Dave Edwards: Reasons to be optimistic despite more late Wolves heartache

But I thought Wolves played well. They looked in control for large spells of the game, especially after going in front, but to concede another late goal it definitely feels like it was two points dropped.

If you combine that with the heartache at Spurs late on as well, they could easily be four points better off, which would put them on six points and out of the relegation zone and everything looking a lot more rosy than what it is. But because they've only got those two points on the board, there's a lot of pressure, especially with the upcoming games and they've just got to find a way to get over the line.

Among the players, staff and fans it gets very nervy in those final minutes as you're trying to get that first win. It almost reminds me of the start of last season when we had that horrible set-piece record and every time a set-piece was against us, you could just feel the nerves inside the stadium, whether that was home or away, and the pressure on the players to try and defend it. 

It'd be nice if we were two or three up, but maybe that is the way to go in the weeks coming up if we do find ourselves in front rather than trying to hold on. That's where the game drifted from us a little bit, as the substitutions were made and we dropped a little bit deeper.

That will naturally happen when you're winning a game and you haven't won a game all season, but it gave Brighton the impetus and they took advantage of it.

It is disappointing to concede from a set piece, however. It is a dead ball situation, which as a defensive unit you can control. Brighton can control the runs they make but you're set if you can switch on quick enough, but we were caught out by the quick corner.

Despite that, there were lots of positives in the game. The back four were brilliant and they have been since Wolves made the change.

Jackson Tchatchoua came in for Matt Doherty and did a really good job on the right-hand side. Ladislav Krejci and Santi Bueno continued to impress. Hugo Bueno's always an outlet down that left-hand side, and I thought he was good.

Sam Johnstone has brought a real calmness to that goalkeeping position since he's come into the team and he made a world class save at 1-0.

When we've been playing a back four in the last three games we haven't conceded a goal and we've looked solid - we've only conceded when we've made changes and moved back to a five.

Maybe that's something for Vitor Pereira to think about, especially if you find yourself winning at Sunderland or you find yourself winning against Burnley. Go and take the game away from them, because Wolves were getting chances against Brighton. 

We saw a huge chance for Jhon Arias in the second half, as well as a Krejci header in the first half.

Jorgen Strand Larsen was starting to find a little bit of momentum as the game went on, and he had that big chance. It was a clever effort and he was unlucky that it smashed against that near post because he wrong-footed Bart Verbruggen.

There were opportunities there and if you get the second goal then it's a completely different game. That is definitely something that I feel Wolves should potentially look at doing if they find themselves in that position again, continue to go for it and use attack as the best form of defence, because with the nerves at the moment it's really hard for us to see out a game.

It was a better performance and I'm still seeing more optimism as these games pass by than there was at the start of the season. They are looking more dangerous, Arias is becoming more and more involved in all the games, which is only a good thing.

Larsen is getting back to full fitness and Marshall Munetsi is having an impact. If you look at the chance for Arias, it's because Munetsi and Larsen both make forward runs, one across the front post, one across the defender and that frees up the space for the cutback. 

Without Munetsi, I don't think we have midfielders or even wingers who are going to make those runs and he showed lots of promise.

I am optimistic, but there's no doubt that they've got an important break now where players go off on international duty and Pereira won't get a great deal of time with the whole team. 

But when they come back from that they have Sunderland away and Burnley at home, which are games that are going to go a long way to define the type of season Wolves are going to have.

If they can win both games, amazing, but it's important they don't come out of those games with zero points.