Wolves still believe in survival - Arokodare

Striker Tolu Arokodare insists Wolves still have belief despite being cut adrift at the bottom of the Premier League.

New head coach Rob Edwards lost his first game in charge after Crystal Palace earned a deserved 2-0 victory at Molineux on Saturday.

It left Wolves bottom, winless from their opening 12 games and nine points from safety - eight behind Burnley in 19th - ahead of Sunday's trip to Aston Villa.

"I'm not going to say it could turn but I'm saying it will get better," said Arokodare, who has scored twice for Wolves, both in the Carabao Cup, this season.

"It's a long season, 12 games have gone, we haven't get the results we wanted but we can't hold onto that. We have to focus on the next ones. There is the belief – we cannot lose hope now. We cannot doubt ourselves.

"We have to stick together, stay focused and confident and go into every game and try to win it."

An ex-Wolves player and coach, Edwards returned to Molineux earlier this month after leaving Middlesbrough.

He has swapped the Championship promotion race with Boro for a relegation battle with Wolves and Arokodare, who signed from Genk for £24m in the summer, expects changes at Molineux.

"I don't think he would have taken the job unless he thought he could help us, want to win and change how the results have been," he said.

"I think he took the job to bring positive change here. We all want that – me, Rob, all the players and the fans. Hopefully we will get there.

"It's been pretty good. I cannot say too much because I also have respect for the previous manager as it was a tough period for him.

"It's not going to be easy for Rob because we're in a very difficult period. He has handled it pretty good. He has brought a lot of positivity, which we saw in this game.

"I believe there will be changes and I hope those changes come as soon as possible. The changes are in the playing style and tactics and in how he wants us to work."