Wolves moved from the Premier League degradation zone thanks to a Vecht with a 2-0 derby victory on Aston Villa.
After he was stimulated on Saturday in Molineux by previous defeats for Leicester City and Ipswich Town, Wolves took the chance to push from the bottom three thanks to goals by Jean-Omner Bellegarde and Matheus Cunha.
Bellegarde opened the score in the 12th minute and concluded a nice team movement with a sizzling finish at Emiliano Martinez's Near Post.
Cunha and Goncalo Geedes wasted fantastic opportunities to extend the lead of Wolves before the interval, and it seemed as if the hosts were to be punished when Donyell grinds the four rest changes for Villa pushed from close by after the break.
However, the VAR confirmed the decision on the field of offside, after he had somewhat hard concluded that Morgan Rogers had disturbed the game by the ability of Nelson Semedo to prove the ball.
Yet Villa was unable to convert their frustration into opportunities, where Jose Sa had only one meaningful salvation to make before Cunha's mistake by Ezri Konsa to hit a decisive second.
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Wolves moved to the 17th, two points above the drop zone, while Villa, who lost Ollie Watkins to injury, are in eighth place.
Data Debrief: Villa thought so
While Wolves defended well, Unai Emery will not be happy with what he saw from his attackers.
At the end of a week in which Villa progressed in the Champions League but then Jhon Duran sold to Al-Nassr for a huge compensation, the team of Emery created opportunities worth only 0.5 expected goals.
Villa did not score this season in six of their 24 Premier League matches, as often as in the entire campaign of 2023-24. They are apparently close to completing a deal for Marcus Rashford to participate in loan, and given the injury of Watkins, more offensive options are required.
Wolves are now back on the right track after a point of four straight competitions.
They have now held three clean sheets in their eight Premier League matches under Vítor Pereira, more than they had in their last 33 games under Gary O'Neil (two).
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