Plymouth Argyle 1 (Chadwick 61)
Wolves 1 (Elliott 42)
A catalogue of missed chances meant that Wolves had to be satisfied with a point from their trip to Plymouth. Mick McCarthy's team dominated for much of the game but, with just over an hour gone, Nick Chadwick cancelled out Stephen Elliott's first-half opener.
Wolves were unchanged following the convincing victory over Norwich as Argyle kicked-off attacking the away end of Home Park that housed almost 1,800 travelling supporters.
After two early Plymouth free-kicks had been cleared, home keeper Luke McCormick had to cut out a short cross from Elliott.
Andy Keogh's angled goal attempt from the right of the box was too high and then Kightly beat Gary Sawyer and ran into the area before crossing low only for McCormack to divert the ball behind. From Kightly's corner, Keogh glanced a header narrowly over the bar.
Elliott scuffed a shot into the arms of McCormick and then Kightly was literally inches away after he had played a one-two with Elliott and shot from the edge of the area.
Jody Craddock was penalised for a challenge on Barry Hayles and Akos Buszaky's free-kick from almost 30-yards drifted just wide.
Karl Henry won possession deep inside his own half and instigated an attack involving Seyi Olofinjana and Stephen Ward that ended with a first-time Kightly shot that was well saved by McCormick.
Four Kightly corners followed in quick succession as Wolves piled on the pressure before Elliott, on the halfway line, ran onto a Keogh pass. He returned the ball to Keogh who had sprinted forward but his drive was turned behind by McCormick.
Peter Halmosi cleared a Breen header off the line following yet another Kightly flag-kick before a rare Argyle attack saw Wayne Hennessey beating David Norris to the ball after a back-pass from Michael Gray. The ball was cleared upfield to Elliott who fired into the arms of McCormick.
Keogh just failed to get his head to a cross from Ward and when play switched to the Wolves' box Craddock made a great tackle to prevent Sylvan Ebanks-Blake getting clean through on goal.
Kightly was wide with a first time shot following a cross from Gray before Wolves moved into a thoroughly deserved 42nd minute lead when Elliott, stationed at the far post, volleyed Keogh's centre into the roof of the net (pictured).
Hayles was booked for an off the ball challenge on Gary Breen who needed attention before a Wolves dominated half drew to a close. The corner count was 14-0 in the visitors favour.
Half-Time: Plymouth 0 Wolves 1
Inside a minute of the resumption Wolves won yet another corner and, after that had been cleared, Ward drilled a shot wide after Kightly's low cross had run through to the far side of the box.
It took a fine interception from Paul Connolly to prevent Elliott having a clear sight at goal when he had tried to collect Keogh's through pass, and moments later an Elliott centre sailed through the home six-yard box.
In the 56th minute Argyle boss Ian Holloway made what turned out to be a decisive double substitution with Chadwick and Rory Fallon coming on in place of Buszaky and Ebanks-Blake.
Just five minutes after their introduction, Fallon helped on a long clearance to Chadwick who held off Craddock's challenge before slotting an angled shot past Hennessey for an equaliser totally against the run of play.
Olofinjana won possession and fed Elliott as Wolves looked to regain the advantage but the striker's rising drive went straight to McCormick.
The keeper then turned aside a snapshot from Kightly who had run on to a pass from Darren Potter who had come on in place of Ward.
Craddock went into the book for a foul on Fallon and, after Lilian Nalis had shot just off target from 20-yards, Sawyer was also shown the yellow card after he had upended Kightly.
Jay Bothroyd was sent on in place of Elliott before, in the 85th minute, Plymouth won their first corner of the game after Hennessey had made a fine save to deny Norris.
Breen was booked for hands and then, as the game neared its conclusion, he headed wide following a Kightly corner.
With the seconds ticking away Wolves continued to pile on the pressure but the winning goal they so richly deserved just wouldn't come.
Plymouth: McCormick, Connolly, Nalis, Timar, Norris, Buszaky (Chadwick 56), Ebanks-Blake (Fallon 56), Hayles (capt), Halmosi (Gosling 87), Sawyer, Seip.
Unused subs: Kouo-Doumbe, Djordjic.
Bookings:Hayles (43 - foul), Sawyer (76 - foul),
Wolves: Hennessey, Foley, Gray, Olofinjana, Breen (capt), Craddock, Kightly, Henry, Keogh, Elliott (Bothroyd 77), S. Ward (Potter 60).
Unused subs: N. Collins, Eastwood, Stack.
Bookings: Craddock (69 - foul), Breen (90 - handling the ball)
Referee: P. Joslin.
Attendance: 13,638 (1,778 away supporters).
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