Wolverhampton Wanderers lost 2-0 at Molineux to Watford on Saturday.
Wolverhampton Wanderers produced their worst performance since returning to the Premier League against Watford on Saturday.
For only the second time this season and the first since August, Nuno Espirito Santo’s side were beaten in the league, going down 2-0 at home to a spirited Hornets side who scored two sublime goals in the space of two first half minutes through Etienne Capoue and Roberto Pereyra.
A rare home defeat is rather new territory for Nuno Espirito Santo’s side so it will be interesting to see how they react when they travel to Brighton and Hove Albion next time out.
And former Wolves captain Karl Henry is keen to see his former side show their mettle.
“I think Wolves will be absolutely fine but it’s maybe a wake-up call for them to see you can easily lose 2-0 or 3-0,” 35-year-old Henry, who played at Molineux between 2006 and 2013, said on the BBC Radio 5 Live Football Daily podcast (22 October).
“Hopefully they’ll stop that next week.
“Wolves weren’t tested defensively last season, so it will be interesting. They’ve been riding high, with confidence, from winning, dominating the Championship the way they did.”
Henry also encouraged Wolves not to panic and maintain the attractive, free-flowing style of football that has been a trademark of the club since Nuno arrived from Porto in the summer of 2017. There is little chance that Wolves will rip up the blueprint after one bad day at the office, however.
Wolves are still ninth in the table, ahead of Manchester United and just six points adrift of the Champions League places.
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