In a lacklustre performance, lacking in both invention and guile from the starting eleven, it was down to two substitutes to change the match, with Andy Keogh setting up Iwelumo for the equaliser, before an out swinging Davies corner set up Iwelumo’s second and Davies himself sliding in the winner.

So, what went wrong tonight? The basic answers are the defence, midfield and attack, all poor tonight.  Firstly, the defence- tonight was the third successive game where two goals have been conceded.  Accrington’s opener followed the best passing move of the first half, resulting in on-loan Jamie Clarke wriggling free on the edge, before seeing his shot come back off the crossbar.  With Hennessey already beaten, the ball fell to Paul Mullin to head in from just outside the box.  The second was even worse- within two minutes of Wolves taking the lead, Ian Craney was slipped through on goal, and showed terrific strength to hold off Richard Stearman, before sliding his finish past the on-rushing Wayne Hennessey.  Aside from these two goals, Accrington didn’t cause the Wolves defence too many problems, but just enough to cause worry lines on Mick McCarthy’s forehead.

Now for the middle bit- the midfield.  To be honest, I thought we might have problems here right from the start. The selection of Iwelumo and Sam Vokes upfront suggested to me that we would attempt to get the ball wide, and whip balls in to the box.  Did we do this? Michael Gray, a workaholic down the right but a natural left footer struggled to make enough space to put in really damaging crosses, more often than not, forced inside onto his left foot, a left foot which has seen better days.  Down the other flank was youngster Dan Jones, a player many fans believe has not been given a fair crack of the whip.  Today was his chance, and boy did he let it pass him by.  Not blessed with the natural pace to beat his opponent, he relies on creating space and crossing the ball early.  This, he failed to do, with his set-piece delivery being equally poor.  On this evidence, albeit just 53 minutes of it, he will definitely struggle to push Stephen Ward and Matt Jarvis for a first team berth.  And now, the central midfield- the engine room of the team, the driving force.  Karl Henry is an excellent player when he plays the ball simply, not when he tries to spray the ball to the wings Xabi Alonso style.  In a game that was crying out for someone to put their boot on the ball, and play a simple pass, Henry failed to do this.  So too did his partner David Edwards, making his first appearance of the season.  At no point tonight did he look like he has the required guile to be the central focus of Wolves attacking play.  He made some good runs into opposition territory, but did not get near enough to the strikers when the ball was played long, resulting in Accrington easily regaining possession.  In fact, of the players out there tonight, the one who looked the most likely to create chance was Kevin Foley.  I’m sure this led to conversations about his potential to play in midfield, which he did on occasion last season.  Tonight, he was the only player prepared to get the ball on the deck, and pass it.

Finally, the strikers.  All four strikers were starved on chances, but the times when they had the ball, almost always picked the wrong option- choosing to pass the ball when 16 yards from goal, and late on, Ebanks-Blake choosing to go alone when a simple pass would surely have given Iwelumo a hat-trick on his full debut.  Iwelumo deserved his goals- he worked hard, won plenty of flick-ons and generally held the ball up well.  Sam Vokes worked hard, but the game passed him by to the extent that no one in the ground was surprised when he was replaced by Sylvain Ebanks-Blake.  Andy Keogh remains an enigma- the footballing version of marmite.  Personally, I think he is worth persevering with, if only due to his and SEB’s awesome goalscoring record in the latter stages of last season.  He seemed to beat defences with ease, before panicking in front of goal.  If he could get this side of his game sorted, he would be one of the best strikers outside the Premiership.

And finally, a word for Mark Davies.  In his first competitive appearance since April 2007 (a late substitute for Michael Kightly), he slotted in excellently.  In his corner for Iwelumo’s second, and his tidy finish for the eventual winner, he contributed more in his 21 minutes on the pitch than many of those who started.

Still, we are in the next round, the draw for which will be tomorrow, after Sky’s live game.

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