Welcome back to Molineux for the round-up for the month of October. A bit of a rollercoaster of a month for us here as we went unbeaten in the league but were knocked out of two cup competitions.
First up lets see how we failed in the cup games. Firstly we played host to Rotherham in the 2nd round of the JPT where we lost a close hard fought cup tie 1-0. I would have liked to have gone a little further in this cup but the league is the only thing that matters this year.
Then as the month neared its end we had a trip to London for the 4th round of the Capital One Cup. Yet again we were drawn against Premier league opposition for the 3rd game in a row although this time we didn't have the luxury of home advantage. Anyway, our opponents were Crystal Palace who have been playing very well in the league, surprising a lot of commentators. Our luck ran out as Palace won 2-0 and we were never really in the game at all. I congratulated the manager and all of the squad as this was the end of a great cup run that saw us taking the scalps of 2 Premier league teams, Newcastle and Southampton. We easily performed far above expectations and I hope that we can bring this form into the league.
And talking about the league, a great month from us as we went undefeated in the league for the whole month.
First up was an away game at Colchester. Leon Clarke and a Scott Golbourne penalty secured a 2-0 victory in a well played match.
After the JPT cup tie, we had another away game. This time we were up north as we met Carlisle, looking to bounce back after a poor performance in the cup. Another 2-0 victory followed with goals from Leon Clarke and James Henry.
Back home to Molineux for our next two league games as we firstly welcome fellow Midlands club Coventry. A close entertaining game ended 1-1 as both teams had numerous chances that they just couldn't take. Kevin McDonald scoring the goal that gave us an important point and continued our unbeaten run in the league to 4 games.
Next to visit us was Oldham and another entertaining game was played out though this time it was both defences that were outstanding with the game ending in a 1-1 draw. Luke Ayling scoring his first goal since his transfer from Yeovil.
The month ended with us heading to West Yorkshire to take on Bradford. Another entertaining match saw both teams attacking from the start and the match ended up 2-2 with our goals coming from Leon Clarke and that man Emile Heskey hitting the late equaliser.
With that the month ended with us still sitting in 4th place in the league but we then received an e-mail from the FA to inform us that young full back Luke Ayling had just won the League One Player of the Month award for October. I was delighted to present Luke his award in front of the whole squad and it appeared to spur the whole squad on that one of us had been noticed for their performances on the pitch.
Leading Goalscorers
8 - Nouha Dicko
6 - Leon Clarke
3 - Jake Cassidy, Emile Heskey
2 - David Davis, James Henry
1 - Luke Ayling, Kevin Foley, Scott Golbourne, Liam McAlinden, Kevin McDonald, Richard Stearman,
1 - O.G.