Scunthorpe United 0
Wolves 2 (D. Edwards 8, Ebanks-Blake 46)
Wolves registered their first League victory in nine attempts with a 2-0 win in an open and entertaining game at Scunthorpe. New boys David Edwards and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake were the men on the mark to deservedly give the Molineux men three much needed points.
There were four changes to the team that had lost to Crystal Palace at Molineux. Edwards made his debut and Andy Keogh returned to face his old club with Stephen Elliott and Matt Jarvis also back in the starting line-up.
The quartet came in for Darren Potter and Stephen Ward, who were named as substitutes, Jay Bothroyd and the injured Darron Gibson.
Keogh and Ebanks-Blake led the attack with Jarvis playing on the left and Elliott the right of midfield.
An opening minute corner taken by Jarvis was headed out to Elliott whose first time shot went over the bar.
Then Edwards and Keogh combined to set up a chance for Jarvis who hit a low shot that was taken by home keeper Joe Murphy at full stretch.
Just eight minutes into his first game for the club, Edwards gave Wolves the lead. Jarvis hit a low cross to Keogh and he helped the ball on to Edwards who turned and netted from eight-yards out.
Just four minutes later Ebanks-Blake was inches away from a second after he had taken a pass from Jarvis and turned to curl a shot just the wrong side of the far post with Murphy a spectator.
Home skipper Andy Crosby wasted a good chance when he fired wide after running on to a low centre from Ian Morris, and Morris was off target himself shortly afterwards after Matt Sparrow had supplied the cross.
Murphy just beat Jarvis in a race for the ball inside the home area, and, when play switched to the other end, Wayne Hennessey comfortably dealt with Sparrow's shot.
Murphy had to be at is best to tip over Ebanks-Blake's header following Michael Gray's free-kick, and there was a moment of danger for Wolves when Martin Paterson beat the offside trap as he ran onto Paul Hayes' through ball but, from a good position, he shot wide.
Keogh raced along the by-line and was about to pull the ball back for Ebanks-Blake when he was robbed by a fine challenge from Marcus Williams.
Darren Ward made a last ditch tackle from the floor to deny Sparrow a clear run at goal before good work from Ebanks-Blake almost conjured up a second for Wolves.
The striker ran into the box from the right and although his pull back was deflected behind Keogh, the ball fell invitingly into the path of Jarvis who picked his spot only for Cliff Byrne to throw himself into the path of the shot to block.
Both Edwards and Byrne were both booked within a minute of one another for shirt pulling, before the half ended with a fine reflex save from Hennessey who beat away Paul Hayes' drive after a cross from Kevan Hurst.
Half-Time; Scunthorpe 0 Wolves 1
Just 50 seconds after the restart, Ebanks-Blake opened his account as he put Wanderers two up.
Neill Collins had already headed clear a dangerous cross from Hayes when the ball was cleared upfield to Edwards who played Ebanks-Blake in - the striker calmly lifting his shot over the advancing Murphy.
From a Morris free-kick, Hayes flicked the ball dangerously across the face of the Hennessey's goal, but Wolves were soon back on the attack and when Gray's corner dropped to Elliott, the former Sunderland striker hit a tremendous shot that bounced off a defender into the path of the impressive Jarvis.
He returned the ball into the box and Collins' flick was hacked clear from near the line by a defender.
Rob Edwards replaced Gray in the 57th minute to partner Ward in central defence with Collins moving to the left-back position.
Hennessey needed two attempts to bring a long range effort from Ben May under control and then, midway through the half, a great ball from Elliott found Keogh who ran into the box before lifting a shot over the bar.
The referee ignored Ebanks-Blake penalty appeals after Crosby challenged him from behind, before Jarvis beat his man as he cut in from the wing and squared the ball to Ebanks-Blake who saw his low shot brilliantly turned aside by Murphy with a defender completing the clearance.
Ebanks-Blake was just wide after he had taken a through pass from Kevin Foley, and May wasn't far off a consolation goal with a well-struck drive from 25-yards in the final minute.
United: Murphy, Williams, Crosby (capt), Byrne (McCann 56), Sparrow, Hayes (May 56), Paterson, Martis, Cork, Hurst (Forte 49), Morris.
Unused subs: Butler, Lillis.
Bookings: Byrne (43 - foul), Sparrow (90 - foul).
Wolves: Hennessey, Foley, Gray (R. Edwards 56), D. Edwards, D. Ward, Collins, Henry (capt), Elliott, Ebanks-Blake (S. Ward 88), Keogh, Jarvis.
Unused subs: Potter, Eastwood, Stack.
Bookings: D. Edwards (42 - foul), Ebanks-Blake (65 - kicking the ball away at free-kick).
Referee: M.P. Russell.
Attendance: 7,465.
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