Euell leaves it late as Saints scupper Wolves

Last updated at 22:51 04 March 2008

Jason Euell's 94th-minute header dented Wolves' Coca-Cola Championship play-off

push as 10-man Southampton twice came from behind to earn a deserved point at

Molineux.

Sylvan Ebanks-Blake put the home side ahead with a powerful strike from the

right side of the area, before Gregory Vignal levelled from the penalty spot.

The Frenchman was sent off late on for two bookable offences, and the visitors

looked set to pay the price when Ebanks-Blake fired in his third goal in four

days.

There was still time for one last twist, however, as Euell rose to meet Mario

Licka's corner and powered a header into the top left corner.

Kevin Foley, Matt Jarvis and Kevin Kyle returned to the Wolves side, while

Saints manager Nigel Pearson named the same team which held Ipswich to a 1-1

draw at the weekend

Ebanks-Blake was Wanderers' most dangerous player throughout, and just two

minutes had passed when he charged clear down the left and cut an inviting ball

back across goal in the direction of Stephen Elliott.

The Republic of Ireland international, again playing on the right wing, opted

to take it first time on his weaker left foot and skewed his shot high and

wide.

Wolves goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey began particularly nervously.

First he spilled a long-range effort from Licka only to reclaim it at the

second attempt and moments later he failed to deal convincingly with Jhon

Viafara's cross.

One rare opportunity had the home support off their feet as David Edwards

pulled the ball back across goal from the byline, but it was behind the

onrushing Matt Jarvis and Ebanks-Blake - much to the latter's frustration.

The visitors, who were 6-0 winners at Molineux last season, threatened when

Viafara sent in a dangerous ball from the right but Gary Breen was alert to the

danger.

It was no surprise to see substitute strikers Andy Keogh and Freddy Eastwood

warming up on the touchline, and both sides were left in no doubt what the

supporters thought of the opening 45 minutes when they were booed off at the

half-time whistle.

Southampton, who have not lost at Molineux for 29 years, had to make a second

change at the break when goalkeeper Kelvin Davies was deemed unfit to continue -

so deputy Michael Poke stepped in.

There was ironic applause when for the home side when Ebanks-Blake registered a

rare chance on target, and McCarthy responded soon afterwards by bringing on

Keogh and Darren Potter for Kyle and Karl Henry.

However, the goals soon began to flood in.

Wolves went ahead when Ebanks-Blake stole in ahead of his marker to smash home

his 17th goal of the season in the 61st minute.

The lead was to last just 14 minutes, as former Liverpool defender Vignal

lashed a penalty past Hennessey after Kevin Foley had clipped substitute David

McGoldrick's heels inside the area.

Vignal turned from hero to villain when he received his marching orders soon

afterwards for a second bookable offence.

Ebanks-Blake seemed certain to have won it by volleying home from inside the

six-yard area with two minutes remaining - but Euell popped up deep into injury

time to silence the home support.