Liam Keen comment: Potential goodbyes and a deserved debut on Wolves' final day

Vitor Pereira's side may have ended the campaign winless in four games, but they also broke the brief losing streak with Marshall Munetsi's impressive equaliser.

Avoiding defeat

Wolves started May having won six consecutive games and cantering to Premier League safety.

Three defeats later - with largely disappointing performances - and Wolves were aiming to salvage some of that good feeling when they took on the Bees on the final day.

But some avoidable mistakes, that have crept into recent fixtures, handed Brentford the lead again. Matheus Cunha's pass back to Rayan Ait-Nouri was ill-advised, but it was Ait-Nouri that turned into danger needlessly.

Credit must be given to Wolves' resurgence, however. Pereira's half-time team talk worked and although they were not at their best, they did enough to regain control of the game and equalise in style.

Winning some of these final four games would have been ideal, but avoiding defeat at Molineux could be more important than many realise.

A loss to Brentford in a relatively uneventful game would have left a very bitter taste in the mouth. Instead, stopping the rot with a point and giving the team a deserved send-off for the summer meant Molineux was in a good mood.

And so it should be - without Pereira's impact when he was appointed in mid-December, Sunday's game could have been Wolves' last in the top flight.

Debutant

On an afternoon that was already full of emotion, Pereira was keen to reward an important player with a big moment in his career.

Tom King joined Wolves in the summer of 2023 as a third-choice goalkeeper, making the step up from League Two club Northampton Town, who he had just left as a free agent.

This season, with the arrival of Sam Johnstone, he then dropped to fourth choice.

The 30-year-old had never played a single minute for the first team in a competitive match, until he was introduced in the 91st minute on Sunday.

He played less than five minutes and had little to do - other than a last minute corner that caused some nervousness among the Wolves defence - but for King and his family it was a proud moment.

Some will see it as a token gift, but for Pereira it was important to reward a player that has been crucial behind the scenes.

King has taken several team talks this season for crucial Premier League games and done his bit behind the scenes, resulting in this landmark moment for him.

Big summer

Molineux was emotional for a number of reasons and none more so than the likely goodbye from a handful of players.

Nelson Semedo still has a four-year contract on the table and his weighing up his options, with his current deal expiring in the coming weeks.

The captain knew Sunday could be his final Molineux appearance and he had tears in his eyes as he waved to the crowd.

Matheus Cunha is also expected to go with Manchester United due to trigger his £62.5million release clause, while Pablo Sarabia is out of contract and set to leave and Rayan Ait-Nouri is attracting some interest.

Some other players on the periphery could also depart and Wolves have a big summer ahead of them to bring players in.

Senior players that depart the club need replacing, while a more balanced squad is necessary to avoid any relegation worries in 2025/26.

But with Pereira at the helm, Wolves have an opportunity to build on the momentum he has built.