Wolves 0 MK Dons 0 - Report and pictures

Wolves wasted a host of chances as they were held 0-0 at home by struggling Milton Keynes Dons.

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Kenny Jackett's team dominated and created a hatful of good opportunities, but all were either spurned or saved by Dons goalkeeper David Martin.

Benik Afobe, James Henry, Kevin McDonald and Mike Williamson came closest to breaking the deadlock.

Jordan Graham impressed on the left flank but his withdrawal just after the hour mark was greeted with loud boos by the home fans, who repeated that at full time on what was a hugely frustrating afternoon.

Wolves (4-2-3-1): Ikeme; Iorfa, Batth, Williamson, Golbourne, McDonald, Price; Henry, Edwards (Le Fondre 64), Graham (Ojo 64); Afobe.

Subs not used: Flatt, Doherty, Coady, Byrne, Holt.

Milton Keynes Dons (4-2-3-1): Martin; Spence, McFadzean, Kay, Lewington; Poyet, Potter; Carruthers, Bowditch (Powell 79), Murphy (Baker 62); Maynard (Gallagher 86).

Subs not used: Cropper, Hodson, Benavente, Hall.

Attendance: 19,814[/breakout]

It was their second successive goalless draw at home and extends their poor recent run to one win in eight matches.

Jackett named the same team that had claimed a point at Ipswich Town a week before, meaning no place in the side for Adam Le Fondre who had impressed off the bench at Portman Road.

The fit-again Ethan Ebanks-Landell wasn't included in the squad, while goalkeeper Jon Flatt kept his place on the bench ahead of Aaron McCarey.

At a cold and quiet Molineux there was precious little to report in the opening stages, with Wolves enjoying the lion's share of possession.

Graham was looking to impress on his Molineux debut and he quickly became the most creative outlet for Jackett's team.

The 20-year-old cut inside menacingly before being tripped just outside the box - he took the free kick himself and it was crucially cleared ahead of Danny Batth.

James Henry then got the crowd going with an excellent tackle to win possession just outside the Dons box, but drove his low shot wide.

That came after 15 minutes, and thereafter Wolves dominated the rest of the first half, pummeling the visiting defence with a long succession of crosses and shots.

First Graham used his left foot to sent a teasing cross towards Henry, who glanced agonisingly across goal.

Kevin McDonald then sprayed wide to Henry and his ball found Benik Afobe, but the former Dons man shot too close to Martin from close range.

Henry fired wide after cutting inside and then turned provider with another good delivery, for which Graham arrived fractionally too late.

Afobe met yet another Henry cross with a decent diving header, but again it was too close to Martin.

Graham then shot at the goalkeeper when skipping inside, before his cross was blocked by Martin and David Edwards missed connecting with the rebound by a whisker.

That man Graham twisted and turned into the box and fired wide, before Afobe was desperately close with the final chance of the half, taking Henry's pass and shooting just wide.

It was, if not a battering, then very much one-way traffic in a dominant half for Wolves, in which the visitors failed to register a single shot.

After half time they picked up where they left off, with Edwards having a goalbound shot blocked and then McDonald firing over from 20 yards.

Henry then slipped the ball to Afobe in the box - he set his sights but Martin did well to push wide.

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From the corner ,Wolves looked to recreate their goal against Derby from a few weeks ago, with it played short by Graham and dummied by Edwards.

This time, though, Afobe's shot was blocked and then a second attempt deflected inches wide.

McDonald narrowly missed a low Henry cross and then the Scot hit yet another shot wide via a deflection, after Dominic Iorfa brilliantly beat two men.

Then came a surprising substitution when Graham was withdrawn with 64 minutes on the clock.

Loud boos greeted the decision, with the home fans unhappy that the youngster, who didn't appear to be injured, was replaced by Sheyi Ojo.

Le Fondre also entered the fray, replacing Edwards.

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Henry then curled high and wide when he had team mates waiting for a cross, and the home fans began to show their frustration at Wolves' failure to turn their complete dominance into a winning scoreline.

In a rare respite for the visitors substitute Carl Baker let fly from range, forcing goalkeeper Carl Ikeme to push wide at full stretch.

Then came one of their better chances of the many created - Henry hung a cross up for Williamson at the back stick but he couldn't beat Martin with his close-range header.

The frustration continued in the closing stages, with disappointing crosses from Golbourne and Ojo both claimed, before Kyle McFadzean cynically fouled a livid Afobe as Wolves looked to break.

But in the final five minutes - and in five minutes of injury time - Wolves didn't come close to finding a way through.

In fact the visitors came closest when Daniel Powell hit a half volley through a crowd of players, forcing another fine Ikeme save.

It was a flat end to a hugely disappointing afternoon at Molineux, and the fans let their feelings known at full time.