Wolves have signed West Ham goalkeeper Stephen Bywater on a three-month loan to ease a mini-crisis at Molineux.

Boss Dave Jones was left with no cover for current number one Michael Oakes after the collapse of their bid to sign Den Bosch shot-stopper Maikel Aerts.

The Dutchman returned to Holland earlier this week with a proposed �700,000 move in ruins.

Bywater, 20, joined the Wolves squad on Friday in time to join them on their three-match tour of Portugal.