Finally! Wolves claims its first Premier League win of the season at the 20th attempt

By: The Associated Press Posted: 11:09 AM CST Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — It has taken 20 games but Wolverhampton Wanderers finally have their first win in the Premier League.

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WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — It has taken 20 games but Wolverhampton Wanderers finally have their first win in the Premier League.

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WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — It has taken 20 games but Wolverhampton Wanderers finally have their first win in the Premier League.

A 3-0 victory over West Ham at Molineux on Saturday brought some respite for Wolves after its historically bad start to a top-flight season.

No team has taken this long to record its first win of a Premier League campaign since the competition’s inception in 1992.

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Hwang Hee-Chan, right, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United in Wolverhampton, England, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Nigel French/PA via AP)

The record for the longest winless start to a top-division campaign is held by Bolton Wanderers, who won for the first time in the 1902-03 season on their 22nd attempt.

Wolves, which has won twice in the English League Cup this season — including against West Ham — last tasted success in the Premier League on April 26. That was a month before the end of last season.

Jhon Arias, Hwang Hee-chan and Mateus Mané scored first-half goals for Wolves, which moved onto six points — still 12 from safety with 18 games remaining — but was only six points behind next-to-last Burnley, which lost at Brighton 2-0 on Saturday.

West Ham stayed in third-to-last place, four points from safety.