Wolves eased to Premier League safety after Toti Gomes’ early goal earned a 1-0 home victory to dampen Aston Villa’s hopes of European qualification
Wolves edged their derby rivals Aston Villa to end any lingering fears of relegation from the. Toti Gomes’ first Wolves goal secured a fourth straight home win and moved them 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
It would now take a staggering set of results to send Wolves, who are 13th, down on 40 points. Villa’s European hopes suffered a significant blow with the defeat leaving them eighth, a point behind Brighton – who they host on the final day – having played three games more.That they were even in European contention remains a tribute to the work Unai Emery has done since replacing Steven Gerrard in October.
Rúben Neves was forced to wait to take his corner but when he did the midfielder picked out Gomes to crash in a header off the bar from 12 yards – just his second career goal.last weekend, responded with José Sá turning Emi Buendía’s strike wide. The visitors remained the aggressors but lacked the sharpness which had propelled them up the table since Emery’s arrival. It allowed Wolves to remain comfortable at the back, despite Villa dominating possession.
Wolves’ organisation and concentration was crucial and Craig Dawson was alert to halt Buendía as Villa probed for a leveller but there was still the occasional gap for the hosts to exploit.Just before the break Diego Costa teed up Matheus Cunha to plant a half volley over from the edge of the box then, less than two minutes after the restart, Pedro Neto found Costa who was denied by Emi Martínez.
Chasing four successive top-flight home wins for the first time since 1975, Wolves at least started the second half with more attacking purpose having spent the majority of the first period frustrating Villa. Ashley Young swept a shot wide but Villa could not find the same spaces as before and needed Nunes to get in a tangle in front of goal from Pedro Neto’s cross not to concede a second.
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