Wolves v Barnsley: Reds fall as Wolves bite back

The Black Country club have endured a difficult summer following relegation from the top flight and speculation still continues to surround the futures of several players, most notably wantaway striker Steven Fletcher and winger Matt Jarvis.

But there was finally some welcome cheer as boss Stale Solbakken celebrated his first league win at the helm and Wolves’ first on home soil in 2012, the win coming at the expense of Barnsley, who had started the season so well against Middlesbrough last Saturday.

Stephen Ward broke the deadlock with only eight minutes on the clock before Sylvan Ebanks-Blake added a second just after the hour mark and Dave Edwards headed a third.

Tomasz Cywka pulled one back for the Reds when he converted Kelvin Etuhu’s cross from the right but it was Wolves’ night as they recorded a seventh successive home win over their Yorkshire visitors.

Wolves: Ikeme, Zubar, Johnson, Berra, Ward, Peszko, Henry (Edwards 64), Doumbia (Davis 74), Jarvis, Doyle, Ebanks-Blake (Sigurdarson 64). Unused substitutes: De Vries, Stearman, Nouble, Forde.

Barnsley: Gonzalez, Hassell (Cranie 66), Foster, Wiseman, Golbourne, Etuhu, Perkins (Dawson 51), Mellis, Cywka, Harewood (Dagnall 57), Davies. Unused substitutes: Lidakevicius, Collins, Clark, Rose.

Referee: P Gibbs (West Midlands).