Wolves caretaker boss Steve Davis has explained promoting Joe Hodge to senior training.

The teen was in contention to make the trip to Chelsea.

Davis said, “We've brought 'Hodgy' [Joe Hodge] over, who we got from Man City. He's been exceptional in the under-21s, so he deserves an opportunity to travel and he'll be in the squad.

“The others have already been in the squad, Hugo [Bueno] and Chem [Campbell]. I thought Chem did exceptionally well when he came on at West Ham, so those players are starting to blossom a little bit now, players who I worked with initially. I think Chem was 15 when I started working with him and he looks like he belongs there now.

“They have to earn that right to move up and they have. Then they have to look like they're part of that group, to remain in that group and I think having watched Hugo, Chem and Jackson [Smith] as well, they've done exceptionally well and haven't looked out of place, and Hodgy is the next one who deserves that opportunity."