Premier League 2018/19: How the mid-table battle is shaping up

11th - Wolves (26 points)

Wolverhampton Wanderers are the standouts among the newly-promoted sides.

Top Scorer: Raul Jimenez (5 goals)

Best Performer: Raul Jimenez (5 goals and 4 assists in 19 matches)

Wolverhampton Wanderers are back in the Premier League with a bang in 2018/19! Nuno's side was the cream of the Championship crop last campaign and were understandably tipped for success on their return to the promised land.

With huge investment in top players, their midtable status at the moment could be classed as slight underachievement but the difficulty of the Premier League cannot be underestimated. A concerning aspect of this side for Wolves fans, though, is perhaps that their side is learning to run before they can walk.

Let me explain what I mean by that, Wolves have some amazing players, but most have joined from top European sides that are used to playing in the Champions League or the Europa League.

Rui Patricio, Willy Boly, Jonny, Ruben Neves, Diogo Jota and Helder Costa have all arrived from top Spanish and Portuguese clubs and perhaps that is showing in that they perform better against top teams. This ultimately boils down to motivation and their record against the top 6 teams when compared to that of their mid-pack rivals backs this up too.

Wolves have remained unbeaten 75% of the time against the top 6 sides while they've avoided a loss against just 62% of their fellow bottom fourteen teams, a remarkable statistic. If Wolves are to improve their position, they'll have to improve the latter of those records, but they definitely have the quality to do so.