Journalist Tim Spiers was left hugely unimpressed with Wolves' defending in their crazy 3-2 defeat at home to Leeds United on Friday evening.

The Lowdown: Wolves stunned by Leeds

Bruno Lage's side suffered a damaging loss in the Premier League as their European hopes took an almighty hit at Molineux.

Wolves led 2-0 at half-time after well-taken efforts from Jonny and Francisco Trincao, only for Raul Jimenez's red card to turn the game completely. Jack Harrison, Rodrigo and Luke Ayling all found the net to complete a sensational comeback for Leeds, with the Old Gold left to rue a missed opportunity.

The Latest: Spiers unhappy with Wolves' defending

Taking to Twitter after the match, Spiers couldn't hide his disappointment at Wolves' defensive collapse.

He lamented: "Mental game of football. Wolves 2-0 up when Jimenez sent off for a 50-50 foul he was trying to avoid making. But the fact is Wolves' defending after that was absolutely atrocious."

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The Verdict: Fell to pieces

Spiers makes a fair point, with Wolves simply not defending well enough from the moment that Jimenez was sent off, even though playing with a one-man disadvantage was certainly not ideal.

The hosts managed the game poorly, not taking time out of the game when they needed to do so, and the manner of all three of Leeds' goals were chaotic.

The hope now is that this defeat doesn't completely knock the stuffing out of Lage and his players between now and May, with the international break arguably coming at a good time, allowing them to reset ahead of the season's run-in.

In other news, Spiers has also bemoaned a key Wolves-related update regarding one player. Read more here.