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Wolves had to settle for a point after launching a fierce second-half comeback against Wigan at Molineux today.

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The recalled Dave Edwards headed Kenny Jackett's side into a 30th-minute lead, but the hosts still found themselves trailing at the break for the third game in a row.

More defensive errors saw James Perch (32) and former Albion man Marc-Antoine Fortune in the second minute of time added on before half-time score for the visitors.

Bakary Sako's fifth goal of the season rescued a deserved point for Wolves in the 64th minute after twice going close after the restart, before the late siege saw Matt Doherty head against the bar.

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Head coach Jackett made four changes to the line-up beaten 3-1 by Huddersfield on Wednesday night.

Doherty, Tommy Rowe, Rajiv van La Parra and Edwards replaced Sam Ricketts, Lee Evans, James Henry and Yannick Sagbo.

Doherty returned after missing the midweek defeat with an ankle injury, Rowe was making his first start in for the injured Evans.

Henry and Sagbo were on the bench, where they were joined by Michael Jacobs, who failed to make the match-day 18 in two of the last three games.

It was the turn of club captain Ricketts to miss out of the squad today.

Wigan's £3million signing Andy Delort was dropped to the bench as Fortune – one of three ex-Baggies in the Latics line-up with goalkeeper Scott Carson and defender Leon Barnett - was recalled.

The game got off to a slow, tentative start with goalmouth action at a premium for the first half an hour – but for the third game in a row, Wolves found themselves trailing at the break.

They took the lead with the first real chance of the game on 30 minutes as Edwards headed home his second goal of the season, arriving late in the box unmarked to glance Van La Parra's cross beyond the outstretched fingers of Carson.

But it was short-lived as Wigan equalised almost immediately.

The unmarked Perch headed firmly into the roof of the net from Shaun Maloney's free kick after Richard Stearman conceded a free kick on Fortune on the right.

The goals lifted the tempo to the game and it was Wolves who looked like they were going to grab more goals.

Former Wigan reserve Nouha Dicko had a tight-angled drive tipped away by Carson on 33 then the same player headed wide from van La Parra's corner at the far post five minutes later.

Five minutes before the break, Dicko tried to bend one past Carson but only succeeded in hitting it straight at the former England international.

And Wolves were made to pay for their misses in the second minute of time added on when Wigan snatched the lead.

Stearman missed Andrew Taylor's cross from the left and Scott Golbourne failed to get in a block as Fortune controlled and finished with a close-range shot high into the net.

Sako, who was praised by Jackett for setting the example for others to follow, was looking as lively as any Wolves player in an otherwise fairly flat opening to the second period.

And he set himself up for two chances within the first 15 minutes of the restart.

First he lashed into the side-netting after a reverse pass from Dicko gave him a sight of goal from a tight angle.

Then he battled his way through to get a shot in only for Carson to block just inside the area.

Sako wasn't finished there though, and, after Van La Parra made way for Henry on the hour when he opted to shoot poorly with four players ahrad of him, he dragged Wolves level to reward mounting pressure from the home side.

It wasn't the tidiest goal as Edwards dummied Golbourne's corner and Matt Doherty missed his kick but Sako was coolness personified as he curled it into the bottom corner, leaving Carson rooted to the spot.

It was his fifth goal of the season and second in a week. Roared on by an enthusiastic crowd, Wolves piled forward and Henry saw a shot deflected inches away on 86.

And, when his resulting corner was flicked on, Doherty's header crashed off the bar. Wolves brought on Sagbo for Dicko in the second of the four minutes of time added on at the end.

But the new loan signing from Hull couldn't find the winner Wolves worked themselves into a head of steam to get.