Impressive stats, strange VAR and playing on the edge: Three things you may have missed from Wolves' derby defeat to Aston Villa
Wolves can count themselves unfortunate not to have taken anything from their derby clash at Villa - with a piece of Boubacar Kamara brilliance winning it for the hosts.
It was always going to be a tall order for Wolves, to pick up a first Premier League win of the season at a place where Villa hardly ever lose.
But they had the best chances, with the standout one coming late in the first half as Emi Martinez tipped Yerson Mosquera's header onto the bar.
They had other openings but it was a Kamara strike from the edge of the box that would settle it.
Here are a few things you may have missed from the derby clash:
Stats underline Wolves' battling display
For some it may have been a case of damage limitations for Wolves heading to Villa Park - given the gulf between the sides at the moment.
But that doesn't tell the story at all
It was an afternoon where Wolves battled hard, showed they are still up for the fight as they battle for survival.
Villa were expected win it comfortably, but Wolves did have the best chances.
And for large parts of the first half, the basement side who haven't won all season were able to control the game to an extent.
By half time they had more of the ball, with the possession stats in their favour.
Overall it was very narrow in Villa's favour, 52 to 48 per cent. In other areas, Villa only marginally had more touches in the opposition box. So it shows how tight the game was and how much of a scare Wolves gave Villa.
Strange VAR call and Wolves slightly unlucky
It seems you can't get through a Premier League game without a strange VAR call these days, and this again proved to be the case.
Jhon Arias was involved in a decision that went to the VAR monitor with his tackle on Youri Tielemans in the second half. The ref missed it and it was pulled back and sent to the monitor.
To be honest, the ref didn't miss much. The VAR officials questioned serious foul play, but it was far from it. It seemed strange they even looked at it.
As it happened, he was given a yellow card. Villa fans cheered in unison when the ref took to the mic, mistakenly thinking it had been given as a red.
Elsewhere, Joao Gomes was down in the build-up to the Villa goal. Arguably that should have been looked at as well.
Mosquera playing on the edge
When Yerson Mosquera was named in the Wolves side for the game - it didn't take long for some Wolves fans to predict he may do something silly and get himself in hot water.
He is known for playing on the edge and being erratic and so it proved.
A few times in the first half he looked like he was a walking yellow card - although he did put in a decent display in the first and second period.
And in the second, he could count himself quite fortunate as he bundled over Matty Cash for what seemed like no particular reason.
He was then taken off in the second half, maybe not because he is always liable to get into hot water, but more for a tactical reason.
It is the risk the Columbian defender brings. Luckily he didn't go over the edge in this one.