Top 5 Long Ball Merchants In The Premier League This Season - Part 2

5) Wolves

Gary O’Neil had a job on his hands, having taken over as Wolves boss on the eve of the new season.

However, the former Bournemouth manager has done pretty well all things considered, with his side in 14th after 11 games.

O’Neil’s side have already got one prized scalp by beating champions Manchester City at the end of September.

There is no doubt that Wolves play a lot more direct under O’Neil than they did under Julen Lopetegui, but that has benefited players like Hwang Hee-chan and Pedro Neves who can use their pace to get on the end of long passes.

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.