this season. It comes after Manchester United were humiliated by Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday - a display that former club great Gary Neville described as an 'absolutely disgusting performance'. As a result, the Red Devils sit 12th in the table with just two wins from six games in 2024-25 to date.

Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League table on Saturday night with a deserved 2-1 victory away at Wolves. The Reds had briefly been replaced at the summit by Arsenal, who beat Leicester 4-2 earlier in the day. However, Arne Slot's men moved a point clear of both the Gunners and Manchester City thanks to goals from Ibrahima Konate and Mo Salah at Molineux Stadium. Konate headed Liverpool into the lead in first-half added time before Rayan Ait-Nouri hit back for Wolves against the run of play in the 56th minute. But Wolves were level for just five minutes as Mo Salah restored the away side's lead from the penalty spot after Nelson Semedo had fouled former Wolves star Diogo Jota.

Wolves preparations for the visit of Liverpool have been disrupted by illness within the squad, manager Gary O'Neil has confirmed. The 41-year-old's side currently sit at the foot of the Premier League table with just a solitary point to their name after five matches. Still searching for their first win, Wolves host an in-form Reds, who have won all three of their away games this evening - on Saturday evening. In the lead-up to the clash, several first-team players have been struck by a bout of sickness with many stars forced to miss training on Friday. Speaking to the press, O'Neil said: 'There's quite a bit of illness actually. A few will need a check tomorrow on how they're feeling - we just had a little bit of a virus going around.

Follow Mail Sport's live blog of the Premier League clash between Wolves and Newcastle. Wolves have lost three of their last four games, whilst their opponents are hot on an unbeaten streak.

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-1 WOLVES - TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE CITY GROUND: When social media is ablaze with every detail of Raheem Sterling's move to Arsenal and Jadon Sancho's switch to Chelsea, a goalkeeper moving from Crystal Palace to Wolves hardly earns a second glance. Yet if forwards win you games, keepers stop you losing them, and Wolves have Sam Johnstone to thank for their first point of the Premier League season. He On his debut after joining Wolves for £10million, Johnstone made superb saves in either half from Morgan Gibbs-White - celebrating his first senior England call-up - and Chris Wood. Wood had put Nottingham Forest ahead after 10 minutes and though his strike was quickly cancelled out by a stunner from Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, the Forest centre-forward might have had a hat-trick.

The Gunners got their latest title charge off to a winning start on Saturday afternoon, beating Gary O'Neil's side 2-0 at the Emirates in what was a relatively comfortable victory. Bukayo Saka was on the score sheet in the second half, with Kai Havertz opening the scoring after starting the game up front having got the nod ahead of Jesus (right). Jesus was substituted on after 85 minutes in place of Declan Rice, and didn't take long to get into the game, picking up a yellow card moments later following clash with Yerson Mosquera.

Wolves star Joao Gomes has opened up on overcoming a speech impediment which left him feeling 'stuck and inferior'. The Brazilian has established him as a key player for Gary O'Neil's side since completing a £15million move to Molineux in January 2023. Ahead of the new campaign, Gomes sat down with the club's media team and discussed his fight to overcome a stammer.

It's a little less than a month until the new Premier League season kicks off on August 16 and clubs around England will be looking to get their preparations sorted in time for the 2024-25 season. But a lot is set to happen between now and the first game of the season. While the dust is only just settling on what was an enthralling European Championship, managers, coaches and players have a lot to prepare for, with teams also right in the thick of a summer transfer window, which is yet to really catch fire. Among that, teams will be setting off on pre-season tours to Asia, America and southern Europe, with Premier League clubs set to clock up approximately 190,593 miles of travel (as the crow flies) travelling between games during the off-season.

The European Championship may have only finished four days ago - which feels strange - it's already time to look ahead to the Premier League season to come.  Granted we have just watched the majority of the leading names in the top-flight battle it out in either the Euros or Copa America, but in just 32 short days the Premier League will be back.  It feels like forever since Manchester City snatched a record fourth crown on the bounce from the clutching fingers of Arsenal on the final day, and we lost all three newly-promoted sides Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton. 

The 2024-25 Premier League season is fast approaching and each and every one of the 20 teams have upped their preparations ahead of the new season. Here is every Premier League clubs' pre-season fixture list including date and kick-off time.

It comes after Wolves turned down West Ham's £25million bid for Kilman , a stalwart who has only missed one Premier League game in the last two seasons. It is believed that manager Eddie Howe would be hesitant to sacrifice Anderson the player who had been offered as part of the deal.

SIMON JONES: Liverpool are in talks to sign Wolves prospect Alvin Ayman. The 16-year old, who can play in midfield or at centre back, joined Wolves' academy from Bradford City and has made such progress that manager Gary O'Neil has already included him in first team squads to gain experience. He travelled with Wolves' first team for their 5-1 defeat to Premier League champions Manchester City in May.

After losing their bid to boot VAR out of the division, Gary O'Neil's side will kick off their new campaign with an away tie against Arsenal and a home fixture versus Chelsea. They will take on three of last year's top four in the first six games, facing Aston Villa away and Liverpool at home before September is through, while they will also face Newcastle at home in the fourth game of the season, though end it against Crystal Palace (a) and Brentford (h).

Wolves have pipped Atletico Madrid to agree a £12.7million deal with Sporting Braga for Rodrigo Gomes. The 20-year-old can play as a winger or wing-back and impressed last season on loan at Estoril where he scored seven goals in 30 games. Gomes is due in England this week ahead of undergoing a medical and agreeing a five year contract.

The Premier League were unsuccessful in their attempts to close a loophole that enables clubs to use profits from the sale of hotels, training grounds or other tangible assets to stay in keeping with financial fair play rules, according to reports. Chelsea had sparked outrage in April after the west London club sold a hotel on their Stamford Bridge site to another company the club owns - in a bid to avoid breaching the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules (PSR).

Fabio Silva has admitted that he wants to leave Wolves this summer, four years after becoming the club's record signing. Under Gary O'Neil, the 21-year-old was limited to just three starts during the first half of last season before being sent on loan to Rangers. At Ibrox Silva struggled to make an impact, netting just four league goals as Philippe Clement's side were forced to settle for second after finishing eight points behind rivals Celtic.

Manchester City and Newcastle are reportedly vying for the same player from Wolves as they look to bolster their frontlines this summer ahead of next season. The Molineux outfit are asking for £60million, a club-record selling transfer fee, to part ways with one of their main men - a figure that would surpass the departures of Matheus Nunes to Man City for £53m and Ruben Neves to Al-Hilal for £47m in 2022. Wolves are seeking to sell significant players, and their coach, Gary O'Neil, has warned that they might be forced to make a departure before buying someone. 

Another Premier League campaign reached its climax on Sunday and quite a lot looks familiar. Manchester City are champions again, becoming the first team to win the English top-flight four times in a row, ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool. Meanwhile at the opposite end, the three clubs that came up - Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton Town - are the three going straight back down again. Following the season's conclusion, we grade all 20 clubs in our annual report cards, with part two covering Liverpool through to Wolves.

Another Premier League campaign reached its climax on Sunday and quite a lot looks familiar. Manchester City are champions again, becoming the first team to win the English top-flight four times in a row, ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool. Meanwhile at the opposite end, the three clubs that came up - Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton Town - are the three going straight back down again. Following the season's conclusion, we grade all 20 clubs in our annual report cards, beginning with Arsenal through to Fulham.