Not counting this season, there have been 91 instances when a group have parted firm with their supervisor whereas within the drop zone – and on 36 of these events they averted relegation.
That could be a success price of 40%, so we all know the tough determination can work.
Of these 36 circumstances, 5 of the groups had been precisely 5 factors adrift when the supervisor left, like Wolves.
Sam Allardyce saved up two of these 5 groups – Blackburn in 2008-09 and Sunderland in 2015-16.
Tony Parkes, as a caretaker, saved Blackburn from such a dangerous place in 1996-97, whereas Harry Redknapp noticed Tottenham to security in 2008-09.
Tony Pulis helped Crystal Palace keep away from the drop in 2013-14, though by the point he took over from caretaker Keith Millen they had been solely three factors off security.
Solely a type of 5 situations occurred this late in a season, although – when Blackburn sacked Paul Ince on 16 December 2008 and employed Allardyce two days later.
The opposite 4 modifications with groups 5 factors adrift all occurred in October.
One good omen for Wolves is that they had been the second most up-to-date group who modified managers whereas within the backside three and stayed up.
That was when Julen Lopetegui changed Bruno Lage – by way of Steve Davis’ caretaker spell – simply earlier than the 2022 World Cup.