Wolves captain Ruben Neves hailed his defensive teammates for victory over West Ham.

Daniel Podence's goal was the difference, but Wolves' back line had to stand firm as the Hammers piled on the pressure in the latter stages.

In particular, Max Kilman and Nelson Semedo impressed, and Neves believes keeping a clean sheet was a key aim for Wolves.

The captain said: “It was one of our main targets before the game.

“We've spoken a lot about it and knew if we could keep it zero, we'd be closer to winning the match.

“Our defence did a fantastic job and I don't remember a really clear chance for West Ham.

“Their game is really hard to defend as they have really strong players and they cross a lot, so it's about being focused and 100 per cent ready.

“There's things to improve, but the most important things are the three points in front of our fans. Molineux was like the old times, it was a fantastic atmosphere. Thank you to the fans."

The result took Wolves out of the relegation zone and up to 16th in the table. That could be a huge boost to the squad, but head coach Julen Lopetegui is paying no attention to the table until May.

“I haven't looked for the table, not yesterday, not today and not tomorrow," he said. “The table is important in the last matches. What is important, is to put our focus and energy to help the players to improve and win each match.

“This is all. After we will see the table."