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McNulty’s pre-season prediction: 18th

Actual finish: 14th

A summer of upheaval ended with the departure of manager Julen Lopetegui but a season that threatened the worst was transformed into one of calm consolidation after the wise decision to replace him with Gary O’Neil following his surprise dismissal by Bournemouth.

Wolves have progressed enough for O’Neil to feel he can now move them forward again – and both he and their supporters will feel they could have done even better but for some pretty rotten video assistant referee (VAR) decisions that went against them.

They certainly made a nonsense of my relegation prediction, given before O’Neil’s appointment, but which I probably would not have changed after it.

Read the rest of Phil McNulty's end-of-season Premier League report here