Boubacar Kamara’s stunning goal was enough to earn Aston Villa their seventh win in eight Premier League games and bragging rights over local rivals Wolves.
The Frenchman expertly fired home in the second half to secure a 1-0 victory which moved Villa up to third in the table ahead of Chelsea’s clash with Arsenal later on Sunday.
It was a goal worthy of the three points as Villa continued to show they are again going to be competing at the top end of the table.
That looked questionable after a dreadful summer transfer window led to a lacklustre start to the campaign, where they failed to win any of their opening five games and scored just once.
But the following eight games have shown Villa are again going in the right direction under Unai Emery.
For Wolves, the Championship trap door is getting closer with every passing week as they are rooted to the foot of the table, nine points off safety.
New boss Rob Edwards might have been celebrating a first point in charge had it not been for some big first-half saves by Emiliano Martinez, which proved pivotal.
Villa were keen to get on the front foot and almost took the lead inside three minutes as Wolves goalkeeper Sam Johnstone’s errant punch deflected off the shoulder of Kamara and onto the crossbar.
But Wolves settled and thought they had taken the lead in the 16th minute.
Jackson Tchatchoua was set free down the right and he pulled the ball back for Jorgen Strand Larsen, who found the corner with a scuffed finish from 12 yards.
However, Jhon Arias was stood in front of Martinez and the goal was ruled out.
This is a feisty rivalry and challenges were flying in, with Wolves showing they have not given up the fight just yet.
And it was the visitors who again came closest to
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