Wolves put in a solid display against Aston Villa at the weekend, but a long-range strike from Boubacar Kamara took the tie out of reach.
Rob Edwards is still searching for his first Wolves win, but he may have a right to feel hard done by after falling to defeat against Midlands rivals Villa.
It was a positive performance from Wolves, looking sharp at times and coming close to hurting Unai Emery’s side.
The one goal of the afternoon was a rather brilliant strike from distance, but something that happened in the buildup should have led the referee to disallow it.
Dave Edwards says Kamara’s goal against Wolves should not have stood
As he does after every Wolves outing, former player Dave Edwards carried out a post-mortem in which he voiced his frustration at one Chris Kavanagh decision that might have cost the visitors the game.
It’s an incident that happened in the buildup to Kamara’s 67th-minute strike.
It took a screamer for Aston Villa to break down a resilient Wolves defence 🚀
Writing for E&S, Edwards remarks: “It took a wonder goal to beat us and there was controversy in the build-up. I thought Joao Gomes was definitely fouled.”
Morgan Rogers stood on Joao Gomes’ foot, leading him to be stripped of possession. Villa pounced on the ball and moments later, it flew into the top corner past Sam Johnstone.
Considering the score after 90 minutes, it’s fair to say that this missed call cost Wolves at least a point — and a valuable point at that.
Edwards encouraged by Wolves performance against Villa
Despite the disappointing result, Edwards sees many positives from the performance.
Chances were created and they played with intent, but just couldn’t beat Emi Martinez in the Villa goal.
As he puts it: “Wolves created chances and that was the area I was worried about. To go to Villa, who are so good at home, and create four or five really good chances is a big plus. We just have to be able to take them.
Wolves had chances but fell short against Aston Villa
“Overall, I was really happy with how much Wolves had improved in only a week and how much better it looked.”
With how the season has unfolded to this point, it would be easy to fall into desperation. Chris Sutton thinks Wolves are doomed for relegation, but Edwards is telling Wolves fans that there are reasons to be hopeful.
Premier League relegation does look the most likely outcome, but in football, anything can happen.
The signs are there, and now a strong Wolves performance is needed against Forest on Wednesday.
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