Sorry About The Wait

Just a quick one to let all you followers of this blog know that i am very sorry for the lack of posts in the last week or so. I have been having real trouble with my internet and have therefore not been able to post. I will get back to posting straight away.

Wolves keeper Matt Murray has signed for League One strugglers Hereford United on a month's loan.

Former England Under-21 international Murray has been out of the game for 18 months with a cruciate ligament injury.

But Murray, 27, is looking to get back to match fitness following the latest long, frustrating chapter in his injury-ravaged career.

And he is expected to go straight into the United squad for Saturday's home basement battle with Cheltenham Town.

"He just needs some football," Wolves boss Mick McCarthy told BBC Sport. "It will be good for him to get a month's football. Then we'll see how he is."

Murray, who won promotion with Wolves in 2003 but only played one Premier League game due to injury, is still keen to challenge current number one Carl Ikeme and Wayne Hennessey for his old first-team place at Molineux.

But he will have to compete for a place this weekend with Hereford youngster Craig Samson, who stood in and kept a clean sheet against Dagenham and Redbridge when on-loan Darren Randolph refused to play.

Randolph dropped out of the Bulls' side for the home FA Cup first round tie two hours before kick-off after hearing reports that United were planning to bring in Murray.

Under the terms of his loan deal from Charlton Athletic, Randolph will remain at Edgar Street until January. But United boss Graham Turner says he is unlikely to play again in the first team.

Matt Jarvis could be back in full training for Wolves in a fortnight, according to boss Mick McCarthy.

Winger Jarvis, 22, is fighting his way back from a hamstring injury picked up against Reading in late September.

"He's great. He's doing far better than we would have hoped for or expected," McCarthy told the Wolves website.

"He might be back in training in a couple of weeks. But we don't want to get carried away as he's got to get right up to first-team pace."

When Jarvis pulled his hamstring in Wolves' 3-0 defeat to the Royals it was feared he would be missing for three months and a quicker-than-expected return to the side would give the Championship leaders a huge boost in their bid for promotion.

Meanwhile, McCarthy revealed defender Jody Craddock has had a scan to determine what is causing pain in his foot.

Craddock broke a metatarsal against Sheffield Wednesday in August and, although x-rays have shown the break has healed, he is still suffering some pain.

"Jody's had to ease off. He just felt something on the side of his foot when he was running," McCarthy explained.

"He's had a bone scan and we're waiting for the results to check what it is."

Wolves 2-0 Burnley

Michael Kightly scored twice to secure victory for Championship leaders Wolves over high-flyers Burnley.

The England Under-21 international got his first when he followed up his own shot that rebounded back off a post.


Chris Iwelumo had two chances to further the home side's lead but was denied by saves from Brian Jensen.


Kightly scored again when he converted from close-range after good work by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake before Burnley's Clarke Carlisle was sent off.

Elsewhwere Reading won 3-0 against Derby and Birmingham drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest so Wolves extend their lead at the top of the table.

Stick around as we hope to bring you highlights.


Wolves take on Burnley at Molineux on saturday and Old Gold will be looking to extend there lead at the top of the table. So here's the team news.

Leaders Wolves have left-back Matt Hill fully fit for the first time since his summer move from Preston and Sam Vokes should be fit despite hobbling off during a reserve game in the week.

Burnley are again expected to be without left-back Christian Kalvenes with a leg injury. Clarke Carlisle, Remco van der Schaaf and Alex MacDonald are also doubtful, having been hit by a virus.

So can Wolves go further ahead at the top of the table or will Burnley get the better of them?


Wolves defender Jody Craddock's return to first-team contention following a foot injury has been delayed after suffering pain during training.


Craddock, 33, has been out of action since breaking a metatarsal against Sheffield Wednesday in August.

"I'm still at the last stage of my rehab," Craddock told the club website.
"I've trained a couple of times which has been good but my foot has started to ache at the end of it. The X-rays say it's healed so it's frustrating."

The problem has meant Craddock is reluctant to put an exact date on when he may be back in action.

"I'm still getting pain in it which is holding me back a little bit. "I'm almost there and so close but it's difficult to put a date on it. But I've seen another specialist just to check things out and all seems OK."

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy says Matt Jarvis is recovering nicely from his hamstring injury, but is reluctant to put a date on the winger's return.

Jarvis, 22, has been out of action since Wolves' 3-0 defeat by Reading at the end of September.

"I wouldn't put a time on it," McCarthy told BBC WM. "We thought it would be three months at the time and we assume it will be that.
"I speak to him everyday and he was really pleased with his rehab."

Jarvis had been a key player in Wolves' impressive start to the season, as the Molineux side won six of the first seven games Jarvis played in, and McCarthy is understandably looking forward to welcoming him back.


"He's just pushing it a bit further every day," he said. "He had a little setback recently but now he's fine and is back on the track."


Wolves moved further ahead at the top of the table thanks to an opening scoring blitz against Cardiff City at Ninian Park.
Wolves striker Chris Iwelumo opened the scoring in the fourth minute after a double mistake by the Cardiff defence before Sylvain Ebanks-Blake doubled their lead on eight minutes after beating the off-side trap to finish in the corner.

Cardiff's Ross McCormack pulled one back on 19 minutes to score his 10th Championship goal of the season.

Iwelumo found his way in behind the Cardiff defence when centre-half Roger Johnson misjudged a header 35 yards out from goal. The Scotland forward ran in on goal, dodging a mistimed tackle by Joe Ledley, and slotted the ball past goalkeeper Tom Heaton.

Ebanks-Blake's strike came after some intricate passing saw him latch onto a through-ball to beat Darren Purse as the last man in defence. After a clear run into the box he slipped a left-foot shot past Heaton from the edge of the six-yard box for a 2-0 lead and a goal on his 100th appearance for the Midlands club.

The home side's luck worsened when Jay Bothroyd limped off after pulling up with a hamstring injury on 10 minutes but Cardiff pulled a goal back on 19 minutes after a Miguel Comminges overlap and cross from the left was brought down superbly by Ross McCormack, lurking on the penalty spot.
Cardiff's Ross McCormack scored his 10th Championship goal of the season. As the ball dropped, the Bluebirds' top scorer struck an unstoppable left-foot shot into the net for his 11th Championship goal of the season.

Wolves had the better of the half's remaining chances, hitting Cardiff on the break through Michael Kightly and Ebanks-Blake but both Wolves scorers failed to take advantage, with Iwelumo failing to convert Kightly's goalmouth cross while only two last-ditch tackles prevented Ebanks-Blake doubling his tally.

A goal-line clearance by Peter Whittingham prevented Wolves increasing their lead in first-half injury-time after Heaton overran an incoming cross from a corner.
McCormack provided the opening action of the second half after he latched onto a long ball from the Cardiff defence on 54 minutes. With just the keeper to beat he was clipped on the ankle by Wolves full-back Kevin Foley, but the grounded forward's plea for a penalty was turned down by referee Steve Tanner. Unfortunately, the trip resulted in Cardiff's second hamstring injury of the night as McCormack was replaced by Eddie Johnson a minute later.

Cardiff had another penalty appeal pushed away on 70 minutes after Eddie Johnson's weak cross was handled by defender Richard Stearman on the edge of the area and with two minutes to go Roger Johnson somehow managed to slot a Cardiff in-swinging corner past the far post from three yards out.

Eddie Johnson was then denied the final chance of the game when his right-foot volley was blocked by keeper Carl Ikeme deep into injury time.

Cardiff v Wolves


Wolves travel to ninian park to face Cardiff at 5.15 tonight and the game is live on skysports. Wolves will be looking to stay top of the table whilst Cardiff will be looking to continue there playoff push. Here is the team news.

Cardiff captain Darren Purse, midfielders Stephen McPhail and Joe Ledley and striker Jay Bothroyd have all shaken off knocks.
Peter Whittingham is pushing for a recall, but Mark Kennedy, Riccardo Scimeca and Tony Capaldi are injured.
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy could recall defender Richard Stearman to the squad but has said that he might make him wait for a comeback after missing the last game because of been stuck in traffic.

Goalkeeper Carl Ikeme looks okay to start again after a back problem, but Jody Craddock, Matt Jarvis and George Elokobi remain sidelined.

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