No time for rustiness at Wolves says Kenny Jackett

After two weeks without a game, Wolves kick off a hectic spell of six matches in 20 days with Saturday's visit of MK Dons.

Karl Robinson's side warmed up with a 1-0 win over non-league Dover in the FA Cup last weekend to end a run of three straight defeats.

Wolves return in second place on goal difference to Leyton Orient with a six-point cushion to the play-off zone, but are anxious to return to winning ways after the 1-0 defeat at Peterborough.

And head coach Jackett warned them to hit the ground running this weekend.

"We want to make sure we're not rusty when we start up again," said the boss.

"We concentrate on our job: The games come when they come and I don't want to necessarily offer excuses because that's tough coming from the football industry where we're in a privileged position to the public when there's a recession on.

"We have to focus on this next batch of games, be honest with ourselves and encourage the players to make sure they go again and capitalise on the position we're in.

"Joint top on points means we're not playing catch-up with anybody and we've got an overall ambition to try to get promoted this season.

"We don't need a miraculous run of form, or do we need other teams to fall away.

"When there are a lot of clubs ahead of you, it's not the points total, it's the other sides and they're not going to fall away.

"Both as a staff, a group of players and as a whole club, we have to realise this will only still be a good position if we capitalise on it and get it right."

Jackett believes he and his staff have used their time wisely.

"We've taken stock of where we are and we've made an honest and consistent appraisal of where we are and what we need to do," he said.

"Now we're encouraging the players to pick themselves up and go again.

"We need to do that against MK Dons and Rotherham and our next run of games."