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Ruben Neves, Diogo Jota, Barry Douglas and Ruben Vinagre spent time at the children’s ward meeting youngsters and their families for the club’s traditional Christmas visit.

The players spent two hours handing out goody bags and chatting to the starstruck children.

Among those they met were 13-year-old Oscar Woodland, a diehard Wolves fan, as well as his parents Caryn and Andy, from Cannock.

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An emotional Caryn said: “Oscar’s got autism and ADHD so it means a lot for him.

“It’s wonderful for him. It’s brilliant and perfect timing, we didn’t know about it until this morning.

“It’s made his day.”

Neil Sansom, a season ticket holder at Molineux for 22 years, said the players had put a smile on everyone’s face.

He was there with five-month-old son James, who has bronchitis.

Neil said: “It’s really good for Wolves to come down, it’s a great gesture from them and the club and very much appreciated.

“James is a big five-month-old and I was joking with Barry Douglas that he’s going to be a goalkeeper, hopefully for Wolves.”

Scottish left back Douglas said it was a pleasure to make a difference at Christmas.

“We’ve met a few of the kids and heard their stories, it’s nice to make them smile.

“It’s rewarding for us too to know we’ve made someone’s day just by showing up. Sometimes we maybe don’t realise the impact we have on young kids.

"It brings you down to earth when you see how unwell they are but hopefully we have made a difference today.”

Douglas recently found out he and his partner are expecting a baby next year and he added: “It was a nice Christmas present for me.”

Senior matron Julie Plant said: “We’re so delighted to have the Wolves players here today. A lot of children are really poorly and it brings a smile to their face, some of them were overwhelmed.

"We kept it a surprise for some of them. We’re not short of Wolves fans here. It’s a real bright spot in the day when the children are feeling rough.”