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Rotherham: boss Ronnie Moore has a shortage of strikers, with Alan Lee (hamstring) and Darren Byfield (ankle) both doubtful.
Veteran forward Mark Robins and youngster Andy Monkhouse could come in. Martin McIntosh is doubtful because of a swollen Achilles and Chris Sedgwick may miss out with a knee problem.

Wolves: are expected to travel with the same squad from the 1-0 defeat at Leicester.
The game is expected to come too early for goalkeeper Michael Oakes to make his comeback from a shoulder injury.

Wolves match against Division One leaders Portsmouth on Saturday 12th October at Molineux, could be postponed due to international commitments. Both sides are likely to lose players called up by their countries.
Wolves will probably be without Nathan Blake (Wolves), Ivar Ingimarsson (Iceland) and Joleon Lescott (England Under-21).
Portsmouth are likely to be missing Carl Robinson (Wales), Svetoslav Todorov (Bulgaria) and Matt Taylor and Gary O'Neil (England Under-21).

Wolves boss Dave Jones said after yesterday's defeat: "It was very frustrating today. They only had one shot, a penalty which was a very bad one to give away.
"We had talked in the build-up about Dickov getting under our feet and that is exactly what happened. He is a tricky player and a defender left a leg out and Dickov fell over it.
"We had lots of possession but couldn't do anything with it. We lacked that quality ball into the box. We moved the ball well but it was always our final pass which let us down."

6mins: Leicester take the lead from the spot through Dickov.
43mins: Yellow card, Izzet.
Half-Time: Leicester 1-0 Wolves.
46mins: Yellow card, Sinclair.
55mins: Yellow card, Taggart.
60mins: Yellow card, Rae.
62mins: Yellow card, Dickov.
67mins: Second yellow, Izzet, sent-off.
69mins: Leicester substitution, Reeves on for Deane.
72mins: Wolves substitution, Ndah on for Cooper.
75mins: Leicester substitution, Summerbee on for Rogers.
77mins: Wolves substitution, Miller on for Sturridge.
84mins: Leicester substitution, Benjamin on for Dickov.
85mins: Yellow card, Ince.
3 minutes added.
Full-Time: Leicester 1-0 Wolves.

Leicester: 1

Walker, Taggart, Rogers, Sinclair, Elliott, Izzet, McKinlay, Scowcroft, Davidson, Dickov, Deane.

Subs: Heath, Summerbee (75), Benjamin (84), Ashton, Reeves (69).

Cards: Yellow: Izzet, Sinclair, Taggart, Dickov. Red: Izzet.

Wolves: 0

Murray, Irwin, Naylor, Lescott, Butler, Ince, Rae, Newton, Cooper, Blake, Sturridge.

Subs: Solly, Ingimarsson, Edworthy, Miller (77), Ndah (72).

Cards: Yellow: Rae, Ince. Red: None.

Leicester: are giving late fitness tests to Brian Deane and Andrew Impey.
Impey looks most doubtful for the Foxes as he is still struggling to recover from the groin injury he picked up last week, while Deane is being plagued by persistent back and groin problems.
Leicester, who are yet to drop a point at home this season, will make a new club record if they secure three points on Saturday but boss Micky Adams has warned against complacency and says this will be City's toughest test to date.

Wolves: boss Dave Jones is expected to name an unchanged team with youngster Matt Murray continuing in goal with Michael Oakes still ruled out with a shoulder injury.
Murray impressed in the 4-0 win over Preston in midweek and the 21-year-old now has the chance to establish himself as the regular number one. Paul Butler and Denis Irwin have both recovered from knocks.

Wolves midfielders Mark Kennedy and Keith Andrews are back training with the first-team, but they are a long way off of a competitive return to the first team
Kennedy (groin) and Andrews (knee) have been sidelined for the start of the season after undergoing surgery in the summer to cure their long-standing problems.
Wolves boss Dave Jones said: "They have got to get stronger and fitter. They have both missed the hard pre-season training session we had and they are playing catch-up."

Wolves boss Dave Jones said after the match last night: "It was a job well done.
"We rode our luck at times and 4-0 might have been a bit harsh on Preston.
"We are always capable of scoring - the problem has been at the other end. A lot has been said about us and everything is black and white here. When we win, we are brilliant. When we lose, we are slammed. There's no middle ground.
"We believed in ourselves a bit more than we have been and we now need to use this as a platform."

23mins: GOAL, Blake opens the scoring for Wolves.
30mins: Yellow card, Cooper.
32mins: Yellow card, Rae.
2 minutes added time.
46mins: GOAL, Sturridge scores sending the defence the wrong way.
Half-Time: Wolves 2-0 Preston.
58mins: Yellow card, Murdock.
62mins: Preston substitutions, Rankine on for Etuhu and Lewis on for Jackson.
75mins: Preston substitution, Healy on for Fuller.
76mins: Yellow card, Butler.
79mins: Yellow card, Alexander.
83mins: Wolves substitution, Miller on for Sturridge.
85mins: GOAL, Cooper squares it for Blake's second goal.
85mins: Wolves substitution, Ingimarrson on for Ince.
86mins: GOAL, Miller scores Wolves fourth.
88mins: Yellow card, Lucketti.
90mins: Wolves substitution, Edworthy on for Newton.
4 minutes added time.
Full-Time: Wolves 4-0 Preston.

Wolves: 4

Murray, Irwin, Naylor, Butler, Lescott, Newton, Rae, Ince, Cooper, Sturridge, Blake.

Subs: Ingimarrson (85), Feuer, Miller (83), Pollet, Edworthy (90).

Cards: Yellow: Cooper, Rae, Butler. Red: None.

Preston: 0

Moilanen, Broomes, Murdock, Jackson, McKenna, Etuhu, Skora, Fuller, Creswell, Alexander, Lucketti.

Subs: Lewis (62), Healy (75), Rankine (62), Keane, Lonergan.

Cards: Yellow: Murdock, Alexander, Lucketti. Red: None.

Goalkeeper Michael Oakes is out again with his shoulder problem, Nathan Blake is expected to be back in the starting line. He has recovered from a stomach bug that limited him to 20 minutes' training in the final four days of last week. Dave Jones will decide later today whether to include under fire captain Paul Butler.

Wolves under 17s lost their first game this season as Manchester City scored three times leading up to half-time.
The under 19s drew 2-2 with Derby. Wolves took the lead in the 65th minute, Mark Danks scoring from the edge of the six-yard box. Ten minutes later Derby equalised but Wolves regained the lead again Mark Danks scoring. With six minutes left Wolves conceded a second goal and the match finished level.

Tickets are available for seats in the Billy Wright upper stand and John Ireland upper stand for tomorrow night�s match against Preston and fans can pay at the gate for them.
Saturday�s match at Leicester is sold out for Wolves� fans. Leicester originally gave Wolves 2,000 tickets which were quickly sold out, so Wolves were given an extra 1,300 tickets that have now been sold.
Half season tickets went on sale this morning they are valid from the home game with Bradford City on December the 28th.

Wolves boss Dave Jones said after yesterday's defeat which saw the Wolves players booed off at half-time and full-time.
"We need the fans here to stick with us through what is a poor spell.
"We are going through a bad patch and the talk at half-time among some of the younger players was of the way they were booed off at the end of the first half.
"Paul Butler was brought off because the fans were focusing on one player rather than the team. No player needs that.
"Butts was angry because he didn't want to come off but he wants no favours from anybody. Everybody was waiting for him to make a mistake.
"It just happens that all of our central defenders, and many other players in the club, are going through a bad patch. We are short of confidence and just need a win to get us going again."

5mins: Yellow card, Newton.
22mins: Yellow card, Hughes.
29mins: Yellow card, Rougier.
39mins: Yellow card, Irwin.
46mins: Yellow card, Ndah.
Half-Time: Wolves 0-0 Reading.
58mins: Goal, Reading take the lead through Hughes, a 30 yard volley.
64mins: Wolves substitution, Cooper on for Butler.
66mins: Reading substitution, Forster on for Cureton.
74mins: Wolves substitution, Blake on for Ndah.
4 minutes added.
92mins: Reading substitution, Henderson on for Rougier.
Full-Time: Wolves 0-1 Reading.

Wolves: 0

Murray, Irwin, Naylor, Ingimarsson, Lescott, Butler, Rae, Ince, Ndah, Sturridge, Newton.

Subs: Feuer, Miller, Cooper (64), Edworthy, Blake (74).

Cards: Yellow: Newton, Irwin, Ndah. Red: None.

Reading: 1

Hahnemann, Murty, Watson, Mackaie, Rougier, Williams, Hughes, Cureton, Salako, Newman, Upson.

Subs: Whitehead, Shorey, Forster (66), Igoe, Henderson (92).

Cards: Yellow: Hughes, Rougier. Red: None.

Matt Murray will be in goal for Wolves if Oakes is not fit after a shoulder injury.

Wolves defender Sean Connelly is set to complete a move to Division Two Tranmere Rovers for an undisclosed fee.
Connelly has fallen out of favour at Molineux and has yet to feature this season and only made a handful of appearances for Wolves last season.
Wolves boss Dave Jones said: "Sean wants first-team football and that is something I cannot give him. Rovers are looking to complete a permanent deal for him but I understand his agent is also talking to a number of other clubs.
"Sean is a good, hard working professional and I have worked with him for a long time. A fee has to be finalised but obviously I hope everything goes to plan for Sean."

Goalkeeper Michael Oakes is suffering from a shoulder injury and will likely miss this weekends match, so Wolves have signed former Wimbledon keeper Ian Feuer on a non-contract basis. Feuer has been training with Arsenal and will now spend a week with Wolves then his position will be reassessed. He is likely to be in the team for the Reading game on Saturday with Wolves other young keeper Matt Murray.
The other trialist goalkeeper Spanish Jaun Tobena has been released after playing in Monday night's reserve game against Oldham.

Wolves Chief executive Jez Moxey has confirmed on WOW that Tranmere Rovers have expressed an interest in having defender Sean Connelly and striker George Ndah on loan.Tranmere boss Ray Mattias watched the players in the Wolves reserves defeat last night.
Jez said: "There has been some interest in Sean. If Tranmere come back to us we will discuss the possibility of him going there on loan. George has already told us he would not want to go to Prenton Park on loan for personal reasons."
Also un-confirmed reports say Luton are still interested in Wolves defender Mohammed Camara, Hatters boss Joe Kinnear watched him in the reserves last night.
The Division Two side have now seen him on three separate occasions since the start of the season.
Camara is out of contract at the end of the current season but Luton may decide to sort out a loan move until the transfer window re-opens in the New Year.

Wolves reserves were beaten by Oldham reserves last night. Oldham scored the only goal of the game with just five minutes gone, Stuart Balmer pushed a superb ball through to Craig Fleming who beat the offside trap and slotted the ball past the keeper Matt Murray. Wolves had lot's of chances during the second half but couldn't get the ball in the net.

Wolves: Murray (Tobena 45), Edworthy, Camara, Walters, Pollet (Coleman 45), Connelly, Branch, Miller, Proudlock, Ward, Ndah.
Unused Subs: Slater, Jones, Gobern.
Yellow Card: Walters.

Oldham: Kelly, Clegg, Griffin, Balmer, Haining, Holden, Boshell, Mengual (Doran 74), Roca (Bass 90), Fleming, Hall (Winn 58).
Subs: Tierney, Whittle.
Yellow Cards: Hall, Boshell, Holden.

Wolves have announced the date for their Worthington Cup second round tie with Rotherham. It will take place on Tuesday 1st October with a 7.45pm.

The Wolves under 17s beat Liverpool 2-0 on Saturday. They took the lead just before half-time, Gary O�Toole finished well from just inside the area, he also headed Wolves second from a Matthew Barnes Homer cross.

The under 19s drew 1-1 with Blackburn on Saturday. Wolves took the lead after 64 minutes, a Blackburn defender handled in the box whilst trying to clear the ball. Mark Dank's took the penalty and Blackburn's keeper saved it, but the ball ran back into Dank�s path and he made no mistake from the rebound. Blackburn equalised with around 15 minutes to go.

Wolves boss Dave Jones said after the defeat at Crystal Palace: "This is probably the most goals I've ever conceded as a manager in such a short space of time.
"Normally it has been a good hunting ground for me here. I've usually come away with something.
"But we've just not performed in the two games here. We were poor. To come away from home and score two goals should be enough to get something.
"But we've not been tight enough defensively. It's downright sloppiness. Too many performances are poor at the moment and we've got to shake ourselves out of it.
"We'll regroup now and get back to basics on the training ground."

1min: Goal, Palace take the lead through Routledge after 52 seconds.
31mins: GOAL, Ingimarsson equalises for Wolves, Sturridge broke and passed the ball through.
36mins: Goal, Freedman heads Palace back in front.
Half-Time: C Palace 2-1 Wolves.
58mins: Wolves substitutions, Miller on for Sturridge and Cooper on for Rae.
60mins: Palace penalty, Oakes brought down Johnson after a poor back pass from Naylor.
62mins: Goal, Freedman scores from the spot.
70mins: Wolves substitution, Proudlock on for Newton.
70mins: GOAL, Blake pulls one back for Wolves.
71mins: Goal, Thomson scores another for Palace.
75mins: Palace substitution, Rubins on for Routledge.
79mins: Palace substitution, Adebola on for Johnson.
82mins: Yellow card, Ince.
86mins: Palace substitution, Black on for Freedman.
5 minutes added.
93mins: Yellow card, Proudlock.
Full-Time: C Palace 4-2 Wolves.

C Palace: 4

Kolinko, Fleming, Granville, Butterfield, Popovic, Mullins, Johnson, Freedman, Thomson, Routledge, Powell.

Subs: Black, Rubins (75), Frampton, Cronin, Adebola (79).

Cards: Yellow: None. Red: None.

Wolves: 2

Oakes, Naylor, Rae, Lescott, Butler, Newton, Irwin, Blake, Ingimarsson, Ince, Sturridge.

Subs: Proudlock (70), Murray, Pollet, Cooper (58), Miller (58).

Cards: Yellow: Ince, Proudlock. Red: None.

Wolves have been drawn away at Rotherham Utd for the 2nd round of the Worthington Cup.

Crystal Palace: manager Trevor Francis has lots of injuries to contend with Goalkeeper Matt Clarke and defender Tony Popovic are both ruled out with bone bruising, so Alex Kolinko will continue in goal.
The Eagles also have Shaun Derry, Kit Symons, Ade Akinbiyi, Jamie Smith and Julian Gray out injured and Dean Austin is doubtful with a thigh injury.

Wolves: Dean Sturridge is expected to recover from a bruised calf he picked up in the Worthington Cup win at Swansea.
Ludovic Pollet is likely to be back on the bench with central defender Joleon Lescott, who was rested in midweek, back in the starting line up.

I am the Chairman of the Parent's Association at Grove Vale School, Great Barr, Birmingham and we have arranged for a charity football match between Aston Villa Old Stars and Wolves Old Stars.
The game takes place on Sunday 13th October 2002 at The Birmingham County FA Ground, Great Barr, Birmingham, Kick Off 2:00pm.
All match proceed will go towards a memorial playground in memory of two pupils of the school who were killed in February of this year.
The school have a website that contains details of the match and it can be found at http://www.grovevaleschool.org.uk/pa/football.asp

Loans: Wolves have sent two of their young stars out on loan to Kidderminster Harriers, Central defender Mark Clyde and midfielder JJ Melligan start their loan period tomorrow and it lasts a calendar month.
JJ Melligan said on WOW: "I�m very excited about the move. I�ve got a chance to play first team football and get some valuable experience so I can�t wait.
"When Colin (Larkin) was at Kidderminster he told me a bit about the club and said that the lads there were sound. I�ve been out on loan before and so I know the score."
Mark added: "The other good thing is that the two of us are going together so there will be at least one familiar face when we turn up for training."

Injuries: Dean Sturridge suffered a bruised calf in last night�s Worthington Cup game at Swansea, that's why he was substituted after 74 minutes. He visited the physio this morning at Molineux and it's not serious and he should be OK for Saturday. Joleon Lescott was just rested last night and Wolves didn't pick up any other injuries.

Keith Andrews hopes to be involved in full training sessions soon. At the moment he is training with the physio�s after having surgery on a knee problem, which affected the very end of his 2001/02 season.
Mark Kennedy was filmed training so he could have another consultation with his Belgium specialist via video. Pictures were taken at various angles so that his doctor can see how he is is progressing as he recovers from surgery to his groin. Kennedy underwent Surgery in late July and was given a recuperation period of at least 12 weeks.

Dave Jones has praised his team after Wolves went through to the second round of the Worthington Cup, beating Swansea last night.
He said on WOW �We got the ball forward well and when you score two or three away from home, really you expect to go on and win the game.�
�It was a silly free kick to give away but then it�s pleasing that they didn�t score both from free play.<
�I felt we didn�t get a foothold in the game until the second half but all credit to them they got the ball forward well and certainly gave our defenders a bashing.�
�Their goalkeeper pulled off some great saves. He looked more like 21 years of age rather than the wrong end of the twenties!�
�I knew what to expect and we got it. This is a tight ground, I came here many times with Stockport and it�s never easy to stake a claim.
�With a bit of care we should and could have put the game out of sight but as a manager I can�t complain when my team has scored three goals, the only thing I would say is that we need to be tighter than we have been over the last few games.�
He was asked how seriously he takes the Worthington Cup. �Our priority is the League but confidence breeds when you�re winning games and a good run in any cup is good for the club. Not only will it bring in revenue but it will give the team a confidence boost.
�To me, it�s just important that we have got back to winning ways. It is disappointing that we gave away two goals but then I can�t really blame anyone but the ref for the second as Ludo was robbed.�
The Wolves boss was also asked why Pollet replaced Lescott, he responded: �I have 20-odd players in my squad and I just thought it was time to give him a try, there were no injuries or anything.�

7mins: Goal, Swansea take the lead from a free-kick, Thomas from 20 yards out.
16mins: GOAL, Blake level's the score with a great header, Rae crossed.
22mins: Goal, Wood puts Swansea back in front.
34mins: GOAL, Pollet level's again with an overhead kick after head tennis in the area.
Half-Time: Swansea 2-2 Wolves.
62mins: Yellow card, Howard.
69mins: Yellow card, Butler.
70mins: Swansea substitution, Lacy on for Reid.
74mins: Wolves substitution, Miller on for Sturridge.
78mins: GOAL, Rae puts Wolves ahead with a brilliant left footed strike.
79mins: Swansea substitution, Williams on for Thomas.
87mins: Yellow card, Ince.
89mins: Wolves substitution, Proudlock on for Newton.
Full-Time: Swansea 2-3 Wolves

Swansea: 2

Freestone, Jenkins, O'Leary, Thomas, Reid, Moss, Evans, Phillips, Howard, Cusack, Wood.

Subs: Theobold, Marsh, Keavney, Williams (79), Lacey (70).

Cards: Yellow: Howard. Red: None.

Wolves: 3

Oakes, Irwin, Naylor, Ingimarsson, Pollet, Butler, Rae, Ince, Blake, Sturridge, Newton.

Subs: Murray, Edworthy, Miller (74), Proudlock (89), Cooper.

Cards: Yellow: Butler, Ince. Red: None.

Swansea: will be without injured defensive duo Neil Sharp and Jason Smith for tonight's Worthington Cup match.
Young striker Jonathan Keaveny has been nursing a groin injury, but boss Nick Cusack is confident he will be fit to start.

Wolves: boss Dave Jones is likely to recall keeper Michael Oakes as he has now fully recovered from a knee injury.
Midfielder Paul Ince is also likely to start for the first time in three matches after shaking off his niggling knee problem.

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Boss Dave Jones believes Wolves midfielder Alex Rae could be the man to get troubled Scotland back on track, after their embarrassing 2-2 draw against the Faroe Islands last weekend.
Jones believes 32-year-old Rae could be the answer to embattled coach Berti Vogts' problems, and will invite the German to Molineux to watch the midfielder.
Jones said: "Alex has had a super start to this campaign and I think the manager should come and have a look at him.
"He shouldn't be disregarded because of his age. Even if your plan is to work with the youngsters, a few older heads along the way can help that.
"I haven't spoken to Berti but I will be giving him a call and inviting him to a game.''

Wolves under 17s continued their winning start with a 2-0 over Crewe Alexandra. Adam Welsh headed Wolves in front after 63 minutes and Chris Cornes scored with another header 10 minutes later.

Wolves under 19s also won 2-0 at Sunderland, Mark Danks scoring from 15-yards after 65 minutes and Ashley Vincent made it two ten minutes later. As the Wolves first team had no match on the weekend Dave Jones travelled up to Wearside to watch the under 19s.

Wolves defender Joleon Lescott nearly scored in his Under-21 debut in England's 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia at Bolton's Reebok Stadium. Lescott came off the bench with five minutes left and headed against the bar with the last effort of the match.
Striker Nathan Blake didn't get to play in Wales' Euro 2004 qualifier in Finland, he stayed on the bench as Mark Hughes' side won 2-0.
Defender Mark Clyde didn't have such a good game for Northern Ireland under-21 team, he scored an own goal in a 1-1 draw with Scotland in a friendly at St Mirren's Love Street ground.

Wolves goalkeeper Michael Oakes will resume full training this weekend following a rib injury and should be fit for Wolves Worthington Cup match against Swansea next week.
Oakes would have missed tomorrow's match against Preston if it hadn't been postponed due to international commitments, and so he is expected to return in goal next Wednesday.
Midfielder Paul Ince is also expected to return for the Swansea game after missing the last two games with a knee injury.

Wolves are not going to increase the size of Molineux during this season, they looked at plans to provide an extra 3,000 seats by filling in two of the corners with temporary seating because of the demand for tickets towards the end of last season. And despite near capacity crowds so far this season the idea has been shelved.
Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey said: "There were plans last season to install temporary seating for the last two homes games."
"But only when promotion AND the prospect of staying in the Premiership for a sustained period is apparent will we sit down and look at increasing the ground long term.
"If that happens I would personally like to see Molineux as a stadium of 40,000-plus minimum and I think we could justify it.
"But at the moment there is simply no point as we are getting crowds of 27,000 in a ground that holds 28,500."

Wolves have restocked their shelves with the new home shirts after they sold out of them during the first week of its launch.
Fans queued outside the Molineux club shop from the early hours of the morning on the 2nd August when the new kit went on sale. And the stores quickly sold out of all stock and even stripped window displays as they ran out.
But now both the Molineux and Dudley Street stores have new stocks of the shirts in excpet for XXL size, they should be back in stock shortly.

The red card Kevin Cooper received during Wolves pre-season game against Sporting Lisbon will only keep him out of reserve action.
Wolves have been informed that Cooper must serve a two-match ban but Wolves boss Dave Jones is delighted that the suspension is only relevant for reserve-team games.
He said: "We were concerned when we heard the referee had reported the red card but we are obviously pleased the ban won't rule Kevin out of any first-team games."

Wolves have announced a new date for the postponed match against Preston.
The home fixture will now take place on Tuesday 24th September 24 with a 7.45pm kick-off.
Tickets that were bought for the original date will be valid for the rearranged fixture but if you are unable to make the new date, the ticket office will be happy to offer you a full refund.

This evening's reserves match at Preston has had to be called off, the team coach got caught in the traffic chaos on the M6 that followed the tragic pile-up this morning and the coach broke down after overheating.
The motorway was closed north of Stoke and the coach tried an alternative route but the roads around the motorway were gridlocked.
No new date has yet been arranged for the game.

Wolves are giving a trial to Spanish goalkeeper Juan Tobena this week, but say that American keeper Ian Feuer is not having a trial at Molineux. 24-year-old Tobena spent two years with Real Valladolid before moving to Torremolinos earlier on this year and was recommended to Wolves who will be having a close look at him.

Wolves match against Preston at Molineux on Sunday has been postponed after a third Wolves first team member was called up for international duty.
For a match to be postponed a club has to have three players called up and Joleon Lescott was the third when has was included in David Platt's England Under-21 squad which will take on Yugoslavia in a friendly at Bolton's Reebok Stadium.
Nathan Blake is in the Wales squad that play Finland and Ivar Ingimarsson is in the Iceland squad.
There has been no new date for the Preston match clash arranged yet.

Wolves under 19s beat Sheff Wed 3-0 on the weekend, the first was scored by Ryan Mahon after nine minutes. Then Mark Danks made it two after 55 minutes, Mahon got a second with around 20 minutes left.
The under 17s also won their match against Sheff Wed, 1-0, Tom Bonner scoring in the 24th minute.

Wolves boss Dave Jones was not a happy man after yesterday's match, he said: "Our passing was sloppy. We started sloppy and we finished sloppy. This must be considered as a bit of a wake-up call for us as we are not always going to get our own way.
"If you don't do the job properly and close the ball down, a team such as Wimbledon will score against you. They deserve their victory.
"They ran and chased and made it difficult for us, so not one of us today could be considered to have earned his corn."
But the Wolves boss had good things to say about debutant goalkeeper Matt Murray. �I feel sorry for the youngster, he didn�t have a shot to save. The only thing he had to do was pick the ball out of the net three times.
�I thought he did very well. The kid didn�t have a chance with the three goals. The defenders as a team didn�t make it easy for him. I think we were in possession every time they scored, we just gave it away.
�Matt was the only player on the day."


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