"We'll learn a lot" - Rob Edwards on taking advantage of Wolves' congested fixture list

By the time they play Liverpool for the second time next week, it will have been their eighth fixture in just under four weeks amid a number of midweek fixtures.

Wolves then face a quieter spell with a Monday night trip to Brentford on March 16, followed by up to a four-week break depending on the team's progress in the FA Cup.

Edwards hopes to learn more about his side by the end of this tough period, ahead of the final stretch of the season.

"We have to be really good with what we do in between the games," the head coach said.

"I think we'll learn a lot. A lot of the work now is going to have to be just done on the pitch.

"A lot of it will be in the classroom or recovery and then what we're doing on the pitch. So we hope to see the lads responding well to that stuff.

"I think around the Christmas period they did it really well, it was similar. I think we'll be able to work in a similar way to when we had a lot of games throughout December in that Christmas period.

"I want to see people continue to work really hard and show an incredible attitude and a desire to win football matches, of course, but to try and work hard for themselves and the team and the football club."

Edwards has now overseen 20 games in all competitions as Wolves boss, with his side due to be relegated to the Championship.

He initially made them better defensively but still lost his opening seven games, before some better spells, but relegation is still inevitable.

Edwards feels there has been some progress during his tenure, but is now eager to use the remaining weeks of the season to make significant improvements before a crucial summer that is expected to see a high turnover of players.

“I think we have become more of a stable team but we still have more work to do, on both sides of the game," Edwards said.

“I think that will be ongoing for quite a long time.

“We are running more, working harder and competing better.

“In three months, there has been progress but we’re going to want more.

“Twelve, 13, 14 weeks is not that much time at all, and with so many games, it passes quite quickly.

“Over this next three months to the end of the season, I hope to have improved in many other facets of the game as well.

“Transitional moments – I’m seeing good things now when we lose the ball in terms of reaction, but we’re a bit loose trying to win the ball back.

“I want us to improve in those moments as well.

“There are loads of things I could say – we’re going to demand more of the players, but in the basics we can control, such as the work rate, the duels, the fight, it’s there."