Pereira signed a new three-year deal in September after guiding Wanderers to safety last season.

However, a return of just two points so far this campaign has put the club's eight-year stay in the top flight at serious risk.

A 3-0 defeat at Fulham on Saturday left Wolves eight points adrift of safety at the bottom of the table.

"Wolves have parted company with head coach Vitor Pereira, after a winless start to the 2025/26 season," the club said in a statement.

"Upon his arrival at Molineux last December, Pereira and his coaches made an immediate impact, guiding the team to a successful second half of the Premier League campaign.

"However, results and performances this term have fallen below acceptable standards, and as a result a change in leadership was deemed necessary."

After finishing 16th last season, Pereira had to cope with losing talismanic forward Matheus Cunha to Manchester United, while full-backs Rayan Ait-Nouri and Nelson Semedo also departed in the close season for Manchester City and Fenerbahce respectively.

Fan frustration has been building towards the club's Chinese owners Fosun for some time over a perceived lack of investment in the squad.

Pereira had been a fan favourite in his early months in charge, often going to celebrate victories with supporters in pubs close to Molineux.

But that relationship soured this season and he had to be escorted away from an angry confrontation with supporters following last weekend's 3-2 defeat to Burnley.

"Unfortunately, the start to this season has been a disappointment and, despite our strong desire to give the head coach time and matches to find an improvement, we have reached a point where we must make a change," added Wolves executive chairman Jeff Shi.