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On Sunday, Wolves were comprehensively outplayed by a superb Fulham side, who probably gave the best performance I’ve seen live this season, and possibly the best performance I’ve seen since Wolves were promoted. Their central midfield of Danny Murphy, Moussa Dembélé and Clint Dempsey ran the game, with the lively Damien Duff and Andy Johnson ably supporting the hat trick hero, Pavel Pogrebnyak. I will have a look at just how dominant their midfield was: [table id=46 /] [table id=47 …

Given the lack of a manager at Wolves, it will be Mick McCarthy’s former assistant, Terry ‘Clipboard’ Connor who takes the reins at Wolves away game at Newcastle United. Given this progression, it is not expected that there will be a number of changes to the personnel selected. One player, though, is surely guaranteed a place – Wayne Hennessey. Yes, he made a massive error in McCarthy’s defeat to West Brom, an error that allowed them to retake the lead …

On Saturday, Sébastien Bassong made his Wolves debut, replacing Christophe Berra, as I speculated he might last week. Of course, his debut coincided with Wolves’ first win for 10 matches. But was it a coincidence, or did the Cameroon international’s inclusion contribute to the upturn in fortunes? I was at Loftus Road on Saturday, eagerly anticipating seeing how he would fit in, and what he would bring to the team. My initial reaction was that he was very comfortable on …

Given that Wolves have not kept a clean sheet since the third game of the season, and have conceded 43 goals already this season, it seems inconceivable that Mick McCarthy is happy with his defence. Following the disappointing performance in the defeat to Liverpool on Tuesday, a little light was shone over WV1 with the announcement that Cameroonian defender Sébastien Bassong had agreed a loan deal until the end of the season. The obvious question is, where will he fit …