Dave Edwards: It is the same old story for Wolves
Wolves gave a good account of themselves against Villa – but the outcome was all too familiar.
As much as there is disappointment surrounding the result, if you look at the first half in particular, it was pretty much a perfect away performance. The only that could have been better was if they had gone two up.
That is something they have really struggled to do in recent seasons, and you know they were always going to come under pressure late on, but they got the tactics absolutely spot on during the first half.
They were good in possession when they had their spells, and when Villa had their moments they got back into their shape, and they were resolute, carrying a really good threat on the counter-attack.
Matheus Cunha and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde were brilliant in carrying the ball up the pitch and getting free-kicks and corners.
In the second half, even though they started it reasonably well, the pressure did build.
And what they really lacked in that second half was an outlet. For the five minutes leading up to the first goal for Villa, you could sense the Holte End was really getting into it. They were becoming a lot more optimistic about their attacks, and although they had not tested Sam Johnstone, you could feel that something was happening.
