Liam Keen comment: Wolves' goalscoring issues and midfield dynamic highlight concerns from Chelsea defeat

But what did we learn from the Molineux defeat?

Goalscoring issues

Heading into Saturday's game, it was a month to the day since Wolves' last Premier League goal.

Mateus Mane's equaliser in the 1-1 draw at Everton in early January was the team's last top flight goal before Tolu Arokodare netted at the weekend, after three matches of drawing a blank.

Part of the reason Edwards switched to a back four was to address the goalscoring problem, but creativity has been a glaring issue all season.

That remains a problem, and Wolves need to get Mane more involved more often, but the team have also not been clinical enough.

Arokodare missed several chances against Bournemouth last time out and his finish against Chelsea was just his second Premier League goal of the season.

The Nigerian has to be more ruthless in front of goal, while Wolves must find a way to take better advantage of positions they get into out wide. 

Often that means a better delivery or better decision making - but the lack of cutting edge is part of the story of why Wolves are in this position.

New addition Adam Armstrong was able to have some impact in the second half and did get an assist for Arokodare's goal, but time will tell how clinical he can be in a Wolves shirt.

Midfield dynamic

As talented as they are, it is fair to say that midfielders Andre and Joao Gomes have been nowhere near their best this season.

The pair have had very good games and good moments, but overall they have failed to deliver the standards we expect. They are likely to leave in the summer, but that does little to comfort fans that have to deal with relegation this season.

Andre was unavailable at the weekend due to a small calf issue, while J.Gomes was particularly quiet all afternoon.

Angel Gomes made his debut and caught the eye with some forward passes, as he seeks to add a different dimension to Wolves' midfield dynamic.

That direct competition should hopefully galvanise the two Brazilians to up their game.

J.Gomes was visibly annoyed when he was substituted and Edwards took a few moments to put his arm around him and share a few words.

"He was fine, he was just frustrated," Edwards said when asked what the conversation was about.

"He's emotional, the state of the game now, he wants to win and he wants the team to perform and play well. 

"He was tired right towards the end. He'd gone down and then he's getting up and the right thing then was for him to come off. 

"But no, there was no complaints from him. He was just emotional."

Back four curse

Everyone was surprised to see Edwards change to a back four, when he had found some success in the 5-3-2 system.

He is not the only manager to try out a back four and struggle, however, with many before him giving it a go and finding it difficult.

Since Nuno Espirito Santo's successful team, the back five has always seemed part of Wolves' DNA. That may change in the Championship, but for now the squad is not big enough, good enough or confident enough to play a back four.

Equally, it was built for a back five and it seems unrealistic to make a change now.

Ironically, the midfield dynamic may be the problem here. Does he play more defensively and play all three of Andre, J.Gomes and A.Gomes? Does he play just one of them and go with Mateus Mane and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde as more attacking options? Or a mix of the two?

The good thing is that Wolves have options in midfield but they have fewer attacking players, meaning Edwards must get the most out of his midfield in future games.