Wolves handed boost following head coach FA charge

The head coach was sent off against Brighton before the international break for kicking away a spare ball in frustration in the 19th minute.

He was then later charged by the FA, accused of acting in an 'improper manner' and was given until Monday to respond to the charge.

The FA hearing for this charge - which could result in a touchline ban - will take place after the Sunderland match and Pereira will be on the sidelines for his side at the Stadium of Light.

As a result, he could end up missing the home clash with Burnley next week, if a ban is imposed.

Pereira was not allowed to complete his post-match media duties after the Brighton game due to the red card and his assistant Luis Miguel apologised on Pereira's behalf.

Speaking for the first time since the incident, Pereira started his press conference before any questions were asked by addressing the situation and apologising himself.

"I want to speak about the last situation with me and about that I want to apologise," Pereira said.

"I know football is emotional, I'm an emotional guy, but my behaviour was not proper in a game.

"It was a moment of frustration because we lost two balls and we conceded two dangerous counter-attacks.

"The ball was there and I kicked it, it cannot happen again and for that I apologise. 

"Being out of the game was a bad experience and it was difficult to communicate.

"It cannot happen again."

Wolves threw away a lead for a second consecutive match when they conceded a late equaliser against Brighton and many criticised Wolves' decision to bring on an extra defender after an hour.

Eventually, their resolve was broken and the Seagulls snatched a point, leaving Wolves winless after seven Premier League matches.

Pereira believes it is natural that his side will be nervous when holding onto a win, due to their lack of victories, but he also insists it would have been different if he was on the sidelines and he has vowed that Wolves will not make the same mistakes again in the coming fixtures.

"If we have results in this moment, mentally the team would take more risks and even with my decisions," the head coach added.

"But I really believe the fact I was not there (did not help), because if you cannot communicate with the players and the assistants then it's a big problem because they don't know what I'm thinking or what I want.

"I believe if I was there then things would be different, but football is what it is.

"It was my mistake, I apologised to my team, my club and my supporters.

"I don't want to do it again and I hope I can control my emotion, but it happened.

"Now, I'm moving forward and looking for the next game, trying to win it and trying to look at the last minutes.

"The experience in life and football is like this - next time we face the same situation, we cannot do the same, we must have different solutions and decisions to not concede goals in the last minute."