Wolves 0 Blackburn 0 - Report and pictures

Three 0-0 draws at home for Kenny Jackett's team - a feat not 'achieved' by Wolves since 1899 - sent the home fans home unhappy, frustrated and bored yet again.

There have also been six goalless stalemates at Molineux this season. The statistics are remarkable, but watching them become reality has been far less interesting.

Here Wolves huffed and puffed. As against Ipswich last weekend, they waited until the latter stage of the match to produce a save from the opposition goalkeeper.

And as against Ipswich the visitors created by far the better chances. In fact they were indebted to goalkeeper Carl Ikeme, for pulling off a couple of wonder saves to keep it goalless.

Despite the malaise, Wolves have have actually gone six games unbeaten, but there's no sense of triumph at Molineux.

Jackett made one enforced change from the side that beat Milton Keynes Dons in midweek.

Adam Le Fondre earning a place in the team after a bright appearance off the bench, coming in for long-term injury victim Michal Zyro.

Wolves (4-4-2): Ikeme; Iorfa, Batth (c), Hause, Doherty; Henry, Coady, Price, Saville (Hunte, 58); Le Fondre (Sigurdarson, 74), Mason (Enobakhare, 58).

Subs not used: Martinez, Deslandes, Helan, Edwards.

Blackburn (4-3-1-2): Steele; Marshall, Duffy, Hanley (c), Kilgallon; Lowe, Grimes (Jackson, 65), Lenihan; Gomez; Bennett, Graham (Brown, 16).

Subs not used: Raya, Henley, Williamson, Evans, Ward.

It was Le Fondre's first start since the January 23 draw at Queens Park Rangers, as Jackett went with a 4-4-2 formation and the side that impressed in the second-half in Milton Keynes.

He will have been hoping for a replica of that 45 minutes - but he didn't get it. Wolves actually started pretty well, with Henry firing some decent balls into the box as Jackett's team played with purpose.

Saville wasn't far away from reaching one of Henry's centres, before Jack Price and Henry saw shots blocked.

Another searching Henry cross was met by George Saville at the back stick - he nodded inside to Joe Mason, whose shot on the turn was blocked.

It was a fairly even first-half and Rovers had the best of the chances. Shane Duffy should have scored, but scuffed his shot from a knock-down in the box.

It was not long before half-time playmaker Jordi Gomez smashed one off the bar from 20 yards - an excellent strike that deserved better.

At the other end, Le Fondre produced a smart turn and rocket shot from the edge of the box which flew over the bar.

That was pretty much that, in a half that, while marginally better than what was seen seven days previously at home to Ipswich, wasn't one that would be sold on DVD in the club shop.

The second-half didn't get any better. In fact it got worse, with neither team producing an effort of note in the first 10 minutes.

Jackett turned to youth, sending on Connor Hunte and Bright Enobakhare for Saville and Mason.

It raised the tempo slightly, with more urgency about Wolves, but Blackburn repelled them easily.

Henry should have done better when he won possession on the left and hared into the box, but with three team-mates for company he blazed his cross over.

Jackett sent for Bjorn Sigurdarson, making his final change with 16 minutes left, and soon after the goal-shy Icelandic forward forced goalkeeper Jason Steele into his first save of the game with a 20-yard effort.

It's been 954 days since Sigurdarson's last Wolves goal and that was evident when he failed to read a perfect come-and-get-me low ball across goal from Henry, which went begging as the striker stood motionless.

However, it was Blackburn who pushed harder for the winner in the closing stages, with Ikeme saving Wolves.

Jason Lowe crossed to Gomez and his goal-bound header was tipped over the bar, at full stretch, by a flying Ikeme.

Then from the resulting corner Duffy got his head to it and again Ikeme pushed over, as Rovers looked to nick it at the death.

The South Bank sang Ikeme's name - and then booed loudly as the full-time whistle followed seconds later.