Wolves 2 Leeds United 3 - Report and pictures

Molineux was witness to some truly amateur errors, which Leeds took full advantage of to earn all three points.

Either side of the capitulation, Wolves took the lead through Benik Afobe, and rallied late after Nathan Byrne's strike.

But that spell either side of half time, when Sam Byram scored twice and Stuart Dallas another, and in which the Wolves back-line parted like nervous motorists moving for an ambulance at a set of traffic lights, was so, so costly.

In fact they were indebted to Carl Ikeme for keeping the score down. Yet conversely they could have been out of sight by the half hour mark in what was a farcical game of football.

Wolves began in confident mood, playing some positive one-touch football in midfield.

But it was Leeds who were inches away from taking the lead seven minutes in - Stuart Dallas chested and volleyed the ball in one movement and his blistering 25-yard strike smacked off the post.

A minute later and it was Wolves who should have been ahead. Jordan Graham cut inside and played in Afobe, who horribly dragged his left-footed shot across goal and wide with David Edwards placed for a tap-in.

Just two minutes later though he wasn't to be denied. This time James Henry headed into Afobe's path and he took his time before slotting coolly past Marco Silvestri.

It must have been a huge relief for the previously shunned striker, whose goal was his second in 10 appearances.

And on 20 minutes he could have scored again - Jack Price, who was dominating play in midfield, ambled forward and chipped onto Afobe's head, three yards out, but with Edwards obscuring his view the striker headed wide.

It was the Afobe show for Wolves and yet another chance went begging soon after, although this one was far trickier, a 12-yard shot on the turn and wide after some close control.

Wolves were producing some of the best football of the season and the home fans responded in kind, creating another boisterous atmosphere a day after Jackett thanked them for sticking by his team during recent weeks.

Graham, enjoying another productive evening on the left wing, tigerishly won the ball back after his own poor cross, and tested Silvestri from 25 yards.

But towards half time Leeds, whose boss Steve Evans had been angry gesticulating at his players all half, came into it, and Kevin McDonald had to be wise to make two important interventions in his own box in the space of a minute.

Just 60 seconds before the break though Leeds were level. With Ethan Ebanks-Landell out of position having coolly dribbled from his box to clear the ball, Leeds chucked it back in and Chris Wood slotted to Byram who beat Carl Ikeme from 15 yards.

It was more than the visitors deserved, but Wolves were being made to pay for not capitalising when on top, as they hadn't against Nottingham Forest last Friday.

Wood, who almost moved to Molineux in the summer, should have put Leeds ahead just seconds after the restart, but, through on goal, a poor touch took him wide and Ikeme did well to block the shot.

Just seconds later through Leeds were ahead - Dallas played a one-two with Souleymane Doukara, powered past Ebanks-Landell and Price and then lashed home via a despairing Ikeme dive.

Wolves were shellshocked, Leeds transformed. And it should have been 3-1 on 55 minutes when Ikeme denied Wood at full stretch to keep out his close range header.

And then came a mistake of amateur proportions - Ebanks-Landell and Batth collided going for the ball, neither connected with it, it rolled through to Wood but Ikeme saved Wolves again with a crucial block.

Jackett reacted with a change before the hour mark - on came Adam Le Fondre,

It made not a jot of difference to their horrible defending though, with Leeds taking advantage again to make it 3-1.

Iorfa and Batth collided this time and Leeds sent a cross over from the left for Byram to head home.

Leeds were being made to look like Brazil, while Wolves' defending resembled that of Bognor Regis under-12s. Steve Evans' side were playing through them at will in what couldn't have been a sharper contrast to the opening half an hour of the contest.

Creativity was now at a standstill too and Jackett sent on Nathan Byrne for a rare appearance in place of Henry.

The game was dying a sad, slow death in front of an apathetic home crowd.

And then from absolutely nowhere Wolves were back in it. Graham sent a curling ball to the back stick where Byrne sent a precise volley past Silvrestri.

The home fans awoke and suddenly the home players had a spring in their step. On came Conor Coady for Price and Wolves were on the attack. Graham, now on the right, twisted and turned before finding Batth - who was now up front - with his cross but the skipper nodded over.

Yet despite a barrage of crosses and balls pumped into the box, time ran out for Wolves as they slumped to their first defeat in six.

Wolves (4-2-3-1): Ikeme; Iorfa, Batth, Ebanks-Landell, Golbourne; McDonald, Price (Coady, 84); Henry (Byrne, 67), Edwards (Le Fondre, 58), Graham; Afobe. Subs: McCarey, Doherty, Wallace, Holt.

Leeds (4-5-1): Silvestri; Wootton, Bellusci, Cooper Taylor; Cook, Byram, Bridcutt, Adeyemi (Doukara, 30), Dallas (Mowatt, 86); Wood (Antenucci). Subs: Peacock-Farrell, Coyle, Bamba, Murphy.

Referee: Stuart Attwell (Nuneaton)

Attendance: 19,592