Wolverhampton Wanderers suffered a major blow in their battle to avoid relegation with a home loss against fellow strugglers Blackburn Rovers. Wolves would have viewed this match as a major part of their campaign to avoid the drop - matches against Rovers are eminently winnable this season - but instead put in a miserable performance to increase their woes.
Wolverhampton Vs. Blackburn, 2012 Premier League: Huge Win For Blackburn
The match started out fairly open, with good chances at both ends of the pitch, but the hosts' day took a turn for the worse when David Davis defelected a throw in straight into Junior Hoillet's path, allowing the strike to fire past Wayne Hennessey to make it 1-0 just before halftime. Blackburn kept up the pressure after the interval and were rewarded shortly following the hour mark when Hoillet struck again with a neat long-range effort. Wolves were a spent force by this point, and a late attempt to push for the equaliser was more depressing than truly threatening. As Chris Foy blew for full time, the boos rang out at Molineux, as well they might. Wolves look like they're going down, and after the Mick McCarthy fiasco, they look like they're going to do so in fairly embarrassing fashion.
Blackburn, meanwhile, go to 16th place and are now two points clear of the relegation zone. It's a big day for Steve Kean. If he keeps this up, do you think he'll still need bodyguards?
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