Gary O’Neil has been sacked as Wolverhampton Wanderers manager. The 41-year-old only signed a new four-year deal with the club in August after an impressive first season at Molineux but the defeat against Ipswich Town — an 11th of the 2024-25 campaign — left them 19th in the table, four points from safety. The 2-1 home reverse — sealed by a 94th minute winner from Jack Taylor — comes five days after the 2-1 defeat at West Ham United on Monday. In 16 Premier League games they have now conceded 40 goals. Both those defeats were also marred by ugly post-match incidents with Mario...
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