Wolves and Swansea are two sides directly next to each other in the ladder of English football, but as one club rises, the other's slide feels inexorable.
As Swansea scuttle haplessly down the treadmill towards Premier League oblivion, Wolves are coasting towards promotion. The mood between the opposing supporters could hardly be more contrasting. Swansea are a team with only four victories and 13 goals to their name in the Premier League this season. Wolves have scored 15 goals in their last eight Championship games alone.
Yet on a day both managers made six changes to their starting line-ups, there was nothing to separate two teams that offered more by way of perspiration than inspiration.