Doc: Work to do to keep Wolves from trapdoor

MATT Doherty admitted the win against basement boys Southampton felt big but conceded Wolves are not yet out of the woods in their battle for Premier League survival.

- DANIEL NEWBOULD

Saturday's 2-1 victory at St Mary's pulled Wolves nine points clear of the bottom three, effectively ten with their far superior goal difference.

Asked if Wanderers felt they had now done enough to secure safety, defender Doherty replied: “No, not yet, but we know how big a day it was for us. The results have gone our way again (Ipswich and Leicester also lost).

“But we knew if we won, it would be a big dent in their hopes of staying up. It’s not done yet, but we know how big a day that was.

“We knew the second half was going to get tougher and they were going to put balls in the box. When they had a striker, he made a bit of a difference, and made them look offensively a bit better.