Edwards on Doherty, realism and Aston Villa

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November 28, 2025

Wolves boss Rob Edwards has been speaking to the media before Sunday’s Premier League game against Aston Villa at Villa Park (kick-off 14:05 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

On team news against Aston Villa: “Matt Doherty has returned to training, today’s session is the first he’s really joined, but we’ll see. He still has another day tomorrow. One or two with bumps and bruises, but fairly healthy group there.”
Edwards added that goalkeeper Dan Bentley will be out for another “few weeks”.
On this week’s training at his new club: “It’s been a smoother week. Last week was fine but a bit bitty. It’s been an easier week because we have had a consistent group to work with.”
Edwards speaking about what gives him hope that Wolves can survive this season: “Last week I spoke about a realism. Of course there is a belief there that we can dig ourselves out of this really tough position we are in. But also there is a realism that it’s never been done before.”
On what he learned from his first game in charge against Crystal Palace: “There was a lot of tactical things we need to improve on. That’ll continue to be the case for a while, it’s not a quick fix. there’s lots we need to do to try to fix that.”
Looking towards the Aston Villa match: “This is a really special game. It’s good that I know and understand it as well, two clubs that I’ve represented, I know what it means to both sets of supporters. I want us to go out there and give it our all and put on a really strong performance.”

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