Wolves' Michael Jacobs in search of more goals - starting with Port Vale

But as in-form Wolves return home to face Port Vale tomorrow, the former Derby winger is more concerned about creating them while adding to his healthy tally.

Last week the 22-year-old became the first Wolves player since Jay Bothroyd in April 2007 to bag braces in successive games after he followed up both in the 2-0 win against Notts County with two in the 3-0 success at Brentford.

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Sylvan Ebanks-Blake hit four in two games in the winter of 2009, with a hat-trick in a 3-3 draw against Norwich three days after one in a 3-1 win over Watford.

But not since Bothroyd bagged a double in a 3-1 victory against Hull and both in a 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace has anyone in gold and black managed the feat.

Confidence has been the key behind the most prolific run of Jacobs' career after becoming a more composed figure in front of goal.

"I haven't ever scored like this – I'll be getting a nosebleed if I keep scoring at this rate!" said Jacobs, who took his tally to six in 15 games for the club.

"If you get into a run of form, you gain more confidence and it becomes more second nature to have a crack at goal.

"But I just need to make sure I keep creating goals for other people as well as scoring them because that's what my job is.

"I've always been down on myself as regards scoring goals because I've always created chances for others but never scored as many as I should. I get into good positions and I really should take advantage of those chances.

"It's started to come together a bit now and I think it's also to do with age – I'm a little more experienced and I can relax a little bit more in front of goal. It makes it easier to score so hopefully I can keep it going."

That confidence has been shown by the quality of Jacobs' last two goals – a superb run spotted by an equally incisive pass from Bakary Sako before a dink through keeper David Button for the first, followed by a brilliantly-placed chip into the top corner of the net from 20 yards for his second.

"Sako picked me out superbly," he said. "My first touch was too heavy but I got on the end of it and toe-poked it under the keeper.

"The second one was a superb cut-back from Scotty (Scott Golbourne)– he put it on a plate for me really, so when you get that sort of service, it always makes it easier. I enjoyed that one – it was a good finish."

While Jacobs has shown the team's ability to get goals at one end of the pitch, the efficiency at keeping them out at the other has been equally valuable.

Saturday's clean sheet was Wolves' fourth in succession, meaning they have gone 426 minutes without conceding and they have leaked just one in those six consecutive wins – and that was Sam Baldock's penalty for Bristol City.

"We've defended outstandingly," said Jacobs. "When you look at the standards the boys set themselves, even at 3-0 they still wanted to keep a clean sheet.

"It always helps so much when you're trying to hit teams on the break and you've got the pace and quality of James Henry and Sako down the wings".

Vale present the first of three local derbies in the next four games, with Walsall away next Saturday and Shrewsbury at home the weekend after, following a midweek trip to Swindon.

"They will be feisty ones but they're games to look forward to," said Jacobs.

"A lot of teams enjoy coming to Molineux and Port Vale will be no different."

"But we enjoy playing there too and we've made it into a bit of a fortress in these last two months or so.

"Hopefully we can get the right result to keep on this winning run."

Watch Wolves reporter Tim Nash preview the Port Vale clash below: