Swansea 2 Wolves 1 – player ratings

Will Norris

To quote Daft Punk...he's human after all. Norris went a remarkable 491 minutes into his Wolves career before conceding his first goal – a club record that will take some beating. Can't be faulted for either goal and it was his reflexes that meant Wolves were only 1-0 down at the break when he smothered Connor Roberts' shot. That was that for shots on targets from the Swans. 6/10

Danny Batth

The best of a bad bunch at the back. A couple of sloppy moments in possession but defensively he couldn't really be criticised. 6/10

Roderick Miranda

His first start since QPR away in late October (Wolves' last defeat before last night) and he looked rusty at times. A couple of dodgy moments, not least for the opener (no one came out of that well, though) or when he played the ball out for a corner when trying to pass to Norris. Miranda just never really fills you with confidence. But he improved as the night went of and was helpful when bringing it out from the back. Produced a sumptuous chip over the defence to Jota for the equaliser. 6/10

Kortney Hause

A big opportunity to impress but he didn't take it. Just wasn't his usual composed self. He got caught dithering a couple of times and needlessly conceded possession on occasion. Again, for Swansea's opener he's beaten too easily. And for the winner...well the ball took a slight deflection but it's then bounced off him and into Bony's path. Will be interesting to see what happens to Hause now...the guy needs regular football and a loan move to a Championship club could be hugely beneficial. Then again an injury or two and he's in the first team at Molineux. Tricky one. 5/10

Matt Doherty

Doherty has started every single game since Manchester City away and he kept his standards up here with a typically full-blooded and tenacious performance covering the right flank. Set up Wolves' only real chance in the first half, teeing up Bright Enobakhare, and like at Barnsley on Saturday he was still bombing into the box in the final minute. 7/10

Morgan Gibbs-White

Struggled to get a foothold in the game early on when Wolves were being overrun in midfield. Thereafter he began to grow in confidence and, whenever he engineered some space in what was a busy middle third, he sporadically thrived. As in the first game he looked to get his head up and play that killer pass into the final third. One chip through to Enobakhare deserved better. Particularly adept at ghosting towards the box unnoticed and he's got a great engine on him too. Ran himself into the ground (he was cramping up late on) and again suggested he has a part to play in Wolves' run-in. 7/10

Alfred N'Diaye

Did the dirty work on a foul night in south Wales but when the ball was at his feet he didn't overly impress. Use of the ball was very mixed. 6/10

Barry Douglas

His set pieces were Wolves' best outlet for something special for most of the evening. From open play his deliveries weren't as effective, though. Couldn't really get anything going with Enobakhare down that left hand side. 6/10

Helder Costa

'Give it to Costa and let him run from deep' was Wolves' chief plan for the first half and Costa couldn't quite produce that moment of magic that Wolves needed, albeit he was often left too isolated. A couple of decent bursts here and there and he sent a 20-yarder not far over on the turn. Withdrawn on 73 minutes. 6/10

Rafa Mir

After two breezy cameos from the bench he got his big chance from the start...and didn't take it. The dreadful conditions, a boggy pitch and the standard of opposition (Alfie Mawson is pretty handy, let's be honest) are all mitigating factors but Mir didn't impress. On a night that Wolves needed him to hold the ball up, he generally couldn't manage it save for one moment in the second half when he teed up Costa. Pretty anonymous. Big learning curve for the 20-year-old and if he didn't know what English football was about before, he will now. 4/10

Bright Enobakhare

Occasionally glimpses of his potential and he nearly got on the scoresheet when his goalbound effort was brilliantly blocked. Otherwise it was the same old story from Enobakhare in recent months. 6/10

Substitutes

Diogo Jota (for Enobakhare, 64)

Completely changed the game with his positivity, his skill, his energy and his direct approach, much as Cavaleiro has from the bench in recent weeks. It's been a while since we've seen Jota in full flow but he was spellbinding here with his superbly taken goal and another couple of dazzling runs from deep. More of this, please. 8/10

Leo Bonatini (for Mir, 64)

Mir's struggles in the central striker role highlighted how important Bonatini is to this Wolves team. His ability to hold the ball up and give Wolves a couple of seconds to get the likes of Doherty and Douglas into attacking positions shouldn't be underestimated. Spurned a good chance when he fired a rebound too close to the keeper. 7/10

Romain Saiss (for Costa, 73)

Picked up another daft booking. In a correction to Saturday's player ratings *this* was his ninth yellow card of the season (it's 10 in total but one was for Morocco). Both he and Neves are now on nine bookings apiece and one game away from a two-match suspension, with the cut-off point not coming until March. 6/10

Subs not used: Burgoyne, Coady, Bennett, Neves.