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Another one-sided match and another humbling defeat closed out Wolves' campaign - and possibly boss Dominic Kinnear's term with the club - on Saturday as Middlesbrough earned a 4-0 win.

Kinnear featured a side of substitutes and reserves which saw several players make their club debuts including: Andrew Gardner, Nicolas Rossini, Eugenio Berni, Danny Chadwick, Mattia Sau and Harry Severn. Center back Gary Loft drew a red card and was sent off in the second half.

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2016-17 npower Championship League Final Table

1. Southampton 96
2. West Ham 93

3. Blackburn 89
4. Derby County 88
5. Hull City 87
6. Middlesbrough 85

7. Reading 84
8. Burnley 68
9. Ipswich Town 67 (+7)
10. Sheffield Wednesday 67 (+1)
11.Blackpool 66
12. Brighton & Hove 64
13. Crystal Palace 62
14. Huddersfield Town 57
15. Wolverhampton 56
16. Leeds United 54
17. Nottingham Forest 53
18. Bristol City 51 (-12)
19. Watford 51 (-14)
20. Leicester City 44
21. Millwall 41

22. Coventry City 39
23. Peterborough 30
24. Bournemouth 28


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2016-17 npower Championship League Leaders

Golden Boot
1. Alexandre Pato (Wolves) 28
2. Emnes (Middlesbrough) 23
3. Jack Sampson (Wolves) 19
4. Jutkiewicz (Middlesbrough) 18
5. 2 with 17

Assists
1. Ward (Derby County) 10
1. Carson (Ipswich Town) 10
3. Emnes (Middlesbrough) 9
3. Maiga (West Ham) 9
5. 2 with 8

Golden Glove
1. Henderson (West Ham) 18
2. Forster (Southampton) 17
3. Fielding (Derby County) 15
3. McCarthy (Reading) 15
5. Jakupovic (Hull City) 13



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Notable winners for 2016-17

UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich

UEFA Europa League: Inter

UEFA European Super Cup: Bayern Munich

English FA Cup: Manchester City

English League Cup: Manchester United

Barclays Premier League: Chelsea

npower Championship League: Southampton

npower League 1: Charlton Athletic

npower League 2: Gillingham

French Ligue 1: Marseille

German Bundesliga: Bayern Munich

Italian Serie A: AC Milan

Dutch Eredivisie: Ajax

Russian Premier League: Spartak Moskva

Spanish La Liga: FC Barcelona

Relegated to npower Championship League: Wigan Athletic, Cardiff City, West Bromwich Albion

Promoted to Premier League: Southampton, West Ham United, Hull City

Relegated to League 1: Coventry City, Peterborough, Bournemouth

Promoted to Championship League: Charlton Athletic, Port Vale, Barnsley

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On June 9, 2017 after months of speculation Jack Sampson, who rejected a contract extension from Wolves, has submitted a transfer request to the club.

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On July 7, 2017, a deal was completed with West Ham to send 24-year-old striker Jack Sampson to the Hammers for $11M. Sampson signed a new 4-year contract with his new club which will pay him $60k per week.

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18-year-old CDM Phil Simpson has been sent on a season loan to MK Dons.

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20-year-old CB Jagos Jovanic (78 OVR) was signed on a free transfer to a 4-year deal worth $30k per week on July 16.

Alexandre Pato was sold to Real Madrid for $70M on July 18. Pato agreed to a 3-year contract worth $250k per year with the Spanish giants.



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Juan suffered a broken toe in the season's first friendly, a 3-0 win over Botafogo. The CB is expected to miss about 6 weeks

Wolves have sold goalkeeper David De Gea to Lazio for $17.5M purchased striker Romelu Lukaku, 24, (83 OVR) from Chelsea for $27M. Lukaku agreed to a 3-year deal worth $110k per week.

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LB Nicolas Rossini, 20, has been sent on a season loan Bradford City.

Wolves will open the 2017-18 season without Ezequiel Munoz who suffered a leg contusion in training. Additionally, Carl Ikeme (68 OVR) will be the first team goalkeeper as the club negotiates a contract with Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois (80 OVR).

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Wolves' Manager Dominic Kinnear will enter the 2017-18 season with a career record of 111 wins, 66 draws, and 87 losses in 264 matches with Houston Dynamo, Port Vale, and Wolverhampton. Since his mid-term take over at Wolves in 2013-14, Kinnear has posted a record of 72-49-59 in 180 matches with the club.

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Wolves opened the 17-18 season with heartbreak as they were eliminated from the Capital One Cup by a 1-0 defeat in Extra Time by Preston North End. Despite outshooting their League 1 opponents 30(10) to 12(3), Wolves were unable to finish and were shock result victims when Preston converted a penalty in the 113th minute.

After the match, Wolves announced that they have agreed on a 3-year contract with Thibaut Courtois (80 OVR) worth $80k per week. Courtois, 25, will immediately assume the first team goalkeeping position now that his $19M transfer from Chelsea is complete.

Wolves will open the Championship League season on Saturday when they visit Reading. With a more defensive approach to the new season, boss Dominic Kinnear said he has no plans to scrap the 4-4-1-1 formation that his side debuted in the loss at Preston North End. After missing the Capital One clash, defender Ezequiel Munoz is expected to be fit for the trip to Reading.

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Thibaut Courtois earned Man of the Match honors in his Wolverhampton debut at Reading on Saturday. Courtois did concede a penalty in the 47th minute, but he made 8 saves and assisted on Kieran Gibbs' goal with a beautifully placed goal kick that put Gibbs clear for a bottom corner strike in the 34th minute.

Gibbs' goal followed an Elkeson volley of a Romelu Lukaku volley in the 30th minute that opened the scoring. Lukaku would then bag his first goal for the club in the 50th minute to close the scoring and give Wolves the 3-1 result.

Ezequiel Munoz was removed in the 14th minute following an awkward landing when he minted to play a Wolverhampton corner. Munoz twisted his knee and, following the match, boss Dominic Kinnear confirmed his defender will miss about a month with a spain.

The Wanderers will open their home schedule on Tuesday night when they host Blackpool.

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Romelu Lukaku scored his first hat-trick for Wolves in his home debut, including the match-winner in stoppage time, as Wolverhampton best Blackpool, 3-2, on Tuesday night at Molinuex Stadium.

Lukaku struck twice in the first half (5', 38') to lift the Wanderers to a 2-0 lead, but former Wolves' player Richard Stearman leveled the match at 88' by heading in a corner. That set the stage for Lukaku's last-gasp heroics.

Ravel Morrison and Danny Mantom each recorded an assist in the win and Thibaut Courtois made 13 saves.

On Saturday, Wolves (2-0-0) will visit Huddersfield Town (2-0-0).

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Elkeson (24') and Mohammed Abu (29') provided the goals, Kieran Gibbs tallied an assist, and Thibaut Courtois made 8 saves and kept a clean sheet as Wolves moved their mark to 3-0-0 in the npower Championship League with a 2-0 win at Huddersfield Town on Saturday.

Tuesday night will see a clash between Wolves and Bristol City (0-1-2, 21st) at Molinuex Stadium.

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Romelu Lukaku scored his second hat trick, in as many home games with Wolves, as Wolverhampton got a 4-2 result over Bristol City on Tuesday night.

Elkeson, Leigh Griffiths, Danny Mantom, and Ravel Morrison each recorded an assist and Kieran Gibbs (33') joined Lukaku (45', 53', and 86') on the scoresheet with a brilliant diving header off of a corner. Lukaku's third goal was, perhaps, his finest to date. Sprinting toward the 6-yard line, the Belgian striker struck a venomous volley to the underside of the crossbar, following an early cross from Morrison.

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Following the win over Bristol City, Wolves' boss Dominic Kinnear announced that the club had reached an agreement on a 3-year contract with Fernando, completing his move from Gremio. The transfer was reportedly priced at $15M and the contract is said to pay the 25-year-old CDM (83 OVR) $60k per week.

Fernando should be available for selection to Kinnear on Saturday when Wolverhampton (4-0-0, 2nd) travel to Blackburn (2-0-2, 10th).

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Fernando made his presence felt in his Wolves debut with a goal in the 74th minute and Lukaku added one of his own in the 81st minute as Wolves remained perfect in Championship League play on Saturday, beating Blackburn 2-1.

After a transfer period that saw the departures of Jack Samson (West Ham), Alexandre Pato (Real Madrid), and David De Gea (Lazio) and the arrivals of Jagos Jovanic (free), Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea) and Fernando Martins (Gremio), Wolves remained silent on deadline day.

On Saturday, September 9, following an international break Wolves (5-0-0, 2nd) will host Leicester City (2-2-1, 11th) at Molinuex Stadium.

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Fernando (7') scored his second goal in as many games with his new club and Elkeson added the difference-maker in the 67th minute as Wolves kept their perfect league record intact with a 2-1 win over Leicester City.

Kieran Gibbs and Romelu Lukaku were credited with assists in the match.

The victory has Wolverhampton (6-0-0) alone atop the npower Championship League table with a perfect 18 points. It marks the first time that a Dominic Kinnear-led club has been in such a position - at Houston, Port Vale, or Wolverhampton. Wolves will visit Nottingham Forest (3-3-0, 7th) on Tuesday night.

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Wolves and their supporters have got to be feeling as though this team is destined to, at the very least, gain automatic promotion to the Premier League after Tuesday night's thrilling come-from-behind win at Nottingham Forest pushed their league record to 7-0-0.

Trailing 1-0 in the 90th minute, Leigh Griffiths, who came off the bench, took a pass from Fernando and struck from 14 yards to equalize. The Wanderers didn't stop there, however. Ravel Morrison had his 19-yard effort float in, after deflecting off of an opponent, in stoppage time, delivering the last-gasp winner.

Wolves, who sit atop the league table with 21 points, will host Charlton Athletic (1-0-6, 23rd) on Saturday.

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Thibaut Courtois made 7 saves and kept a clean sheet and super sub Leigh Griffiths struck from 10 yards with a first time touch of a spilt rebound in the 82nd minute as Wolves remained perfect in league play with a 1-0 win over Charlton Athletic.

Wolves (8-0-0, 1st) will visit Brighton & Hove Albion (2-3-3, 14th) next Saturday.

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Romelu Lukaku (58') converted from the spot and Leigh Griffiths (77') came off the bench to score yet again but it wasn't enough to keep the Wanders 8-match win steak intact as they drew, 2-2 with Brighton & Hove on Saturday.

Luis Pedro Cavanda was credited with an assist on Griffiths' goal, which was, in reality, a ball that deflected in off of the well-positioned substitute.

Wolves (8-1-0, 1st) will play host to West Bromwich Albion (7-1-1, 3rd) on Tuesday night in what is shaping up to be a crucial early-season clash between top 3 sides.

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Kieran Gibbs scored a late equalizer (84'), to go with an assist, on his birthday to earn Man of the Match honors in the season's biggest clash to date. Leigh Griffiths, the Wolves' sensational substitute, provided late heroics again - this time scoring the winner in the 90th minute.

Fernando and Johnny Gorman also recorded assists and Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring with a goal in the 11th minute as Wolves earned a huge 3-2 result over West Brom.

Wolverhampton (9-1-0, 1st) are still unbeaten in the Championship League and will visit Sheffield Wednesday (3-2-5, 18th) on Saturday.

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First half goals from Luis Pedro Cavanda (17'), Kieran Gibbs (35') and Fernando (37') set the stage for a dominant 3-1 result for Wolves at Sheffield Wednesday.

Fernando also added an assist and was joined in that department by Ravel Morrison.

Wolverhampton is currently 5 points clear of second-placed Derby County at 10-1-0 and well host Cardiff City (4-3-4, 14th) on Tuesday night at Molinuex Stadium.

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After falling behind, 1-0 in the 18th minute, Wolves got three equalizer from Elkeson (21'), and the difference-makers from Romelu Lukaku (24', 42') as they held on in the second half for a 3-1 result over Cardiff City. Kieran Gibbs and Luis Pedro Cavanda were credited with assists on the night.

The Wanderers (11-1-0, 1st) enter the upcoming international break 5 points clear of second-placed Derby County and will visit Crystal Palace (3-4-5, 16th) after the break, on Saturday, October 14.

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Fernando struck a brilliant 29-yard free kick in the 7th minute, Romelu Lukaku scored a hat trick (36', 57', 79'), and Kieran Gibbs, Jagos Jovanic and Jake Cassidy each recorded assists as Wolves crushed Crystal Palace on Saturday, 4-1.

Wolverhampton (12-1-0) are now 6 points clear of second-placed West Brom and will host Burnley (6-4-3, 10th) at Molinuex Stadium on Tuesday night.

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Thibaut Courtois recorded 9 saves and kept a clean sheet on Tuesday night, but Wolves were kept off the scoresheet as well and Burnley earned a 0-0 draw at Wolverhampton.

Wolves (12-2-0, 1st) remain atop the npower Championship League table with 38 points, 6 points clear of second-placed Derby County (10-2-2), and will visit Wigan Athletic (7-3-4, 8th) on Saturday.

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That was a long break in updates. I thought maybe you have finished FIFA for this year.

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That was a long break in updates. I thought maybe you have finished FIFA for this year.

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Yeah, a full month.

I haven't shut it down at all, just been spending alot of free time on a business venture that I'm working on.

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Hey Steeler, out of curiosity, have you changed your PS account. I was checking friends a few nights ago and it looks like you haven't been on in like 3-4 months.

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Hey Steeler, out of curiosity, have you changed your PS account. I was checking friends a few nights ago and it looks like you haven't been on in like 3-4 months.

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No, I haven't. However, I moved about 8 months ago and have never bothered to get internet at the house. I will again, at some point. Knowing me, it will likely be when I'm forced to by work. :p

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An own goal by Wigan CB Gabriel Paletta (45') gave Wolves the halftime lead and Romelu Lukaku (75') gave them breathing space as Thibaut Courtois (8 saves) kept a second consecutive clean sheet to secure a 2-0 result for Wolverhampton on Saturday.

Man of the Match, Kieran Gibbs assisted on Lukaku's second half finish.

The Wanderers (13-2-0, 1st) have moved eight points clear of second-placed Derby County and will host Millwall (2-3-10, 21st) next Saturday at Molinuex Stadium.

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Wolverhampton needed every one of Romelu Lukaku's 4 goals (12', 35', 73', 77') to avoid a shock result on Saturday in a downpour at Molinuex Stadium. Lukaku, who has taken the Championship League by storm with 20 goals in 16 matches, vollied a brilliant Mohammed Abu cross to provide the difference in Wolves' 4-3 win over Millwall.

Elkeson and Ezequiel Munoz joined Abu with assists.

Wolves (14-2-0, 1st) will visit Middlesbrough (7-3-6, 10th) on Tuesday night.

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Thibaut Courtois kept his third clean sheet over the last four matches and made thirteen saves as Wolverhampton crushed Middlesbrough, 4-0.

Elkeson scored a first half hat trick (22', 32', 39') and was joined on the scoresheet by Ezequiel Munoz who headed in a corner in the 71st minute to round out the scoring. Luis Pedro Cavanda, Romelu Lukaku, and Kieran Gibbs recorded assists for Wolves.

Next Tuesday night, Dominic Kinnear will lead his side to his former ground. Wolves (15-2-0 1st) will visit Port Vale (1-2-14, 24th) who Kinnear managed for parts of the 12-13 and 13-14 campaigns in League 1 before taking over at Wolverhampton. Kinnear went 27-9-13 at Port Vale and has gone 87-51-60 with Wolves.

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Louis Dodds goal in the 89th minute delivered a shock result to Wolverhampton on Tuesday night as Port Vale were victorious, 1-0.

Poor finishing contributed heavily to Wolves' struggles - just 29% of their 17 shots were on target. Wolverhampton were handed their first loss of the Championship League campaign. Fernando suffered a sprained ankle and will miss about 3 weeks, according to Dominic Kinnear.

Following an international break, Wolves (15-2-1, 1st) will host Ipswich Town (2-9-7, 20th) on Saturday, November 18.

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Wolves outshot Ipswich Town 23-8 on Saturday afternoon but could not finish, drawing nil-nil.

Romelu Lukaku, the Championship League's leading goal-getter with 20, suffered an ankle sprain in the 16th minute as was replaced by Jake Cassidy. Boss Dominic Kinnear lamented that Lukaku will be down for about a month with the injury.

Kinnear also stated that Fernando is close to returning to the first team from his ankle injury. Kinnear would not commit to having Fernando in the lineup next Saturday when Wolverhampton (15-3-1, 1st) visit Barnsley (5-3-11, 19th) though he did say it looks promising.

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No Lukaku? No problem.

Kieran Gibbs ended a 200+ minute scoring drought for Wolverhampton on Saturday with a goal in the 4th minute as the Wanderers cruised to a 3-0 win at Barnsley.

Gibbs then crossed the ball into the area in the 15th minute to Fernando who struck a one-touch volley from twelve yards for a 2-0 advantage. Jake Cassidy closed the scoring in the 30th minute on an assist from Jagos Jovanic and Thibaut Courtois kept his second consecutive clean sheet with eleven saves.

Fernando, back from an ankle injury, played just the first half and admitted after the match that, despite his brilliance, he was only "eighty percent".

Wolves (16-3-1, 1st) will host Watford (6-5-9, 14th) on Tuesday night at Molinuex Stadium.

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npower Championship League

League Table through Match Day 20

1. Wolverhampton 51 points
2. West Bromwich 45

3. Blackburn 42
4. Derby County 40
5. Reading 39 (+13)
6. Huddersfield Town 39 (+11)

7. Wigan Athletic 34
8. Blackpool 33 (+6)
9. Burnley 33 (+5)
10. Cardiff City 32
11. Middlesbrough 30
12. Leicester City 27 (+2)
13. Nottingham Forest 27 (-3)
14. Watford 23 (-7)
15. Leeds United 23 (-9)
16. Sheffield Wednesday 22
17. Brighton & Hove 21
18. Crystal Palace 20
19. Ipswich Town 19
20. Barnsley 18
21. Bristol City 16

22. Millwall 13 (-15)
23. Charlton Athletic 13 (-18)
24. Port Vale 8

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Jake Cassidy assisted on goals by Mohamed Abu (28') and Elkeson (38') and Thibaut Courtois made 8 saves in keeping a third consecutive clean sheet as Wolverhampton earned a 2-0 result over Watford on Tuesday night.

Wolves (17-3-1, 1st) will travel to Derby County (12-5-4, 6th) on Saturday, December 9 following an international break. Boss Dominic Kinnear stated that star Romelu Lukaku is expected to be back in training by then, but not likely to be featured.

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Danny Mantom came on late to feed super-sub Leigh Griffiths with an assist as Griffiths lasered a short-side strike from 12 yards into the top corner in the 88th minute to give Wolves a 1-0 result at Derby County.

Keeper Thibaut Courtois made 10 saves and collected his fourth consecutive clean sheet. The Belgian youngster has not allowed a goal since the late winner he surrendered to Louis Dobbs in the Wanderers only league loss at Port Vale.

Elkeson picked up his fifth yellow of the season and, with it, as one-match ban. Elkeson will miss next Saturday's clash with Leeds United (8-3-11, 14th) at Molinuex Stadium. However, Wolves' Manager Dominic Kinnear said that Romelu Lukaku should be available for selection following his ankle injury.

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