Wolves 1 West Ham 1

Wolves ended their run of four straight defeats with a vital point against West Ham.

Matt Jarvis' 10th minute opener gave the home side the lead as they went on to control the first-half with some superb football.

But the Hammers were transformed by a fortunate-looking penalty converted by Mark Noble eight minutes after the break and Wolves were hanging on at times.

Mick McCarthy's men suffered an early blow in the second minute, when captain Jody Craddock was forced off following an innocuous aerial challenge for a Rob Green goal kick.

The 35-year-old centre-back seemed to hurt his side twisting at full stretch in mid-air and there was no way he could continue.

But Wolves quickly put the disruption behind them to control the first-half, dominating to the extent that they maybe should have had the match won by half-time.

A delightful move of first-time passing after eight minutes trampled all over the 'dirty Wolves' tag.

Goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann's kick silkily found its way through Kevin Doyle and Steven Fletcher, before the former teed up Dave Edwards for a drive deflected wide.

Wolves' storming start gained an early reward when they broke the deadlock after just 10 minutes, with another cracking piece of football that involved some 10 passes.

Jarvis finished the move, popping up on the right to find David Jones in space to work the ball out to the galloping Stephen Ward, whose crossed was punched clear by goalkeeper Robert Green as far as the winger, who volleyed into the empty net.

The goal was Jarvis' second of the season – and in successive home games.

There was no let-up from Wolves in the early stages and within a minute of the goal, Green was in action again, clawing away a curling effort from Jones for one of seven first-half corners for McCarthy's men.

Hahnemann's only save of any note during a completely one-sided opening period was a simple catch from Frederic Piquionne's floated header on the half hour.

But after a lull, Wolves picked up the pace again and Doyle's cross needed only the faintest touch for what would have been a deserved second goal.

With the game heading nowhere, West Ham gained a lifeline out of the blue when they equalised from what looked like a fortunate penalty in the 53rd minute.

Victor Obinna and Kevin Foley both fell to the ground after the full-back leaned into the Hammers man as they chased the ball to the byline.

But referee Mark Clattenburg had no hesitation in pointing to the spot and Noble needed no second invitation to rifle high into the net.

Not surprisingly, Hammers' reply breathed new life into the game and there were chances at both ends.

Jones' drilled effort was blocked by Manuel Da Costa after Green punched away Foley's cross, before Piquionne's 56th minute piledriver hit the bar.

Wolves claimed a penalty of their own when Jarvis' cross hit the arm of Lars Jacobsen, but the referee was having none of it.

The home side lived dangerously as Kieron Dyer and Obinna had shots blocked.

Affter Edwards curled just wide, substitute and former Wolves loan striker Carlton Cole forced a one-handed stop from Hahnemann with a volley.

Piquionne also had a late effort disallowed for handball.

But in the end, a draw was the right result.