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Injured Michael Kightly's season for Wolves

A look back at the performances of Wolves winger Michael Kightly, who is now out for the rest of the season with injury.

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Michael Kightly, who is now out for the rest of the season with injury, was one of Wolves' shining lights in their push for promotion to the Premier League.nextpage

The winger, who broke his metatarsal after landing awkwardly during yesterday's friendly win over Shrewsbury at Compton, scored twice in the 5-1 win over Nottingham Forest on August 30.

Kightly and teammates celebrate his goal in the 2-0 home win over Bristol City on September 27.nextpageburnley4.jpeg

Kightly scored twice in the 2-0 win over Burnley on November 8 as Wolves set the pace for the Championship.nextpage

The win made it 12 victories out of 16 league games for the Molineux men.

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Andy Keogh scores the first goal.

Kightly provided a memorable assist for Andy Keogh to score the opening goal in Wolves' 2-0 FA Cup away win over Birmingham City.

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Andy Keogh made it 2-0 in the second-half.Kightly supplied the assists for all three goals in the 3-1 home win against Watford on January 31.
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Kightly rushes over to the visiting supporters to soak up the applause.Kightly scored the winner away at Forest in the 1-0 victory on March 21 as Wolves looked to nail down their promotion spot.
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Kightly's season is over as he is carried away from the pitch by Steve Kemp and Tony Daley following his friendly match injury.