Wolves sack head coach Gary O'Neil

The 41-year-old has been relieved of his duties following the late 2-1 defeat to Ipswich, in which Wolves suffered a 93rd minute goal.

Wolves are 19th in the Premier League with just nine points from 16 games, of which they have lost 11.

The club are on a run of four consecutive losses following the defeat to Ipswich, after losing 4-2 to Bournemouth, 4-0 at Everton and 2-1 at West Ham.

Chairman Jeff Shi publicly backed O'Neil to turn it around just two days before the Ipswich game, but has now sacked the head coach after fans at Molineux turned on Shi and owners Fosun.

O'Neil only signed a new four-year contract in August and Wolves were reluctant to sack him, despite sounding out replacements.

But he now departs after 16 months in charge and is expected to leave alongside all of his backroom staff, which includes coaches Tim Jenkins, Shaun Derry, Ian Burchnall and Neil Cutler and analyst Woody Dewar

Wolves are planning to bring in a new head coach before the trip to fellow strugglers Leicester on Sunday.

Chairman Jeff Shi said: “We’re very grateful to Gary for all of his effort, dedication and hard work during his time at the club, and we wish him and his team the best of luck for the future.”