Wolves — refereeing decisions
Panel-confirmed errors involving Wolves · 2023-24 onward
Since the Premier League's independent Key Match Incidents panel began publishing, 15 confirmed refereeing errors have involved Wolves — 8 in their favour and 7 against them, a net expected-goals swing of +0.67 across 15 matches.
More calls against a club is not evidence of bias — the spread between clubs is close to what chance produces. RefCard publishes the ledger, not an accusation.
By season
| Season | Errors involving them | In their favour | Against them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Every confirmed error involving Wolves
- 2025-26 · Wolves v Everton (2025-08-30) — referee Michael Oliver; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded — Wolves v Everton. OF vote 1-4, VAR vote 2-3.
- 2025-26 · Wolves v Manchester United (2025-12-08) — referee Michael Salisbury; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_not_awarded — Wolves v Manchester United. OF vote 0-5, VAR vote 1-4.
- 2025-26 · Wolves v West Ham (2026-01-03) — referee Peter Bankes; the decision went in their favour. Panel: an extreme non-footballing action which had impact, without looking at the ball.
- 2025-26 · Wolves v Brentford (2025-12-20) — referee Matt Donohue; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#14): penalty_awarded — Wolves v Brentford. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Wolves v Chelsea (2026-02-07) — referee Jarred Gillett; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#18): penalty_not_awarded — Wolves v Chelsea. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Brentford v Wolves (2026-03-16) — referee Stuart Attwell; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 on-field below-threshold (B#24): penalty_not_awarded — Brentford v Wolves. No votes (below clear-and-obvious threshold).
- 2025-26 · Crystal Palace v Wolves (2026-02-22) — referee Tom Kirk; the decision went against them. Panel: 2025-26 wrongly-shown second yellow (Ladislav Krejci, Wolves). No votes.
- 2025-26 · Aston Villa v Wolves (2025-11-30) — referee Chris Kavanagh; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2025-26 missed second yellow (Andre, Wolves). No votes.
- 2024-25 · Wolves v Arsenal (2025-01-25) — referee Michael Oliver; the decision went in their favour. Panel: A cynical trip to stop a counter-attack. The initial point of contact is high on the shin, but not forceful and with the side of the boot. This initial contact moves down quickly to the foot, meaning this foul should only result in a yellow card for a reckless challenge.
- 2024-25 · Wolves v Nottingham Forest (2025-01-06) — referee Peter Bankes; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Handball by Rayan Aït-Nouri not given as a penalty, below clear and obvious threshold for VAR intervention.
- 2024-25 · Wolves v Leicester (2025-04-26) — referee Sam Barrott; the decision went against them. Panel: Referee wrongly awarded Leicester a penalty in the 70th minute for a challenge by Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa on Jamie Vardy; the KMI panel judged it an on-field error below the clear-and-obvious threshold for VAR intervention. No panel vote split was published.
- 2024-25 · Everton v Wolves (2024-12-04) — referee Michael Salisbury; the decision went against them. Panel: The offside attacker's actions clearly impact the defender's ability to challenge for or play the ball. The panel concluded that both the on-field decision (4:1) and the VAR's decision not to intervene (4:1) was incorrect.
- 2023-24 · Manchester United v Wolves (2023-08-14) — referee Simon Hooper; the decision went against them. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed intervention): penalty not awarded for Onana on Kalajdzic, 90+6 in Man Utd 1-0 Wolves; VAR failed to intervene. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.
- 2023-24 · Wolves v Newcastle (2023-10-28) — referee Anthony Taylor; the decision went against them. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_awarded_wrongly (Hwang on Schär; not overturned) — Wolves 2-2 Newcastle, min 45+. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.
- 2023-24 · Sheffield Utd v Wolves (2023-11-04) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went against them. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_awarded_wrongly (Silva on Baldock; not overturned; → winning goal) — Sheffield Utd 2-1 Wolves, min 97. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.