Wolves 1: Fulham 1: Bill Howell's match stats and player ratings

HENNESSEY.....................7

Superb saves from Salcido and Kakuta but badly spilled one cross and was saved by skipper.

STEARMAN.....................7

Flew into Gudjohnsen with two feet, which earned him a card and could have been red.

CRADDOCK.....................8

Has five games to win another contract – anything as assured as this and another year is a banker.

BERRA............................6

Could he have done better in preventing the equaliser? Probably, but otherwise sound.

WARD.............................6

Back in the side and gave it his all, some lovely link-up play with Jarvis down the left.

GUEDIOURA....................7

In the side because he grafts and packs punch with his shooting boots, started move for goal.

★ HENRY........................8

Pumped up as set about proving Danny Murphy right – superb intervention in his own six-yard.

MILIJAS...........................5

Couldn’t get going, hardly the sort of stamina that will be needed at Stoke.

JARVIS............................6

Hit and miss, Wolves needed to get him into the game far more than they did.

O’HARA..........................6

Five games remaining at Wolves but continues to do his best to earn a permanent switch.

FLETCHER.......................8

A major success story, superb headed goal and kept up a fine workrate throughout.

SUBSTITUTES:

Mancienne (for Milijas, 59): First game since early December..............................6

Ebanks-Blake (for Fletcher, 77)

Kightly (for Guedioura, 85)

Not used: Hahnemann, Vokes, Hammill, Foley.

FULHAM (4-4-2): Schwarzer; Baird, Hughes, Hangeland, Salcido; Davies, Sidwell, Murphy (Kakuta, 69), Dempsey (Johnson, 79); Gudjohnsen (Zamora, 69), Dembele. Subs: Stockdale, Kelly, Etuhu, Greening.

BOOKINGS: Stearman (14, foul), Craddock (90+3, foul) – Wolves. Baird (46, foul), Hangeland (56, foul) – Fulham.

CROWD WATCH.................................7You didn’t need a knife to cut the tension. You could have done it with a spatula. Attendance: 28,825.

REF WATCH.......................................6

M Oliver (Northumberland): Good and bad. He wound up Mark Hughes.

THE MANAGER..................................7

Mick McCarthy remains adamant safety will be assured.

GAME RATING...................................7

Feisty, competitive, plenty of chances.

INJURY WATCH

Edwards (back) and Hunt (hernia) aren’t far away.

WHO’S NEXT UP FOR WOLVES?

Stoke (a) tomorrow, 7.45pm.

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