Wolves boss Gary O'Neil admits he feels for Dan Bentley.

Bentley was dropped for fit-again senior goalkeeper Jose Sa for Saturday's 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest.

O'Neil said: “It was a really tough decision and a tough message to deliver. Dan was excellent during the chat and understood.

“I think it's important to speak about Dan as well. He was brought in clearly as a number two and when I arrived I didn't know loads about him and Sa. I hadn't seen them work closely.

“It was fairly clear to me when I arrived that there was the thinking that there was a number one and a number two.

“What Dan has done in the last few weeks is create a situation where Jose now knows that Dan is there if form slips. Dan is ready.

“Really good work from Dan to push himself on that and do as well as he did, but Jose is a top goalkeeper and I was delighted he was fit.

“I was delighted to have to make such a difficult decision, so hopefully we can keep them both fit, keep them both in a good place.

“Having two top goalkeepers competing for that number one shirt is really important."