Jorgen Strand Larsen scored twice as Wolves moved nine points clear of the Premier League's bottom three with victory over beleaguered Southampton at St Mary's.
Seeking only their third top-flight win of the season, the home side started on the front foot but fell behind after Wolves' first attempt of the game – a Strand Larsen header which beat the dive of Saints goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
Chances were few and far between for the rest of the first half but Strand Larsen doubled the visitors' lead just after the break with a low drive into the bottom corner – a goal which prompted some Southampton fans to make for the exits.
Half-time substitute Paul Onuachu pulled a goal back for Saints after Tyler Dibling's shot came back off the post, but Wolves survived the final 15 minutes to claim an important three points.
Southampton become only the fourth side in English top-flight history to lose nine consecutive home games in the same season, after Birmingham in 1985-86, Wolves in 2011-12 and Watford in 2021-22.
They remain on nine points – two fewer than Derby's record Premier League low and 17 adrift of Vitor Pereira's Wolves, whose position in the table is far less precarious than it was this time last month.
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