Chief sports writer for the Express & Star.
A tetchy West Midlands derby which spluttered rather than sparkled ended in a result both teams could just about stomach.For Gary O’Neil’s team, this was an acceptable enough sequel to the previous weekend’s blockbuster win over Manchester City, a draw which maintained upward momentum and took them four points clear of the bottom three.
A winner looked imminent but ultimately Villa could not beat the clock, Nicolo Zaniolo sending an effort across the face of goal and wide, with Jose Sa denying Ezri Konsa as whistles from the home crowd grew louder, together with the frustrations of O’Neil and his coaching staff at what they saw as referee Rob Jones’ rather too relaxed approach to timekeeping.
They remain fifth in the table and have taken four points from two Sunday league away trips following Thursday night European ties. Throw in the fact this was just the fourth point they have taken in their last seven visits to Molineux and it becomes clear there are more reasons to be cheerful with a 1-1 draw than not.
The miss was the one major blot on another impressive performance from the Portugal international, whose rebirth has been one of the biggest positives of the season’s opening two months. After two years of frustration with injuries, he now looks back to the player who seemed poised to take the Premier League by storm under Nuno Espirito Santo.
Hwang, meanwhile, now has six goals in all competitions, as many as last season’s top scorer Daniel Podence managed across the entire campaign. Wolves, while not yet an outfit you could describe as oozing goals, have also netted in every match since the opening night defeat at Manchester United. Boubacar Kamara and Moussa Diaby both passed late fitness tests to start but looked slightly off the pace with the latter enduring perhaps his most ineffective Villa appearance to date. Other than an early cross which found an unmarked Torres, the record signing was largely a bystander.
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