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Wolves moved two points clear of Leicester City in 18th place after a 1-0 win over Aston Villa at Molineux.
Vitor Pereira’s side dominated the early exchanges and finally hit the front in the 12th minute with Jean-Ricner Bellegarde’s fierce drive.
The Frenchman had one of a number of efforts on goal in an impressive first half for the hosts. But a combination of Emiliano Martinez’s heroics and wasteful finishing kept Villa within touch.
Unai Emery’s side improved after the break and thought they had drawn level when Donyell Malen – a second-half replacement for the stricken Ollie Watkins – finished off an inch-perfect set-piece routine.
But the effort was controversially chalked off by VAR after an offside Morgan Rogers was deemed to have interfered with play.
Wolves’ defence stood firm against the Villa pressure late on before Matheus Cunha made sure of the points with a wonderful finish on the break. More to follow.
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde’s 12th minute strike was enough to see Wolves beat Aston Villa in the Black Country derby
Villa thought they had equalised in the second-half but Donyell Malen’s effort was disallowed by VAR
Morgan Rogers was stood in an offside position during the set-piece routine and was deemed to have interfered with play
