Victory at Sheffield United on Wednesday evening could have seen Wolves rise to the summit of the Sky Bet Championship table, but a costly 2-0 defeat at the hands of Sheffield United ensured Nuno Espirito Santo’s men were leapfrogged by their opponents.
An early Conor Coady red card instantly put the visitors on the backfoot, but the Blades outclassed their opponents, firing themselves into the automatic promotion spots after six wins from their last seven games.
Wolves will have been buoyed by the return of Helder Costa to the starting line-up after a long-term injury lay-off, but there was nothing the Portuguese winger could do after he was subbed off after just twenty minutes as Santo reshuffled his side following the sending off.
It was a night to forget for the former Porto boss and his men, and he must now lift his side ahead of Saturday’s visit to Burton Albion.
Wolves fans took to Twitter in their droves to have their say on the performance in south Yorkshire, with a large positive reaction to what was a very disappointing result…