Those in the Sir Jack Hayward Stand summed up quite how unusual it was. “We’ve scored a goal,” chorused the Wolves fans and, for the first time in 371 minutes of football and more than six weeks, they had. On a day that was supposed to be Julen Lopetegui’s introduction to life at Molineux, they had something else to celebrate. They scored.
Not in open play, admittedly, and only because of a handball that went undetected before a penalty was awarded and the returning Ruben Neves struck. It was only against the bottom side, and Nottingham Forest ought to have equalised in similar style, with Jose Sa required to save Brennan Johnson’s spot-kick. But Wolves had just their second win of the season and one lifelong fan had more reasons to enjoy it than most.
