Dave Edwards: Nuno-esque performance downs Wolves

When you look at the injuries that Wolves had, and Matheus Cunha's ban, it was a really decent performance, especially from an attacking point of view.

That's why I don't think that Vitor Pereira really did too much wrong. It comes down to those fine moments in the first half, two moments in particular, that result in the opening two goals.

The build-up play and the spaces Guedes and Hwang found were really impressive, while the young wing-backs played extremely well and got lots of joy with crosses into the box. 

The two big chances fell to Jorgen Strand Larsen that he needed to take. They were the difference.

Wolves were creating and they were in control of the game, but you just know how devastating Nottingham Forest can be when they counter-attack and we saw that in the first 10 minutes.

Joao Gomes and Tommy Doyle got caught ahead of the ball and Morgan Gibbs-White was the wrong side of them. In a split second it was four against three and it's difficult for the defenders.

Rayan Ait-Nouri gave Elanga a bit too much space in the box and eventually, with a bit of luck, Gibbs-White finished it.

The second goal came from a little bit of miscommunication with the line. Matt Doherty wasn't aware that Santi Bueno had dropped a little deeper and the cross-field ball made it difficult.

Doherty's been fabulous in recent weeks and I actually thought he had a decent game against Forest, barring this one moment.

He just gave Hudson-Odoi a little bit too much time to get running at him. It was a small moment and a small error that was very costly.

Wolves recovered really well in that middle part of the first half and they just missed that final touch. 

In the second half, Wolves looked a little bit inexperienced and Nottingham Forest were very experienced.

They looked like a team that had been together for quite a while, they knew their roles inside and out.

It was such a Nuno-esque performance, bringing on centre-backs and going 5-4-1, packing out that midfield area and Wolves really struggled to do anything of any note in that second half.

Wolves were without Cunha, Nelson Semedo and Andre who all would have made a difference, but Forest defended very well.

They also didn't commit enough bodies into the box, only Larsen was there. A few more players needed to take a gamble to try and help Larsen out.

It was a very professional display from Forest against a Wolves side missing their key players.

But you can't speak too negatively of the boys that came into the side and I'm delighted for Rodrigo Gomes.

I absolutely loved watching him in pre-season and I thought he was going to break onto the scene this year and get into the team because of his attitude and the clever runs he makes.

But he's found it difficult after the opening day start at Arsenal and now he's had a new lease of life under Pereira.

I thought he was Wolves' best player and most exciting player against Forest.

He had a brilliant volley saved in the first half and put in a couple of terrific crosses.

But what probably impressed me most about him is his defending. He does both sides of the game really well. 

He's got that infectious energy, which makes sure he'll always get back in. You can see he loves playing for the football club.

He's only young and there's going to be ups and downs. He's not going to start every game, but I just hope that he can be in and around that team more often than not. 

He's shown enough in these two games he's started under Pereira that he can become a big player for Wolves in the future.