Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui was pleased after victory over Southampton.
Lopetegui, who lamented the decision to send Mario Lemina off just moments after Southampton had opened the scoring, was full of admiration for his side's ability to fight until the very end, as Adama Traore forced an own goal from Jan Bednarek before Joao Gomes fired in on his debut.
He said, “It was a very hard match above all because we played against a good team. They scored before us and we suffered, in my opinion, a very unbalanced and very unfair sending off for Lemina.
“But in the end, we suffered and it was difficult, but we believed and we worked in a very good way in the second-half.
“First of all, not suffering a second goal was key. We tried to draw and to win and it was a very good win for us. The players showed that they have a very big heart. They worked, they ran and they suffered, but in the end they have this reward.
“I have to give the gratitude to the players because they had to make a big effort. They believed in the bad moments with one player less for 70 minutes and they were losing the match.
“But in the end, they showed that when they play together, when they work together, they have a big heart and a big spirit. In the end, you could lose, of course, but they showed when they believe and when they work together, they can overcome difficult situations like we had today. To play with one player less for so long was very difficult, and when you are losing – even more."
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