Leeds 2 Wolves 1 - five talking points
Wolves went down 2-1 against Leeds at Elland Road as they suffered their second Championship defeat in succession.
A Sol Bamba wondergoal and a second from Toumani Diagouraga put the hosts deservedly in command.
George Saville pulled a goal back for Kenny Jackett's team, but they couldn't find a late equaliser.
Wolves correspondent Tim Spiers picks out five talking points from a disappointing night in Yorkshire.
Whereas the Hull loss was cruel, given that Wolves had done enough to earn a point and came unstuck in stoppage time, there was no hard luck story here.
On another night rampant Leeds, full of beans after two wins on the spin, could have scored five or six.
The hosts hit the woodwork twice, whistled a few past post and bar and had the beating of the Wolves midfield.
In response Jackett's side had a decent opening 20 minutes, and created a couple of chances after Saville's 77th minute strike, but Wolves were well beaten and a point would have flattered them.
In the entertainment stakes (a dull spell before half time aside) this was at least a step up on recent weeks of fairly torturous, monotonous football matches, but that's of no consolation to the 400-odd who made the journey north.
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Here's what Jackett said of the opposition on Monday: "Chris Wood has come back into their side, got a few goals and just been the difference.
"Our centre backs will have to handle him.
"They have good ability out wide, good delivery from Charlie Taylor at left back, so we need to handle that and give them more problems than we have been to the opposition."
Those warnings were simply not heeded by his players.
Wood had five chances in the first half, two of which he arguably should have scored (he also hit the post with a 30-yard free kick).
And as Jackett himself said post-match, Leeds gave them trouble from the flanks with the aforementioned Taylor sending several crosses into the box.
As for Wolves giving Leeds "more problems than we have been (doing) to the opposition"? Nope, that didn't happen either.
In fact the Wolves boss has been saying for weeks that he wants more creativity and more chances created.
It's still not happening - and yet he chose the same front six players that did little of note in an attacking sense at Hull, making just one change to his XI with the illness-free Danny Batth returning in defence.
As Albert Einstein said: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results."
If Jackett picks the same front-line against Rotherham on Saturday, give the men in white coats a call.
Chances, then. Let's go through them.
13 mins - James Henry had the best opportunity of the first half, and indeed should have done better with his free 12-yard volley which he scuffed wide.
77 mins - Saville took his goal very nicely (taking Henry's pass and slotting into the corner right-footed).
82 mins - Joe Mason latched onto a wayward Leeds header and was through on goal with Bamba for company, but put his shot too close to the Leeds keeper.
90 mins - Henry's corner flashes right across the face of goal but no one can get a touch.
Those were the main opportunities and there were long spells when Wolves struggled to make any headway in the Leeds third of the field.
Bjorn Sigurdarson, whose substitution was met with ironic cheers from the away fans, toiled with no reward yet again, and has now gone a mind-boggling 28 hours of football in a Wolves shirt without finding the net.
His, though, is a thankless task, chasing lost causes with often no support whatsoever.
Wolves' poor midfield was the most disappointing facet of the performance - they were overrun and failed to offer protection to the back four, or prevent a barrage of Leeds shots on goal from outside the box.
They also failed to adequately support Sigurdarson, with Helan and Henry often stuck to the flanks and Edwards and Saville, after the first 20 minutes, unable to work their way into promising positions going forward.
It all added up to a disjointed attack, which didn't improve once Le Fondre and Mason were paired in a 4-4-2.
Which begs the question, where were Connor Hunte and Bright Enobakhare, two vibrant youngsters who like to pick up the ball and run at defenders?
Not playing them at high-flying Hull was understandable, but against middle-of-the-road Leeds they were surely worth a shot.
Enobakhare in particularly offers something fresh and exciting that no one else in the first team squad seems to possess - an uninhibited desire to attack defenders with pace, power and self-belief.
One or both must feature against Rotherham on Saturday. There'll be no better opportunity to see what they can do in a Championship game, with the pressure off.
At least playing a few kids would give everyone something to look forward to.
Otherwise, where is the appeal in shelling out some hard-earned cash to turn up on Saturday?
Judging on the last three home games you can hardly say you'll be getting guaranteed value for money, as it's been 270 minutes since a goal was scored by Wolves or the opposition at Molineux.
Only 478 made the trip to Yorkshire on Tuesday evening and it's abundantly clear that this fanbase needs inspiring.
Wolves have won just one of their last seven games, and while Jackett keeps saying he wants to provide entertainment, it just hasn't been happening.
In fact watching Wolves at the moment is anything but entertaining.
He and Wolves have got three games to deliver some hope and some promise.
Otherwise 2015/16 just cannot end soon enough.
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