RUBEN Neves is too good to be playing in theChampionship, and on this evidence it will not be long until he is in the top flight.
The midfielder scored the game’s only goal on Friday night as Wolves strengthened their hold on the top of the Championship table with victory at Hillsborough.
The 20-year-old Portuguese – at £15.8million the most expensive import in Championship history – keeps things ticking at the base of midfield for Nuno Espirito Santo’s table-toppers.
Here, he chipped in with only his second goal of the season – and what a composed finish it was from the edge of the area.
Morgan Fox then saw red late on for the Owls – who had boss Carlos Carvahal in the stands due to a one-game touchline ban – and Wolves held on.
They have now won four in a row on their travels in the league without conceding a goal – the first time they have done that in the club’s history. But the manager admitted they had to do it the hard way against the Owls.
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