Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Derby County

George Saville's goals against Derby were his first for Wolves since signing in the summer of 2014

George Saville scored twice as Wolves beat promotion-chasing Derby County to end their seven-game winless run.

The hosts, without victory since 12 January, edged the early stages and led through Saville's 18-yard curler.

The Rams, who themselves had endured an eight-match winless run prior to recent victories over Brentford and Blackburn, equalised through Chris Martin's free-kick from the edge of the area.

But Saville's header with four minutes left won it for Kenny Jackett's side.

The 22-year-old had never scored in 15 previous appearances for Wolves, and has spent time out on loan at Bristol City and Millwall since signing from Chelsea in 2014.

But his brace either side of Martin's goal on the stroke of half-time ended the home side's "rotten run" and kept Derby five points adrift of the automatic promotion places.

Wolves had carved out the better opportunities of an otherwise scrappy second half, with Matt Doherty having a goal correctly ruled out for offside and Bjorn Sigurdarson rattling the foot of the post.

Substitute Thomas Ince came closest for a disjointed Derby, curling a left-footed effort just wide, while two Jacob Butterfield sighters from long range stung the hands of home keeper Carl Ikeme.

Wolves manager Kenny Jackett:

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Jackett on Wolves v Derby

"I am pleased with the performance. I felt that it was a good response after losing at Brentford on Tuesday.

"You could see the passion that they had to play and hopefully now we can build on this win.

"With losing the last three games, you are quite often looking to scrap out a draw to try and stop the rot and turn the tide, and then build on that.

"We want to try and close the gap if we can between ourselves and the top sides. We will be looking up the table and trying to draw back some very good teams."

Derby County head coach Darren Wassall:

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Darren Wassall: Derby County head coach on Wolves defeat

"We certainly deserved at least a draw. It would have been a brilliant week if we had got a result, whether it was a win or a draw, as we wanted to remain unbeaten over the week.

"So it is bitterly disappointing as I don't think we deserved that. Full credit to Wolves as they kept going, but two shots on target from the home side is tough to take.

"But we have to take the positives as team performances over the last three games have been excellent.

"The biggest disappointment of today is that we have conceded late on."

George Saville has only started four league games for Wolves this season

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Line-ups

Wolves

• 1Ikeme
• 18Iorfa
• 6BatthBooked at 51mins
• 23Ebanks-Landell
• 2Doherty
• 11McDonaldBooked at 80mins
• 25ByrneSubstituted forMasonat 76'minutes
• 16Coady
• 8SavilleBooked at 90mins
• 3Helan
• 22SigurdarsonBooked at 57mins

Substitutes

• 10Mason
• 15Rowe
• 19Price
• 26Martinez
• 29Le Fondre
• 30Hause
• 35Hunte

Derby

• 17Carson
• 2ChristieBooked at 75mins
• 6Keogh
• 14Shackell
• 29Olsson
• 8Hendrick
• 34ThorneSubstituted forInceat 56'minutes
• 18Butterfield
• 11RussellSubstituted forWeimannat 56'minutes
• 9Martin
• 15JohnsonSubstituted forBlackmanat 88'minutes

Substitutes

• 1Grant
• 4Bryson
• 5Buxton
• 22Blackman
• 23Ince
• 24Weimann
• 26Hanson

Referee:

Graham Scott

Attendance:

19,389

Match Stats

Home TeamWolvesAway TeamDerby

Possession

Home43%

Away57%

Shots

Home7

Away9

Shots on Target

Home2

Away4

Corners

Home3

Away3

Fouls

Home17

Away12

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Derby County 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+6'

Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Derby County 1.

Posted at 90'+5'

Foul by Cyrus Christie (Derby County).

Posted at 90'+5'

Jeremy Helan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Booking

Posted at 90'+4'

George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 90'+3'

Tom Ince (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Chris Martin (Derby County).

Posted at 90'+2'

Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution

Posted at 88'

Substitution, Derby County. Nick Blackman replaces Bradley Johnson.

Posted at 88'

Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Derby County).

Posted at 88'

George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Goal!

Posted at 86'

Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Derby County 1. George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matt Doherty with a cross.

Posted at 85'

Richard Keogh (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Björn Sigurdarson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

Posted at 82'

Björn Sigurdarson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.

Booking

Posted at 80'

Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 80'

Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 80'

Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

Posted at 79'

Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Matt Doherty.

Posted at 78'

Richard Keogh (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 78'

Foul by Björn Sigurdarson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

Posted at 76'

Attempt missed. Björn Sigurdarson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Helan.

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Joe Mason replaces Nathan Byrne.

Booking

Posted at 75'

Cyrus Christie (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Cyrus Christie (Derby County).

Posted at 74'

Jeremy Helan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 73'

Attempt blocked. George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 72'

Jason Shackell (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Björn Sigurdarson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

Posted at 70'

Attempt blocked. Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 69'

Cyrus Christie (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 69'

Foul by Jeremy Helan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

Posted at 67'

Attempt saved. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Posted at 60'

Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bradley Johnson.

Posted at 59'

Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conor Coady tries a through ball, but Matt Doherty is caught offside.

Booking

Posted at 57'

Björn Sigurdarson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 57'

Markus Olsson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 57'

Foul by Björn Sigurdarson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

Substitution

Posted at 56'

Substitution, Derby County. Tom Ince replaces George Thorne.

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