Raul Jimenez stepped as much as convert a stoppage-time penalty and deny Blackburn a surprising opening-night win as Wolves had been held to a 2-2 draw of their first Championship fixture in eight years at Molineux on Froday evening.
The consequence was not the assertion Cesar Peixoto’s aspect wanted on an evening when the stadium crackled with expectation and Wolves made the brighter begin.
Their return to the second tier after a depressing relegation season by which they collected simply 20 Premier League factors was presupposed to be the start of an instantaneous bounce-back marketing campaign.
Peixoto’s aspect went forward within the 18th minute when Marshall Munetsi arrived from deep, collected a intelligent via ball from Fer Lopez and drove a left-footed strike previous Balazs Toth.
Blackburn had different concepts. Tony Mowbray’s aspect, who narrowly averted Championship relegation final season, have added high quality in Sam Morsy to their midfield and confirmed the resilience that stored them up.
Sean McLoughlin levelled within the twenty seventh minute, rising to satisfy Ryoya Morishita’s cross from the suitable following a nook and sending his header into the web.
Blackburn stun Molineux
The guests then did one thing few would have predicted earlier than kick-off: they took the lead. Three minutes into the second half, Oladapo Afolayan drove on the Wolves backline and squared for Andri Gudjohnsen, who swept a composed left-footed end into the underside nook.
Wolves chased the sport in more and more frantic style. Munetsi pressured a save from vary, Tommy Doyle lifted a gilt-edged likelihood over the bar when it appeared simpler to attain, and Kierian Trippier probed repeatedly down the suitable with out discovering the suitable ball.
Mateus Mane was proven a yellow card for simulation within the 52nd minute and hauled off on the hour mark, changed by Jimenez.
The Mexican’s presence proved was the wanted increase, if not within the method Peixoto may need scripted.
With the clock deep into added time, Ryan Alebiosu stretched to dam a low cross and the referee pointed to the spot after the ball struck his outstretched arm.
Jimenez, ice-cold on his first aggressive outing of the season, dispatched the penalty to earn Wolves a degree and spare their blushes.
