Wolves 2 Bolton 2 - Report and pictures

They may have been sitting pretty at 2-0 up with just 12 minutes to go - but that scoreline was a just reflection of what had gone before it.

Lowly Bolton had been on top for almost all of the second-half, and arguably shaded the first period too, in what was a tedious, soulless encounter between two teams desperately low on quality.

Still, it was still a shock to see Wolves crumble so meekly, conceding in the 81st and 90th minutes to goals from Wellington Silva and Stephen Dobbie.

It was the least Bolton deserved. Wolves slept-walked through most of this match. Their game plan was unclear, they were one-paced and predictable.

Yet it could all have been so different - Joe Mason became an instant hero with a debut goal in just the third minute.

For all their shortcomings, Wolves remained in front and then added to it thanks to a wonderful goal from substitute James Henry.

It was, incredibly, their first attempt at goal in the second-half, in the 78th minute. After the capitulation, they were jeered off.

With a fan-base already unhappy with Wolves' January transfer activities, there is a real possibility of the season disintegrating in the coming weeks.

Jackett sprang a couple of surprises with his line up, bringing in Tommy Rowe in for his first league appearance in a Wolves shirt since Boxing Day 2014.

He, Mason and Sigurdarson replaced the dropped James Henry and Adam Le Fondre and the injured David Edwards.

On a bitterly cold Molineux evening, the home fans needed warming up and, in the third minute, Mason delivered.

A mix-up in the Bolton defence allowed Sigurdarson a free run on goal. Goalkeeper Ben Amos saved his shot, but there was Mason to side-foot into the empty net.

It was one of his first touches in a Wolves shirt, rivalling Bright Enobakhare's debut impact earlier in the season when the youngster netted in the same minute against Barnet.

A couple of minutes later, the panicky Bolton defence nearly presented another goal, but Siguardarson couldn't quite get to the ball after Amos had come racing from his box.

Wolves (4-2-3-1): Ikeme; Iorfa, Batth (c), Ebanks-Landell, Doherty; McDonald, Coady; Van La Parra, Mason (Price, 87), Rowe (Saville,82); Sigurdarson (Henry,76).

Subs: McCarey, Deslandes, Byrne, Le Fondre.

Goals: Mason (3), Henry (78)

Bolton (4-5-1): Amos; Vela, Dervite, Holding, Moxey; Feeney, Trotter (Dobbie,83), Davies, Spearing, Silva; Woolery (Heskey,66).

Subs: Rachubka, Derik, Wilson, Walker, Twardzik.

Goal: Silva (81), Dobbie (90)

Attendance: 17,825

The early goal, though, didn't sharpen the Wolves minds, and it was the rock-bottom visitors who arguably enjoyed the better of the first-half.

They enjoyed 60 per cent of possession, much of it in the Wolves third of the field, but lacked the quality to exploit Jackett's team.

Liam Feeney came closest to levelling things up in what was a turgid half of football, with his 12-yard thunderbolt whistling over goalkeeper Carl Ikeme's crossbar.

Not for the first time this season - having lost the reverse fixture, one of just three Bolton wins in this season - Wolves made the Trotters look a far better side than everyone else in the division seems to.

A dangerous Feeney cross was blocked in the six yard box by Batth and Wellington Silva was given far too much room to curl a decent effort from the left, claimed by Ikeme.

But Wolves did improve as the dull half went on, as did their distribution from the back.

Ethan Ebanks-Landell was building in confidence from a couple of horrible clearances to bring the ball out from the back with composure and no little skill.

Chances were still few and far between for the hosts, though.

Rajiv van La Parra, targeted by Neil Lennon's team, created one opportunity for himself when he turned his man and hared into the box, only to be blocked off at the crucial moment.

Sigurdarson won a few headers but couldn't find team mates with them, and Mason was forced to come deep to see the ball.

The new signing's blushes were spared just before half time when his tap-in was saved by Amos from Rowe's cross, but the offside flag was up.

But, in general, Wolves were stand-offish, a lesson not learned from their last home game against Cardiff, and one-paced in a 45 minutes very short on quality.

Bolton continued to threaten at the start of the second period, Batth with an important clearing header and then a brave block from Liam Trotter's piledriver.

Wolves attacks were few and far between and the home crowd began to voice their frustration when opportunities in possession were wasted.

McDonald horribly scuffed a pass high and straight out of play, summing up Wolves' endeavours, but Bolton continued to fail to take advantage.

Silva cut inside Iorfa and sent his shot just over the bar when well placed. Something needing changing - and when it happened, Jackett's alteration made an instant impact.

Henry, on for Sigurdarson in the 76th minute, doubled the lead just two minutes later with a special strike.

He rode two challenges on the right wing, cut inside and curled into the bottom far corner.

That should have been that - but Bolton responded by pulling one back just three minutes later, when Wellington Silva ghosted in at the back post with Wolves failing to clear a right-wing cross.

It was the least the Trotters deserved - and not long after they were level. Substitute Dobbie's 25-yard free kick took a wicked deflection off Batth and wrong-footed Ikeme.

It was greeted by loud boos from the home fans - and who could blame them - as Wolves crumbled after being 2-0 up with just 12 minutes to go.