Dave Edwards: Wolves must sharpen up

Midfielder Edwards was Wolves' best player on his recall but was powerless to prevent a third successive away defeat as Stale Solbakken's side crashed 2-1 at Hull last night.

The setback was enough to drop Wolves into the bottom half of the Championship for the first time in more than two months since the 3-1 loss at Cardiff after two points from the last 15.

Wolves, now 13th, again had lots of possession, but apart from James Chester's own goal, Edwards had their only on-target effort with a close-range deflected shot that keeper Ben Amos fumbled away, while he also glanced a header narrowly over.

"We had a lot of possession but we need to find that cutting edge," said Edwards.

"We always look dangerous from setpieces but I think we must find more from open play from somewhere.

"We had a lot of the ball in the final third and yet I don't think we created enough chances."

Edwards also admitted Wolves made two basic errors in the build-up to Sone Aluko's 29th-minute free-kick opener.

"There were a couple of real schoolboy mistakes – firstly conceding the foul and then the wall wasn't lined up properly for the free kick," said the Wales international.

"I think everyone stood their ground but the ball still went around the side of the wall.

"So that was a really preventable goal."

Wolves trailed 2-0 for the third away game in a row and Edwards added: "It was disappointing to have given the opposition a two-goal head start again.

"We didn't play particularly well, but I didn't think there was much in the game, especially in the first half.

"Then we came out at the start of the second half with the intention to really go for it but we were hit by a sucker punch again although it was a very good finish (from Jay Simpson)."

Edwards was unhappy with his positioning for the on-target effort in the 39th minute.

"I was probably about half a yard behind where I'd have liked to have been, and Liam Rosenior, who followed me in, got in a really good block, which forced the ball from me to him and then to the keeper and out," he said.

"With the header, I tried to glance it but perhaps caught it too well.

"There were really only half chances but in the second half, the goal they scored killed us and we didn't look like scoring."