| Wolverhampton Wanderers 2022–23 | ||
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| Club information | ||
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| Manager |  Bruno Lage (until 2 October) Steve Davis (caretaker)(from 2 October to 14 November)  Julen Lopetegui(from 14 November) | |
| Stadium | Molineux Stadium | |
| League Season information | ||
| Final League position | Premier League, 13th | |
| Highest position | 13th | |
| lowest position | 20th | |
| Points | 41 | |
| Goals for | 31 | |
| Goals against | 58 | |
| Goals difference | –27 | |
| Cup placements | ||
| FA Cup | Third round, Lost 1–0 to Liverpool | |
| EFL Cup | Quarter-finals, Lost 4–3 on penalties to Nottingham Forest | |
| Season statistics | ||
| Matches played | 44 | |
| Top goalscorer | Rúben Neves Daniel Podence (6 each) | |
  
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The 2022–23 season was the 145th year in the history of the English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club are competing in the Premier League for the 4th consecutive season.
Transfers[]
In[]
| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2022 | CF |  Hwang Hee-chan |
 RB Leipzig |
Undisclosed | First team |
| 2 July 2022 | CF | Leon Chiwome |
 AFC Wimbledon |
Undisclosed | Under-18's |
| 2 July 2022 | RW | Dom Plank |
Dorking Wanderers |
Free transfer | Under-18's |
| 12 July 2022 | CB |  Nathan Collins |
Burnley |
Undisclosed | First team |
| 8 August 2022 | LW | Gonçalo Guedes |
 Valencia |
Undisclosed | First team |
| 11 August 2022 | LB | Testimony Igbinoghene |
Manchester City |
Free transfer | Under-18's |
| 17 August 2022 | MF | Matheus Nunes |
 Sporting CP |
Undisclosed | First team |
| 31 August 2022 | CF |  Saša Kalajdžić |
VfB Stuttgart |
Undisclosed | First team |
| 2 September 2022 | CB | Alfie Pond |
Exeter City |
Undisclosed | Under-21's |
| 12 September 2022 | CF | Diego Costa |
Unattached | Free transfer | First team |
| 27 September 2022 | AM | Thomas Edozie |
XYZ Academy |
Free transfer | Youth |
| 3 January 2023 | CB | Max Ruddock |
Bradford City |
Free transfer | Youth |
Out[]
| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Conor Carty |
Bolton Wanderers |
Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Pascal Estrada |
 Olimpija Ljubljana |
Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB |  Marçal |
 Botafogo |
Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB |  Raphaël Nya |
 Paris |
Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Jamie Pardington |
Grimsby Town |
Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | John Ruddy |
Birmingham City |
Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB |  Romain Saïss |
 Beşiktaş |
Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF |  Faisu Sangare |
 Unattached |
Released |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Oliver Sweeney |
Burnley |
Free transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | LB | Rúben Vinagre |
Sporting CP |
£9,000,000 |
| 9 July 2022 | CF |  Renat Dadashov |
 Grasshopper |
Undisclosed |
| 9 July 2022 | AM |  Meritan Shabani |
Grasshopper |
Undisclosed |
| 19 August 2022 | AM | Morgan Gibbs-White |
Nottingham Forest |
Undisclosed |
| 29 August 2022 | CF |  Patrick Cutrone |
 Como 1907 |
Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | CB |  Willy Boly |
Nottingham Forest |
Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | DM |  Leander Dendoncker |
Aston Villa |
£13,000,000 |
| 2 December 2022 | CF | Léo Bonatini |
 Atlético San Luis |
Contract terminated |
Loans in[]
| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
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| 1 September 2022 | MF |  Boubacar Traoré |
Metz |
End of Season |
| 1 January 2023 | FW | Matheus Cunha |
Atlético Madrid |
End of Season |
Loans out[]
| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
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| 23 June 2022 | RB |  Ki-Jana Hoever |
 PSV Eindhoven |
End of Season |
| 23 June 2022 | MF | Ryan Giles |
Middlesbrough |
End of Season |
| 27 June 2022 | RB |  Bendegúz Bolla |
Grasshopper |
End of Season |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | Louie Moulden |
Solihull Moors |
1 January 2023 |
| 5 July 2022 | CB | Dion Sanderson |
Birmingham City |
End of Season |
| 8 July 2022 | CB | Lewis Richards |
Harrogate Town |
3 January 2023 |
| 14 July 2022 | CB | Taylor Perry |
Cheltenham Town |
End of Season |
| 19 July 2022 | CF | Fábio Silva |
 Anderlecht |
End of Season |
| 28 July 2022 | CF |  Theo Corbeanu |
Blackpool |
3 January 2023 |
| 29 July 2022 | CB | Nigel Lonwijk |
Plymouth Argyle |
End of Season |
| 8 August 2022 | CB | Conor Coady |
Everton |
End of Season |
| 19 August 2022 | GK | Joe O'Shaughnessy |
Bradford City |
End of Season |
| 23 August 2022 | CM | Bruno Jordão |
Santa Clara |
End of Season |
| 26 August 2022 | GK | Joe Young |
Dartford |
1 January 2023 |
| 29 August 2022 | CM | Luke Cundle |
 Swansea City |
End of Season |
| 31 August 2022 | GK |  Pálmi Arinbjörnsson |
 Skeid |
End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CB | Christian Marques |
Forest Green Rovers |
12 December 2022 |
New and Extended contracts[]
| Date | Pos. | Player |
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| 10 June 2022 | CB | Michael Agboola
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| 10 June 2022 | GK | Jackson Smith
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| 10 June 2022 | GK | Joe Young
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| 4 July 2022 | MF | João Moutinho
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| 11 July 2022 | GK |  Matija Sarkic
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| 12 July 2022 | RB | Marvin Kaleta
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| 19 July 2022 | CF | Fábio Silva
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| 28 July 2022 | CF | Theo Corbeanu
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| 29 July 2022 | CB | Nigel Lonwijk
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| 11 August 2022 | LW | Ty Barnett
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| 31 August 2022 | GK | Palmi Arinbjornsson
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| 1 September 2022 | CB | Christian Marques
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| 13 October 2022 | CF |  Chem Campbell
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| 27 October 2022 | GK | James Storer
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| 2 November 2022 | LB | Hugo Bueno
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| 8 December 2022 | CF | Owen Farmer
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Kits[]
         Home
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    Away
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    Third
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Pre-season and friendlies[]
On 15 June, Wolves announced a pre-season training camp in Alicante, which includes two friendlies against Beşiktaş and Alavés. A double header in Algarve, against Sporting CP and Farense was later added. A behind-closed-doors match against Villarreal B was scheduled to conclude to team's trip to Alicante.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Friendly 2 July 2022 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Wolverhampton, England | |
Neto  Campbell Traoré Jordão
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Stadium: Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| Friendly 9 July 2022 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Burnley | Wolverhampton, England | |
| 12:30 | Gibbs-White Podence Chiquinho
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Stadium: Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| Friendly 20 July 2022 | Alavés | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | La Nucia, Spain | |
| 19:00 CEST | Report | Jiménez 22' (pen.) Neto 43'Podence 51'Kilman 89'
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Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano |
| Friendly 21 July 2022 | Levante | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Benidorm, Spain | |
| 10:30 CEST | Roger 32',  44'Bardhi 35'Kochorashvili 59'
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Report | Mosquera 35' Podence 44'Toti 82'
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Stadium: Melia Villaitana Football Center Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) Referee: Jorge Tarraga Lajara |
| Friendly 23 July 2022 | Beşiktaş | 0–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | La Nucia, Spain | |
| 19:00 CEST | Report | Jiménez 15' Podence 29'Neto 40'
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Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano |
| Friendly 24 July 2022 | Villarreal B | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Benidorm, Spain | |
| 11:00 CEST | Ontiveros 49' Iosifov 68'
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Report | Mosquera 24'
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Stadium: Melia Villaitana Football Center Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| Friendly 30 July 2022 | Sporting CP | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | [São João da Venda, Portugal | |
| 18:45 WEST | Gonçalves 44' (pen.)
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Report | Neves 15' (pen.)
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Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Bruno Vieira |
| Friendly 31 July 2022 | Farense | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Faro, Portugal | |
| 18:45 WEST | Ponde 5'
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Report | Hwang Hee-chan 56' (pen.)
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Stadium: Estádio de São Luís |
| Friendly 3 December 2022 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Birmingham City | Wolverhampton, England | |
| 13:00 BST | Costa Podence
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Jutkiewicz
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Stadium: Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| Friendly 9 December 2022 | Empoli | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 12:30 GMT | Lammers 70'
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Bueno 27'
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| Friendly 14 December 2022 | Cádiz | 3–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 11:00 GMT | Toti 10' (o.g.) Alcaraz 57'Fernández 90'
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García 2' (o.g.) Collins 32'Podence 38'Fornés 76' (o.g.)
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Competitions[]
Overall record[]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 6 August 2022 | 28 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 16.67 | |
| FA Cup | 7 January 2023 | TBC | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| EFL Cup | 23 August 2022 | TBC | Second round | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||||
| Total | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 28.57 | ||||
Last updated: 4 January 2023
Source: Soccerway
Premier League[]
- Main article: 2022–23 Premier League
League table[]
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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| 1 |  Manchester City (C)
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38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 33 | +61 | 89 | |
| 2 |  Arsenal
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38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 84 | |
| 3 |  Manchester Utd
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38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 75 | |
| 4 |  Newcastle Utd
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38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 71 | |
| 5 |  Liverpool
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38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 67 | |
| 6 |  Brighton
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38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 62 | |
| 7 |  Aston Villa
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38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 61 | |
| 8 |  Tottenham
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38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 60 | |
| 9 |  Brentford
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38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 59 | |
| 10 |  Fulham
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38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 52 | |
| 11 |  Crystal Palace
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38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 45 | |
| 12 |  Chelsea
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38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 44 | |
| 13 |  Wolves
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38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 41 | |
| 14 |  West Ham Utd
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38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 40 | |
| 15 |  Bournemouth
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38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 39 | |
| 16 |  Nottm Forest
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38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 38 | |
| 17 |  Everton
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38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 36 | |
| 18 |  Leicester City (R)
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38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 34 | EFL Championship |
| 19 |  Leeds United (R)
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38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 31 | |
| 20 |  Southampton (R)
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38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 73 | −37 | 25 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
Notes
- Since both finalists of the 2022–23 FA Cup, Manchester City and Manchester United, qualified for the Champions League as a result of their league positions, the second Europa League group stage berth allocated to England was transferred to the sixth-placed team.
- Since the winners of the 2022–23 EFL Cup, Manchester United, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the EFL Cup winners was transferred to the highest-placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competition, the seventh-placed team.
Results summary[]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 |
Last updated: 4 January 2023
Source: Premier League
Matches[]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
On 16 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.
FA Cup[]
- Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup
The club entered the FA Cup at the third round stage and were drawn away to Liverpool.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Third round 7 January 2023 | Liverpool | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool | |
| 20:00 GMT | Núñez 45' Salah 52'
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Report | Gonçalo Guedes 26' Hwang Hee-chan 66'
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Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,636 Referee: Andrew Madley |
| Replay 17 January 2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v | Liverpool | Wolverhampton | |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Molineux Stadium |
EFL Cup[]
- Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup
Wolves entered the competition in the second round and were drawn at home against Preston North End. Wolves were drawn against fellow Premier League side Leeds United in the third round. In the fourth round another home tie was given against Gillingham. An away trip against Nottingham Forest was drawn for the quarter-final stage.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Second round 23 August 2022 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Preston North End | Wolverhampton | |
| 19:45 BST | Jiménez 8' A. Traoré 29'Hwang  45+1'
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Report | Woodburn 48'
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Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 21,946 (1,406 away fans) Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| Third round 9 November 2022 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Leeds United | Wolverhampton | |
| 19:45 GMT | B. Traoré 85'
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Report | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 24,246 (2,935 away fans) Referee: Andre Marriner |
| Fourth round 20 December 2022 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Gillingham | Wolverhampton | |
| 19:45 GMT | Jiménez 77' (pen.) Aït-Nouri 90+1'
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Report | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 26,943 (1,244 away fans) Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| Quarter-finals 11 January 2023 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 (4–3 pen)
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nottingham | |
| 19:45 GMT | Boly 18'
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Report | Jiménez 64'
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Stadium: City Ground Referee: Graham Scott | |
| Penalties | |||||
| Surridge Freuler  Worrall Gibbs-White Colback-White
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Neves Podence Nunes Cunha Hodge
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EFL Trophy[]
- Main article: 2022–23 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 C in the Northern section.
Note: In group stage matches which are level at the end of 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out will be held, with the winner earning a bonus point.
Wolves were placed in Draw B of the Northern section of the round of 32 draw. They were drawn away to Manchester United U21. Due to the rescheduled 2021 Men's and Women's Rugby League World Cup finals taking place at Old Trafford 3 days prior, it was agreed between the EFL and both clubs that the tie will be played at Molineux.
Group Table[]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | L1 | Port Vale (A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Stockport County (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L1 | Shrewsbury Town (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2022. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
Matches[]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Group stage 30 August 2022 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Shrewsbury | |
| 19:00 BST | Hearnes 76'
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Hodge 79' 90+3'
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Stadium: New Meadow |
| Group stage 20 September 2022 | Stockport County | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Stockport | |
| 19:30 BST | Jennings 90+3'
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Harkin 20' Roberts 71'
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Stadium: Edgeley Park |
| Group stage 18 October 2022 | Port Vale | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Stoke-on-Trent | |
| 19:30 BST | Benning 80' Odubeko 87'
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Stadium: Vale Park |
| Round of 32 22 November 2022 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 0–0 (1–4 pen)
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Manchester United U21 | Wolverhampton | |
| 19:00 GMT | Stadium: Molineux Stadium | ||||
| Penalties | |||||
| Hodge Birtwistle Campbell
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Jurado McNeill Norkett Mainoo
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External links[]
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