Wolves v Fulham - five talking points

New signing Michal Zyro was the two-goal hero, with Wolves climbing to 10th in the Championship table.

They also completed a league double over Fulham, having beaten the Cottagers 3-0 last September. Wolves correspondent Tim Spiers picks out five talking points.

There have been few Molineux debuts as memorable as this in living memory.

Dean Sturridge's home bow springs to mind, when he scored a hat-trick against Barnsley in 2001.

But not many compare to Michal Zyro's introduction to the Molineux faithful.

Two goals in the first 13 minutes, both superbly taken, had the makers of Roy of the Rovers thinking they'd been a bit conservative with their previous storylines.

The 23-year-old could easily have scored a couple more too, but his all-round game was good and he was an imposing presence throughout.

He was powerful, quick, stretched the Fulham defence and ran the channels. Being caught offside too often was his only very minor criticism on a thoroughly impressive Championship debut.

When Zyro arrived Jackett said he could play anywhere along the front line. After two impressive performances as a winger and a striker, the proof has been in the pudding.

Benik who?

Many have called for Jackett to ditch the 4-2-3-1, or 4-3-3, and go back to good old-fashioned 4-4-2, even going so far as to unfurl a banner in the Stan Cullis Stand saying as much a few weeks ago.

While 4-4-2 may or may not be here to stay, Jackett showed his tactical flexibility last night as he continued his 'horses for courses' approach of recent weeks.

With Conor Coady's role primary more to suppress rather than to instigate, it often ended up being a front three of Zyro, Rajiv van La Parra and Jordan Graham.

But from a starting point, Wolves had more balance to their system and it certainly worked against a Fulham defence made of glass.

It wasn't all positive - Fulham enjoyed too much of the ball in the Wolves third.

And Wolves should have won this match by a greater margin. After scoring three at home for the first time since early October and winning a fourth league match on the spin, though, we shouldn't quibble.

The potential sideshows of Afobe's departure and the return of Richard Stearman (who in the end didn't get off the Fulham bench) were ignored as a result of Wolves' excellent performance.

The best he's played this season in a Wolves shirt, by a country mile.

Noticeably in the post-Afobe era, Wolves regularly won the ball back in the Fulham third of the field, and Van La Parra was the chief nuisance.

Jackett labelled the Dutchman's work rate as 'phenomenal'. He almost scored a beauty in the second half and was a constant menace, linking up superbly with Zyro at times.

After a lacklustre display at West Ham it was a surprise to see his name on the team sheet, but he justified Jackett's faith.

More of the same, please.

And a word too for Jordan Graham, whose wonderful creative influence is almost a given now. Just the eight assists for the winger since his introduction into the side.

It was also his cleared free kick that led to the moment of the night - a stunning strike from the unlikely source of Matt Doherty, who added gloss to his recent rejuvenation.

And another to enjoy his best performance for a good long while was David Edwards.

Playing alongside the disciplined Kevin McDonald (who started to look like his old self when spraying through balls towards the effervescent Zyro), Edwards wasn't far behind Zyro in the man of the match stakes.

He was Wolves' instigator, gaining possession on endless occasions with tackles and interceptions, but also getting Wolves going by releasing the ball quickly.

A wonderful through ball for Zyro's second topped it off, and he nearly scored himself with a header.

He's waited weeks for a chance, i.e. for Afobe to get out of the way, and still he can't get a game.

Jackett has been understandably reluctant to play him up front on his own, as that doesn't suit his style.

But in a 4-4-2, alongside the taller, more physical Zyro, surely it was Le Fondre's time?

Well, no. With Le Fondre ineligible for the visit of Cardiff on Saturday, Jackett may have been pre-empting that by seeing what worked last night.

But still, you have to wonder whether a player who's started just two games in the past three months will still be here at the end of January, with Wolves looking to bring in striking recruit(s) and Bjorn Sigurdarson and now Zyro being other options.

Le Fondre has been a victim of several circumstances and clearly has a lot to offer this Wolves team.

Whether he gets a prolonged opportunity to show that remains to be seen.