DARRAGH Lenihan admits Rovers lacked a cutting edge at Wolves which leaves them facing an uphill battle going in to their final two games.

Rovers dominated the ball for large parts at Molineux but have now scored just three goals in their last six games after a second 0-0 scoreline of the season.

They fashioned just two attempts on target throughout the 90 minutes in a game which failed to ever spur in to life.

And Lenihan said: “I thought we dominated for long periods but lacked a final touch and it didn’t go our way. It was obviously disappointing not to come away with the three points.

“I felt we defended well as a team but going forward we didn’t have that cutting edge about us that we normally do.

“That was probably the most disappointing thing.

“We brought on a lot of forwards to try and get a goal but it just wasn’t our day.

“It is extremely frustrated not to take the three points after dominating for so long and all the results that came in (on Saturday) didn’t go our way.

“We just have to go in to our two games and do our best and do all we can to stay up.”

The 23-year-old was back in the Rovers starting line-up after a three game absence following his ankle ligament injury picked up in the defeat at Reading on April 8.

The Irishman was one of Rovers’ best performers in the game at Molineux, as they restricted Wolves to just one attempt on target which didn’t come until the 92nd minute.

That was a second clean sheet in three games for Rovers who operated with a back three for a third game running.

“You have to get the right balance between going forward and defending,” Lenihan added.

“We wanted to get the clean sheet but going forward we didn’t do enough to score a goal.

“You always have a chance at 0-0 but to be fair Wolves defended well and made it difficult.

“We have to take the point, take that in to Villa (this Saturday) and look to get a result there.”

Lenihan actually came closest to breaking the deadlock as his 16th minute header from Craig Conway’s inswinging free-kick was inches wide of finding the bottom corner.

And the defender added: “I chanced my arm and got across the front post and to be honest I was a bit disappointed that I didn’t hit the target.”
Head coach Tony Mowbray had feared that Lenihan, and central defensive partner Charlie Mulgrew, would miss the rest of the season with the ankle injuries they picked up at Reading on April 8.

But after returning to action following just a two week absence, Lenihan said: “I was lucky that it wasn’t as serious as we thought when I first saw the surgeon.

“I have done as much work as I possibly can to get back and it didn’t flare up in the 90 minutes.”