The visitors' lacklustre play was epitomised when a well-worked free-kick saw Nani play in Evra on the left only for his low whipped ball to fly across the Villa goalmouth without a team-mate showing a desire to get to it.

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Jackson stepped up and whipped the ball into the right-hand side of the goal as Dale keeper Frank Fielding dived left.

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Joe Ledley burst down the left wing and whipped the ball dangerously low across the six-yard box and Evans finished with cheeky brilliance.

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Henry sent the ball right back to Juninho, who whipped in a shot that was redirected first by Brandon Barklage before Olave slotted it past Hamid into the back of the net.

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The Croat ghosted into the six-yard box to meet Elano's whipped free-kick but the ball bounced up off his knee and flew over the bar.

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The second came 18 minutes into the second half when Kightly whipped in a cross from the right and Wilson's arm made contact with the ball but neither referee Howard Webb or his assistant saw the misdemeanour and awarded Wolves a corner.

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From the resulting free-kick Phillipe Brinquin whipped in a dangerous cross for Andrews to head goalward, but Hedman was alert again to tip the ball over the crossbar.

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