"It's not a record that anyone wants" - Rob Edwards on Wolves closing in on Derby's record
Wolves boss Rob Edwards hopes to take advantage of Crystal Palace's turmoil as his side close in on beating Derby's record low points tally.
In a season where relegation is all but confirmed for Wolves, supporters are keen to not be labelled the worst side in Premier League history and are desperate to beat Derby's 11 points from 2007/08.
Wolves' draw with Arsenal in midweek took them to 10 points, with 11 games left to surpass the Rams.
Edwards says he has not used their record as a target this season, but he understands how important it is for fans, as Wolves prepare to take on Palace tomorrow.
"Obviously I'm aware of the record, but no, I've not spoken about it or thought too much about it," the head coach said.
"It's not been a target for us or anything like that, we've just tried to do as well as possible and get as many points as we can, which has not been as many as we would have wanted.
"We're trying to fight in every single game to try and get as many points as we can.
"It's not something that we've spoken about as a group, no."
On the fans placing importance on it, Edwards added: "I understand it, that's not me diminishing it, I get it and understand that.
"It's not a record that anyone wants."
Palace are going into tomorrow's game under pressure, with fans turning on the manager and players, as they bid to stay away from the relegation scrap.
Edwards believes Wolves can feed off that, but is also adamant that his focus must be on what his side can do well at Selhurst Park.
"We can always touch a little bit on the pressure the opposition teams are under, and we spoke about that the other day," he said.
"Arsenal are under different types of pressures and then how that can help us in games. If we can latch onto one little thing that might give us an extra percentage or two, then obviously we can do.
"In the end, we have to look after ourselves and what we can control. That's obvious, and we'll expect the best version of them.
"They'll want to react and put in a really good performance before going back into the European game next week.
"So, we have to concentrate on ourselves, but I think like everyone in the league at the moment, there's a lot of teams fighting for stuff and a lot of teams under pressure.
"I said this the other week, you've got to win, play well and do it consistently to keep everyone happy."
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