The Joe Edwards debrief - Wolves 0 Leicester 0

Picking up four points from their last two games, Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are now looking a lot more solid and – fingers crossed – finally turning the corner.

Top-drawer Jonny

It was only one half as the Spaniard gradually works his way back from a long-term knee injury, but Jonny Castro Otto oozed class on his Wolves return.

He is absolutely integral to the club and where they want to go.

Otto did not shirk a single challenge. He linked up very nicely with Pedro Neto and had Ayoze Perez almost in his back pocket.

His presence noticeably made the others around him a lot more confident, too.

Of course, Wolves have missed Raul Jimenez, but you could argue Otto’s absence following ACL surgery was felt just as much.

It is no coincidence that with him back in the fold, albeit for only 45 minutes, Nuno’s lot put in one of their most solid defensive displays this term.

To have recovered so quickly from such a severe injury is testament to the work ethic and dedication Otto has.

They have to be careful with him over the coming weeks, but it is a delight to have him back.

New injuries

Unfortunately, Otto’s classy comeback coincided with injuries to both Willy Boly and Daniel Podence – the pair set to be out for at least the next month.

After having such a healthy record in terms of keeping players fit over the past few years, it has been one setback after the other this campaign for Wolves.

Losing them is a big blow, as Nuno said afterwards.

On the bright side, though, without Boly at the back, Leander Dendoncker slotted in pretty seamlessly and, more notably, Max Kilman excelled.

Kilman has been a steady, consistent performer for quite a while, but the next step for him is to play a key role in games.

And in blocking Harvey Barnes’ bottom-corner-bound shot towards the end, he did just that against the Foxes.

The 23-year-old is staking a claim to be a prominent, long-term option for Wolves at centre-half. Fair play.

Traore threat

Another positive to emerge from this encounter was Adama Traore’s immense second-half spell.

It was reminiscent of his displays for large parts of last campaign, when players had no choice but to cynically hack him down – the only way of stopping him.

Of course, the winger still has to improve his end product.

He had a shot blocked in the first half after wonderful work from Pedro Neto and is yet to score or register an assist in the Premier League this campaign.

That simply must change and is definitely not good enough for player of his traits.

But, hopefully, this unstoppable half an hour or so can act as a springboard for better things moving forward.

No killer touch

A solid point, but it certainly could have been a win with better finishing.

Willian Jose was very quiet and his replacement, Fabio Silva should not have given Kasper Schmeichel the opportunity to make a save late on.

The defence has become more robust, the midfield has stepped things up, and the onus is on the strikers to do their bit.

Jose seemed to be affected by the injury of Podence, having linked up well with him in previous games, so needs to develop an understanding with Neto and Traore quickly.

Coming up now for Wolves are two clashes with Southampton – one in the FA Cup, and one in the league. It would be lovely to see them progress to the quarters and take that into Sunday at St Mary’s.