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title: "Wolves: Journalist claims Wanderers are hugely ‘underrated’"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2022-02-19T18:05:12Z"
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# Wolves: Journalist claims Wanderers are hugely ‘underrated’

**Wolves are currently one of the Premier League’s most ‘underrated’ teams following an excellent season, according to journalist Pete O’Rourke.**

### The Lowdown: Wolves in the top-four race

Bruno Lage’s side find themselves very much in the race for Champions League football, currently sitting six points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester United.

Wolves have played two games fewer, too, and last weekend’s 2-0 win away to Tottenham was further proof that they aren’t going away any time soon.

With a crucial visit of Leicester City arriving on Sunday afternoon, they have been paid huge praise by one journalist.

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### The Latest: Journalist makes bold claim

Speaking to [*Give Me Sport*](https://www.givemesport.com/87974297-molineux-latest-news-wolves-are-very-underrated-in-the-premier-league-this-season), O’Rourke claimed that few teams in the Premier League are more under-appreciated than the Wanderers:

> “I think Wolves are a very underrated team in the Premier League. They’re going about their business quietly and are defensively one of the best in the Premier League.”

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### The Verdict: Fully deserved praise

It is hard to disagree with O’Rourke’s thought process, with very few giving Wolves a chance of finishing in the top four at the beginning of the season. In fact, European football of any kind was far from a given.

Instead, Lage has turned them into an extremely difficult team to break down – they have [only conceded 17 goals](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table) in 23 league games – and they have beaten both Spurs and United away from home, both of whom are Champions League-chasing rivals.

Wolves don’t receive too much praise from the widespread media which sums up their underrated tag – that would change if they finished in the top four, in what would be a truly outstanding achievement from Lage and his squad.

***In other news, Tim Spiers is delighted with a Wolves update that has emerged. Read more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-news/wolves-tim-spiers-delighted-as-molineux-set-to-host-england-games/).***