2019–20 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
English football club season
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The 2019–20 season was the 142nd in the history of Wolverhampton Wanderers and the 3rd under then-head coach Nuno Espírito Santo. In that season, they competed in the Premier League for the 2nd consecutive time, the EFL Cup, the FA Cup and in a UEFA/continental competition for the first time since 1980–81 through/via the UEFA Europa League.
| 2019–20 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Jeff Shi | |||
| Head coach | Nuno Espírito Santo | |||
| Stadium | Molineux | |||
| Premier League | 7th | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| EFL Cup | Fourth round | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Raúl Jiménez (17) All: Raúl Jiménez (27) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 31,746 (vs Liverpool, 23 January 2020, Premier League) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 20,702 (vs Reading, 25 September 2019, EFL Cup) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 31,360 | |||
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As a result of the suspension of competitive football in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the club were unable to play any match for 3 months since the UEL match on 12 March.[1] A restart of the Premier League was made on 17 June,[2] with the club returning to action 3 days later.[3]
The team repeated their 7th-place finish of the previous Premier League season – with an improved points tally – but, as a result of Arsenal winning the FA Cup, this position was not sufficient to qualify for the UEFA Europa League again.[4] A top-6 position would only have been guaranteed with victory on the final day, but Wolves lost 0–2 at Chelsea.[5] Their continental campaign concluded at the quarter-final stage of a modified single-leg final tournament in Germany with defeat to the eventual winners Sevilla, lasting 383 days in total[6] and signified their best performance in a UEFA competition since reaching the inaugural UEFA Cup Final in 1972.
Competitions
Pre-season
Wolves were one of four teams invited to take part in the biennial Premier League Asia Trophy, which the team won. Owing to their participation in the qualifying rounds of the Europa League, these were the only other games the club undertook before the start of the league season.
| 17 July 2019 PLAT SF | Newcastle United | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nanjing, China |
| 18:00 CST | Report | Jota  15', 40'Gibbs-White 32'Allan  85' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 20 July 2019 PLAT Final | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Manchester City | Shanghai, China |
| 19:30 CST | Coady  76' |
Report | Stadium: Hongkou Stadium Referee: Martin Atkinson | |
| Penalties | ||||
Coady  Bennett  Kilman Perry Vinagre |
Gündoğan D. Silva Danilo García Nmecha |
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Mid-season friendlies
| 7 June 2020 Friendly | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest | Wolverhampton |
| Report | Walker ((pen.)) Bostock |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 0 | ||
| Note: Match played in four quarters of 30 minutes. | ||||
| 11 June 2020 Friendly | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birmingham |
| Jutkiewicz |
Report | Gibbs-White |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 | |
| Note: Match played in four quarters of 30 minutes. | ||||
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Leicester City | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 41 | +26 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 59 | |
| 8 | Arsenal | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b] |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 54 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[7]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[7]
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2019–20 EFL Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League group stage by league position, the spot given to the EFL Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed down to the sixth-placed team.
- Arsenal qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2019–20 FA Cup winners.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 59 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 |
Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: https://www.premierleague.com/tables
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2020. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
The provisional fixture list was released on 13 June 2019, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[8] The coronavirus pandemic caused the suspension of all fixtures scheduled between 11 March and the planned end of the season on 17 May. Revised fixture lists for the matchdays following the resumption of the league were published on 5 June and 18 June 2020.[9][10]
| 11 August 2019 1 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Jonny 39' Neves 60' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,015 (3,305 away fans) Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 19 August 2019 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Manchester United | Wolverhampton |
| 20:00 BST | Neves 51', 55' Bennett 67' |
Report | James 24' Martial 27'Pogba 68'Wan-Bissaka 84' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,314 (2,964 away fans) Referee: Jon Moss |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 25 August 2019 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Burnley | Wolverhampton |
| 16:30 BST | Jiménez 90+7' (pen.) |
Report | Barnes 13' Tarkowski 59'Lennon 88' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,522 (1,297 away fans) Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 1 September 2019 4 | Everton | 3–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool |
| 14:00 BST | Richarlison 5', 80' Iwobi 12'Delph 63' |
Report | Saïss 9' Vinagre 39'Jiménez 44', 75'Boly 49'  90+5'Bennett 58'Neto 90+4' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,374 (2,930 away fans) Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 14 September 2019 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–5 | Chelsea | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Abraham 69' (o.g.) Saïss 79'Cutrone 85' |
Report | Tomori 31' Abraham 34', 41', 55', 62'Christensen 64'Mount 90+6' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,534 (2,966 away fans) Referee: Graham Scott |
| 22 September 2019 6 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Selhurst, London |
| 14:00 BST | McArthur 45' Dendoncker 46' (o.g.)Ayew 62' |
Report | Coady 44' Saïss 48' 73'Jota 90+5' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,122 (2,969 away fans) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 28 September 2019 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Watford | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Doherty 18' Janmaat 61' (o.g.) |
Report | Holebas 68' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,711 (2,302 away fans) Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 6 October 2019 8 | Manchester City | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester |
| 14:00 BST | Rodrigo 50' Cancelo 50'Ederson 62'Gündoğan 71'Fernandinho 76' |
Report | Traoré 80', 90+4' Neves 84'Moutinho 86' |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,435 (3,010 away fans) Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 19 October 2019 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Southampton | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Jiménez 29', 61' (pen.) Coady 45+1'Vallejo 68' |
Report | Valery 10' Ings 53'Bertrand 90+3' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,915 (2,382 away fans) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 27 October 2019 10 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 14:00 GMT | Lascelles 53', 66' Clark 55'S. Longstaff  82' |
Report | Saïss 69' Jonny 73'Neves 75' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 46,019 (3,162 away fans) Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 2 November 2019 11 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Islington, London |
| 15:00 GMT | Aubameyang 21' |
Report | Saïss 67' Jiménez 76'Jota 89' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,383 (3,003 away fans) Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 10 November 2019 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Wolverhampton |
| 14:00 GMT | Saïss 12' Neves 41'Jota 74'Jiménez 84'Moutinho 86'Jonny 90+1' |
Report | Guilbert 10' Nakamba 27'Mings 40'Trézéguet 90+2' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,607 (2,970 away fans) Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 23 November 2019 13 | Bournemouth | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Billing 17' Francis 21' 37'Cook 59'Rico 90' |
Report | Saïss 4' Moutinho 21'Jiménez 31' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,539 (1,265 away fans) Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 1 December 2019 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Sheffield United | Wolverhampton |
| 14:00 GMT | Dendoncker 3' Doherty 64' |
Report | Mousset 2' Stevens 15'Fleck 43'Baldock 54'O'Connell 63'Egan 90' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,642 (2,970 away fans) Referee: David Coote |
| 4 December 2019 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | West Ham United | Wolverhampton |
| 19:30 GMT | Dendoncker 23' Jota 30'Cutrone 86' |
Report | Rice 67' Cresswell 79' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,217 (2,653 away fans) Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 8 December 2019 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Brighton |
| 16:30 GMT | Maupay 34' Pröpper 36'Dunk 75'Burn 82'Stephens 90+2' |
Report | Jota 28', 44' |
Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,189 (3,000 away fans) Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 15 December 2019 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wolverhampton |
| 14:00 GMT | Moutinho 60' Jonny 65'Traoré 67'Saïss 75'Dendoncker 89' |
Report | Lucas 8' Sánchez 64'Alderweireld 69'Dier 77'Kane 83'Vertonghen 90+1' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,674 (2,966 away fans) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 21 December 2019 18 | Norwich City | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Norwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Cantwell 17' Byram 53'Hanley 90+1' |
Report | Jonny 33' Saïss 57', 60'Moutinho 70'Jiménez 81'Doherty 90+6' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,053 (2,632 away fans) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 27 December 2019 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–2 | Manchester City | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 GMT | Traoré 55' Jiménez 82'Doherty 89' |
Report | Ederson 12' Sterling 25' 25', 50'Otamendi 60' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,737 (2,969 away fans) Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 29 December 2019 20 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool |
| 16:30 GMT | Mané 42' Lallana 45+1' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,326 (2,936 away fans) Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 1 January 2020 21 | Watford | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Watford |
| 15:00 GMT | Dawson 21' Deulofeu 30'Doucouré 49'Kabasele 71'Deeney 90+4'Foster 90+6' |
Report | Neto 26', 60' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,584 (2,204 away fans) Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 11 January 2020 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Dendoncker 14' |
Report | Almirón 7', 67' Atsu 67'M. Longstaff 87' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,570 (2,967 away fans) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 18 January 2020 23 | Southampton | 2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Southampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Bednarek 15', 57' Ward-Prowse 29'Long 35' |
Report | Neto 53' Jiménez 65' (pen.), 76'Neves 88' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,152 (3,279 away fans) Referee: Darren England |
| 23 January 2020 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Liverpool | Wolverhampton |
| 20:00 GMT | Jiménez 51' |
Report | Henderson 8' Robertson 56'Firmino 84' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,746 (2,970 away fans) Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 1 February 2020 25 | Manchester United | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Greater Manchester |
| 17:30 GMT | Fernandes 55' Lindelöf 79'Shaw 84' |
Report | Neves 57' Moutinho 71' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,363 (3,117 away fans) Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 14 February 2020 26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Leicester City | Wolverhampton |
| 20:00 GMT | Neves 45+1' Dendoncker 55' |
Report | Maddison 36' Choudhury 51' 76'Chilwell 88' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,682 (2,968 away fans) Referee: Mike Dean |
| 23 February 2020 27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Norwich City | Wolverhampton |
| 14:00 GMT | Jota 19', 30' Jiménez 41', 50'Coady 68' |
Report | Aarons 45' Godfrey 77'Buendía 87' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,046 (2,349 away fans) Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 1 March 2020 28 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Tottenham, London |
| 14:00 GMT | Bergwijn 13' Aurier 45'Lo Celso 59'Winks 84'Davies 84' |
Report | Doherty 27' Jota 57'Boly 71'Jiménez 73'Dendoncker 90+5' |
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 58,064 (3,038 away fans) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 7 March 2020 29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Saïss 45+1' |
Report | Montoya 37' Burn 54'Dunk 54' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,490 (1,850 away fans) Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 20 June 2020 30 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Stratford, London |
| 17:30 BST | Antonio 62' |
Report | Moutinho 57' Jiménez 73'Neto 84' |
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 24 June 2020 31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Bournemouth | Wolverhampton |
| 18:00 BST | Saïss 27' Neves 41'Jiménez 60'Moutinho 87' |
Report | Brooks 34' S. Cook 36'C. Wilson 39' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 27 June 2020 32 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birmingham |
| 12:30 BST | Mings 18' |
Report | Dendoncker 62' Neves 90+4' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 4 July 2020 33 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Arsenal | Wolverhampton |
| 17:30 BST | Saïss 75' Coady 84' |
Report | David Luiz 32' Saka 43'Maitland-Niles 79'Lacazette 86'Torreira 88'Xhaka 90+1' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 8 July 2020 34 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sheffield |
| 18:00 BST | O'Connell 30' Stevens 63'Egan 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 12 July 2020 35 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Everton | Wolverhampton |
| 12:00 BST | Jiménez 45+2' (pen.) Dendoncker 46'Jota 74' |
Report | Digne 19' Keane 58' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 15 July 2020 36 | Burnley | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Burnley |
| 18:00 BST | Wood 90+6' (pen.) |
Report | Jiménez 76' |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Mike Dean |
| 20 July 2020 37 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Crystal Palace | Wolverhampton |
| 20:15 BST | Podence 41' Coady 65'Jonny 68'Traoré 78' |
Report | McCarthy 64' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 26 July 2020 38 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Fulham, London |
| 16:00 BST | Mount 45+1' Giroud 45+3', 45+4'Azpilicueta 90+2' |
Report | Jota 22' Neto 45'Dendoncker 83' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Stuart Attwell |
FA Cup
As a Premier League team, Wolves entered the competition at the third round proper stage in January 2020. The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium on 3 December 2019, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[11]
| 4 January 2020 Third round | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Manchester United | Wolverhampton |
| 17:31 GMT [note 2] | Saïss 57' Kilman 72'Moutinho 90+4' |
Report | Young 86' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,381 (4,760 away fans) Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 15 January 2020 Third round replay | Manchester United | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester |
| 19:45 GMT | Fred 37' Mata 67'Maguire 74' |
Report | Neto 59' Dendoncker 84' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,025 (2,797 away fans) Referee: Kevin Friend |
EFL Cup
As a Premier League team involved in European competition, Wolves enter the competition in the third round. The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.[12] The draw for the fourth round was made on 25 September 2019.[13]
| 25 September 2019 Third round | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Reading | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 BST | Neto 20' Jordão 27'Perry 90+4' |
Report | Swift 63' Boyé 90+9' |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 20,702 (563 away fans) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| Penalties | ||||
| Neves Vallejo Bennett Vinagre |
Pușcaș Swift Boyé Miazga |
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| 30 October 2019 Fourth round | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birmingham |
| 19:45 GMT | El Ghazi 28' Elmohamady 57'McGinn 84' |
Report | Cutrone 54' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,962 (5,326 away fans) Referee: Lee Mason |
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying stage
As a result of their seventh place league finish in the previous season as well as Manchester City winning all 3 domestic trophies on offer that season, Wolves entered the competition in the second round qualifying round whose draw was confirmed on 19 June 2019.[14] The draw for the third round qualifying round was made on 22 July 2019 prior to the second round qualifying-round matches.[15] The play-off round draw was announced on 5 August 2019.[16] Wolves were seeded in all three draws.
| 25 July 2019 2nd round (1st leg) | Wolverhampton Wanderers  | 2–0 |  Crusaders | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 BST | Jota 37' Vinagre 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,708 (284 away fans) Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden) |
| 1 August 2019 2nd round (2nd leg) | Crusaders | 1–4 (1–6 agg.) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 20:00 BST | Bennett 13' (o.g.) Burns 55'Caddell 90+1' |
Report | Jiménez 15', 45' Bennett 38'Jota 55'Forsythe 77' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Seaview Attendance: 3,383 (541 away fans) Referee: Nejc Kajtazovic (Slovenia) |
| 8 August 2019 3rd round (1st leg) | Pyunik  | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Yerevan, Armenia |
| 20:00 AMT | Report | Doherty 30' Saïss 32'Jiménez 42', 46'Moutinho 71'Neves 90+1' (pen.) |
Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 13,050 (48 away fans) Referee: Michael Fabbri (Italy) |
| 15 August 2019 3rd round (2nd leg) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–0 (8–0 agg.) | Pyunik | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 BST | Vallejo 27' Neto 54'Gibbs-White 58'Vinagre 64'Jota 87' |
Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,391 (22 away fans) Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) [note 3] |
| 22 August 2019 Play-off round (1st leg) | Torino  | 2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Turin, Italy |
| 21:00 CEST | Belotti 45+1', 89' (pen.) Ansaldi 48'Berenguer 56'De Silvestri 61'Baselli 71'Bremer 73'Rincón 85' |
Report | Bremer 43' (o.g.) Jota 59'Jiménez 72'Saïss 79'Vallejo 82' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 24,091 (1,367 away fans) Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| 29 August 2019 Play-off round (2nd leg) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 (5–3 agg.) | Torino | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45 BST | Jiménez 30' Jonny 45'Dendoncker 58' |
Report | Baselli 33' Lukić 48'Belotti 57'Bremer 63' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,222 (474 away fans) Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 30 August 2019. The club were drawn from pot 3 into Group K to face Beşiktaş, Braga and Slovan Bratislava.[17]
- Final table
- Results
| 19 September 2019 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 |  Braga | Wolverhampton |
| 20:00 BST | Boly 90+6' |
Report | Sequeira 70' Horta 71'Matheus 78'Paulinho 90' |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 28,314 (176 away fans) Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
| 3 October 2019 2 | Beşiktaş  | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 19:55 TRT | Toköz 31' Özyakup 90+4' |
Report | Jonny 67' Boly 90+3' |
Stadium: Vodafone Park Attendance: 22,670 (963 away fans) Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
| 24 October 2019 3 | Slovan Bratislava  | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 18:55 CEST | Šporar 11' Holman 45'De Marco 63'Ibrahim 68'Medveděv 86' |
Report | Saïss 58' Jiménez 63' (pen.), 90+2'Jota 86' 87' |
Stadium: Národný Futbalový Štadión Attendance: 20,333 (188 away fans) [note 4] Referee: Yevhenii Aranovskiy (Ukraine) |
| 7 November 2019 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Slovan Bratislava | Wolverhampton |
| 20:00 GMT | Neves 51' Jiménez 89', 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,789 (986 away fans) Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) |
| 28 November 2019 5 | Braga | 3–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Braga, Portugal |
| 17:55 WET | Horta 6' Galeno 37'Paulinho 64'Fransérgio 79' |
Report | Jiménez 14', 68' Doherty 34'Traoré 35'Dendoncker 84' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 11,200 (5,824 away fans) Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
| 12 December 2019 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–0 | Beşiktaş | Wolverhampton |
| 20:00 GMT | Kilman 40' Jota 58', 63', 69'Dendoncker 67'Cutrone 90+2' |
Report | Uysal 56' Roco 90+2' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,866 (545 away fans) Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
Knockout phase
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 16 December 2019. The club was unseeded due to finishing as runners-up in the group stage.[18] The round of 16 ties were determined by an open draw held on 28 February 2020.[19] The return leg of the team's round of 16 tie was postponed from its original date of 19 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] In order to conclude the competition as promptly as possible, UEFA decided to organise a single-leg mini tournament in Germany for the final eight teams.[21] An open draw was conducted to this end on 10 July 2020.[22]
| 20 February 2020 Round of 32 (1st leg) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–0 |  Espanyol | Wolverhampton |
| 20:00 GMT | Jota 15', 67', 81' Moutinho 45'Neves 52' |
Report | Iturraspe 43' Gómez 67'Sánchez 78' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,435 (1,322 away fans) Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
| 27 February 2020 Round of 32 (2nd leg) | Espanyol | 3–2 (3–6 agg.) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain |
| 18:55 CET | Calleri 15', 57' (pen.), 90+1', 66' Sánchez 40'Vargas 66' |
Report | Traoré 6', 22' Kilman 56'Gibbs-White 63'Doherty 79' |
Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 14,525 (2,126 away fans) Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
| 12 March 2020 Round of 16 (1st leg) | Olympiacos  | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Piraeus, Greece |
| 22:00 EET | Semedo 29' El-Arabi 54'Sá 90' |
Report | Doherty 8' Coady 38'Neto 67', 90' |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 0 [note 5] Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
EFL Trophy
Wolves were one of the sixteen teams from outside the bottom two divisions of the English Football League to be invited to field their academy team in the competition due to it holding Category 1 academy status. They were drawn into Group G in the Northern section, from which they advanced in second place. Note: In group stage matches which were level at the end of 90 minutes a penalty shoot-out was held, with the winner earning a bonus point.
| 24 September 2019 Group G (N) | Carlisle United | 2–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Carlisle |
| 19:45 BST | Hope 35' Loft 45' |
Report | Ashley-Seal 20', 47', 64' Tsun Dai 40' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 893 (72 away fans) Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge |
| 1 October 2019 Group G (N) | Morecambe | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Morecambe |
| 19:45 BST | Brewitt 25' Howard 81' |
Report | Watt 23' Samuels 29' |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 514 (62 away fans) Referee: Ross Joyce |
| Penalties | ||||
| Cranston Buxton O'Sullivan Old Howard Mendes Gomes |
Watt Perry Sanderson Tsun Dai Ashley-Seal Samuels |
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| 5 November 2019 Group G (N) | Blackpool | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Blackpool |
| 19:45 GMT | Bushiri 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,036 (87 away fans) Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 3 December 2019 Second round (N) | Salford City | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Salford |
| 19:45 GMT | Armstrong 43', 47' Towell 87' |
Report | Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 505 (120 away fans) |
Players
Statistics
Key:
‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club
- # = Squad number
- Pos = Playing position
- P = Number of games played
- G = Number of goals scored
- GK = Goalkeeper
- DF = Defender
- MF = Midfielder
- FW = Forward
= Yellow cards
= Red cards- † Permanent player left club during the season
- ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season
Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.
| No. | Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G |  |
 |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | Discipline | ||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  Matt Doherty |
32(4) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 46(4) | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Jesús Vallejo ‡ |
1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Ryan Bennett ¤ |
7(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5(1) | 1 | 14(5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Bruno Jordão |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Pedro Neto |
9(20) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4(7) | 2 | 17(27) | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Rúben Neves |
35(3) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11(2) | 2 | 49(5) | 4 | 10 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW |  Raúl Jiménez |
37(1) | 17 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13(2) | 10 | 51(4) | 27 | 7 | 0 | [nb 1] |
| 10 | FW | Patrick Cutrone ¤ |
3(9) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4(6) | 0 | 9(15) | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Daniel Podence |
3(6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 5(8) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | GK | Rui Patrício |
38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF |  Willy Boly |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | [nb 2] |
| 16 | DF | Conor Coady |
38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Morgan Gibbs-White |
1(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6(1) | 1 | 7(8) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Diogo Jota |
27(7) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(6) | 9 | 35(13) | 16 | 5 | 1 | [nb 3] |
| 19 | DF | Jonny |
33(2) | 2 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(3) | 0 | 42(6) | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | John Ruddy |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Dion Sanderson ¤ |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Taylor Perry |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF |  Romain Saïss |
31(2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(3) | 1 | 44(5) | 3 | 14 | 1 | [nb 4] |
| 28 | MF | João Moutinho |
34(4) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16(1) | 0 | 51(6) | 1 | 11 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Rúben Vinagre |
6(10) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9(4) | 2 | 18(15) | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | FW |  Leonardo Campana |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF |  Leander Dendoncker |
32(6) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(6) | 2 | 45(12) | 6 | 7 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Ryan Giles ¤ |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | MF | Adama Traoré |
27(10) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(3) | 2 | 41(13) | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 39 | MF |  Terry Taylor |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | FW |  Renat Dadashov |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | DF | Max Kilman |
2(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 54 | MF |  Owen Otasowie |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | FW | Benny Ashley-Seal ¤ |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | MF |  Meritan Shabani |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | FW | Austin Samuels ¤ |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | DF |  Oskar Buur |
0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 62 | GK | Andreas Söndergaard |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | MF | Flávio Cristóvão † |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 68 | MF | Luke Cundle |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | DF |  Christian Marques |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 76 | DF | Lewis Richards |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | MF | Chem Campbell |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- Jiménez was suspended vs Besiktas (h) due to accumulating two yellow cards in UEFA competitions.
- Boly was suspended vs Chelsea (h) due to receiving a second yellow card vs Everton (a).
- Jota was suspended vs Slovan Bratislava (h) due to receiving a second yellow card vs Slovan Bratislava (a).
- Saïss was suspended vs Reading (h) due to receiving a second yellow card vs Crystal Palace (a) and vs Sheffield United (h) due to accumulating a further five yellow cards.
Awards
| Award | Winner[23] |
|---|---|
| Fans' Player of the Season | Raúl Jiménez |
| Players' Player of the Season | Raúl Jiménez |
| Young Player of the Season | Pedro Neto |
| Academy Player of the Season | Christian Marques |
| Goal of the Season | Rúben Neves (vs Espanyol, 20 February 2020) |
Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date Until | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2019 | CB | | Jesús Vallejo | Real Madrid | 24 January 2020[a] | First team | [44] |
| 29 January 2020 | CM | | Enzo Loiodice | Dijon | 30 June 2020 | Under-23s | [45] |
Transfers out
Loans out
Kits
          Home |
 Home alt. |
   Away |
 Away alt.1 |
Away alt.2 |
     Third |
Notes
- Played behind closed doors due to social distancing restrictions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- All ties in the FA Cup third round begin a minute later than normal to encourage fans to "Take A Minute" to think about looking after their mental health as part of the Heads Up campaign.
- Bastian Dankert (Germany) was originally appointed to referee this match by UEFA but was replaced due to injury.
- This match was officially behind closed doors due to UEFA sanctions imposed against the home team arising from crowd disorder and unrest at their play-off round tie against PAOK. Under UEFA rules, children aged under 14 were still allowed to attend such games (free of charge), with one adult for every 10 children also allowed entry to act as a supervisor. Wolves were allowed a restricted allocation of 200 tickets.
- This match was played behind closed doors after the Greek authorities imposed a ban on public gatherings due to fears after the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
- This match was played behind closed doors after UEFA decided that all its competitions would continue in this manner due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
- This match was played behind closed doors after UEFA decided that all its competitions will continue in this manner due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus.