Wolves U23 coach Rob Edwards admits his young players face a battle to reach the first team.

Morgan Gibbs-White is the only Wolves academy graduate to feature in the top flight under Nuno this season.

And Edwards said: "The jump to our first team is ridiculous – they are in the top half of the Premier League.

“If you look at it, I think there is only three 18-year-olds that have played more than once in the Premier League this season – Morgan Gibbs-White, Ryan Sessegnon, Phil Foden. That just shows you how difficult it is.

“That shows the level. I think 22 or 23 is the average age of a Premier League debut now. It just keeps going up.

“Are they ready? If one of them went in, because they know the structure, they could probably do it for one game – but I'm not getting carried away.

“There is a huge, huge jump and we've got to continue to try to bridge that gap.

“They're only going one way, so we've got to work hard to try to bridge the gap.

“We're new to what we're doing and we're building something.

“The lads are believing in it and working really hard."