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Raul Jimenez salutes the South Bank at full-time against Port Vale

MATCH ANALYSIS: Expansive Wolves steady the nerves with three unanswered goals as limited Port Vale swept aside at Molineux

Cesar Peixoto’s first game in charge was navigated comfortably but there are key areas to work on ahead of the league opener against Blackburn Rovers.

08.08.26, 07:30 Updated 08.08.26, 00:26

Johnny Phillips

Johnny Phillips

It began with a rendition of Si Senor during the pre-match warm-ups and it ended with one too, as the returning hero Raul Jimenez emotionally saluted a delighted South Bank at full-time. In between, there was a bright and sparky display against a fragile Port Vale side that bodes well for Wolves’ attacking options heading into the new season. But it was not a game without its scares and there needs to be a significant tightening up in central defence if Wolves are to come away with a win against Blackburn Rovers next Friday night.

To start with the positives - and there were plenty of them - three well-worked goals showed the returning faithful that there is something to look forward to after all. In The Wanderers Post preview piece there was a rallying call for the youthful trio of Rodrigo Gomes, Fer Lopez and Mateus Mane to step up against inferior opposition, and they did not waste that opportunity.

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Johnny Phillips

Johnny Phillips is a broadcaster, writer and Wolves supporter. A regular on Sky Sports’ Premier League coverage, he has produced three documentaries about Wolves. Johnny's written work includes 'Bitten By Wolves', 'Revolution of Wolves' and 'Our Pack - Wolves at 150'. He hosts the Mutchy & Denno podcast and is a Wolves Foundation ambassador.

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