Blackburn 1 Wolves 2 - five talking points
What a start to the season it has been for Wolves.
They rode their luck at times but certainly earned their victory at Ewood Park.
Wolves correspondent Tim Spiers was there and picks out five talking points.
Wolves got lucky
The football gods were on Wolves' side, no doubt about it.
The Pontesbury Maradona's handy intervention was a huge stroke of fortune which on another day could have earned Edwards a booking, and seen Wolves go in 1-1 at the break.
Blackburn also hit the post twice - in the second minute and the 93rd - and missed a sitter in the 94th minute.
Wolves were unlucky at times too - they rattled the bar through James Henry and should have been awarded a penalty to kill the game off in the dying seconds, but overall they got the run of the ball, especially with their winning goal, in a game where a draw would have been the fairest result.
Not that Wolves didn't earn their good fortune, mind.
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Benik Afobe is a goal machine
When will he stop scoring?
Thirty-goals last year, three in six pre-season games, and now one in one for 2015/16.
Afobe scored with Wolves' first shot of the season, making the 'he scores when he wants' chant from the away end all the more pertinent.
Again he was utilised in a deeper role, a responsibility Afobe seems to thrive on.
We saw him popping up in defensive midfield, the left wing, the right, up front and then behind Dicko. It wouldn't have been a shock to see him clear a Blackburn shot off the line.
Afobe is in a rich vein of form and the longer it continues, the better Wolves' promotion prospects will look.
They started badly - again
A win is a win, but this was by no means a perfect performance against a pretty ordinary Blackburn team, and Kenny Jackett stressed at full time that Wolves will need to improve.
They can start with their starts.
This was a bad habit in pre-season, particularly in the games against Villa and Doncaster, and Wolves could have been a couple of goals down before Afobe struck.
They were particularly shoddy at the back, making several individual errors with a nervous Kortney Hause struggling against Jordan Rhodes.
Richard Stearman and Scott Golbourne both carelessly gave away possession and then of course Carl Ikeme was at fault for Blackburn's goal.
Hause recovered well from his early jitters and looked more composed in the second half, as did his team mates, especially Ikeme who redeemed himself with a wonderful save to tip Fode Koita's injury-time drive onto the post - a save he had no right to make.
But Wolves can't afford to start every game like they did at Ewood Park. Better teams will punish them.
Their battling qualities are not in doubt
Last ditch tackles, heroic clearances, bodies on the line - this was Wolves at their battling best.
Blackburn threw the proverbial kitchen sink at Carl Ikeme's goal in the dying minutes but Wolves stood firm.
And after Jackett questioned their hunger and desire just a couple of weeks ago, this was a reminder that Wolves' spirit is strong.
The deeply impressive Conor Coady only adds yet more tenacity and honesty to this hard-working side.
They were all at it in the closing stages - Kevin McDonald won a crucial tackle, Matt Doherty and Dominic Iorfa quelled attacks with clearing headers, as did Kortney Hause, and even Sheyi Ojo made an excellent challenge late on.
These are attributes that will stand Wolves in good stead this season.
David Edwards could be a key man this season
Edwards will never please a certain section of the gold and black hordes.
His tireless work rate, intelligent movement and that uncanny ability to pop up in the box and score just isn't enough for some, it seems.
But Edwards seems to be getting better with age and could well be a key player this season.
One goal - his second match-winner at Ewood Park in 2015 - and one assist wasn't a bad return for someone playing out of position.
Edwards isn't a left-winger - he knows it and Kenny Jackett knows it.
His best moments came when he drifted inside and indeed Wolves often had no attacking outlet on that flank, with Scott Golbourne's forays forward restricted by the fact he was busy keeping an eye on Nathan Delfouneso.
For the long term Jackett will have to find a different solution on the left, otherwise his midfield looks unbalanced.
Jackett gave Jordan Graham an audition against Doncaster but wasn't even impressed enough to give the former Villa man a squad number, let alone a starting place against Blackburn.
Jed Wallace or Sheyi Ojo may prove to be the answer.
But with more match-winning contributions like this, Edwards will make himself undroppable from the XI.
