Wolves secured their Premier League first win of the season with a comfortable 2-0 victory over struggling Watford at Molineux.
The hosts took the lead for the first time this season when Matt Doherty steered in a close range effort to break the deadlock. It was a first half bereft of clear cut chances, but Wolves looked the more dangerous in the final third.
Watford did pose more of an attacking threat in the second half but an own goal from Dutch defender
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Matt Doherty's close-range strike and Daryl Janmaat's unfortunate owl goal help the hosts to their first #PL win of the season against the bottom club#WOLWAT pic.twitter.com/eGymjntg7t
Here's 90min's breakdown of the game.
Wolves
Key Talking Point
Wolves came into the game still searching for their first league win of the season. A last gasp equaliser at Crystal Palace last time out earned them a valuable point but N
Matt Doherty's tidy close range effort broke the deadlock for the hosts, who looked much the more positive throughout. They started the second half slowly and were put under a sustained period of pressure by Watford. However, a fluke Janmaat own goal against the run of play gave Wolves the comfort they needed and they saw out a tepid final half-hour to bag a much needed win.
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Watford
Key Talking Point
Quique Sánchez Flores would have been bitterly disappointed with the first half effort from his team. The visitors dominated possession but created next to nothing to threaten Rui
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They lacked penetration throughout but the 26-year-old Frenchman can hardly be blamed for a lack of decisive runners ahead of him throughout most of the 90 minutes.
Looking Ahead
Wolves have got a pretty epic week of football to look forward to as they travel to Turkish giants B
Source : 90min