I hate the First Division. Wolves suffered their first defeat of the season through a combination of poor defending, lack of strength in midfield, and an absence of imagination up front. In other words, all the attributes needed to get out of the Division.

Things went wrong early on. A hooked clearance by Naylor gave Wimbledon a corner in the 4th minute. Wolves failed to deal with a low delivery that somehow found its way to Shipperley who bundled it into the Wolves goal. 0 -1

It was a scruffy goal to concede and a bad start for Matt Murray who was deputising for the injured Oakes. Wolves missed Oakes' experience at the back and this example of uncertain defending became a theme of the afternoon.

Wolves managed to get themselves back in the game in the 15th minute. A deep corner from Naylor on the left found Ingimarsson who scored his first goal for Wolves with a towering header. 1-1

The game then settled down, Wimbledon having the majority of possession in midfield and often concentrating on attacking down Naylor's flank. Like the Dons of old, it was Wolves who often opted for the long style - but without much luck, often being found off-side after promising moves.

The story could have been so different in the 29th minute. Sturridge managed to beat the Wimbledon keeper Davis to one of several optimistic balls over the top. The header went over the stranded keeper but agonizingly came back off the right-hand post and into safety.

HT 1-1

Wolves went behind again on 54 minutes. After stringing several passes together across midfield a deep cross came in from the Wimbledon right. Sleepy defending allowed Gray to come in and side foot past Murray. 1-2

Miller replaced the ineffective Newton and shortly after, on 70 minutes, Wolves hit back. A strong run by Rae into the box took him to the by-line. His ball across would have been met by Sturridge but instead was cut out by defender Grier who slashed it past his own keeper ¹ . 2-2

The goal came during Wolves' best spell of the game. Shortly after the equalizer, there was another promising move down the right. Irwin found himself with time in the box and slotted the ball to Ingimarsson who could have made a better connection with the smartly-saved shot.

The game then became stretched, Irwin looking particularly tired. A neat counterattack by the Dons 13 minutes from time resulted in Shipperley side-footing his second of the game. That really got the 800-odd fans banging the empty seats around them in celebration. 2-3 to Wimbledon.

Wolves' heads visibly dropped after going behind for a third time. The final whistle was met with a chorus of that famous rendition 'What a Load of Rubbish'. Needless to say, the subject of the chanting was not the relative merits of Wimbledon's proposed move to Milton Keynes.

If Wolves have any genuine aspirations for promotion they cannot afford many more performances like this. Worryingly, five goals have been conceded in the last two matches - a trend that Jones acknowledged in his post-match comments. The defence looked nervous and Lescott was uncharacteristically indecisive on several occasions during the match.

Wolves now need to tighten up and not let this mini-slump turn into a major slump.

FT: 2-3

Who scored Wolves' second goal? - PS by Fat Stat

Originally Wolves second goal was reported as a Sturridge goal, and I mistakenly thought it had been awarded to him. Actually it had been awarded as a Gier own goal and so in all the stats it is now recorded as such.