Wolves blog: Nuno’s men provide another moment to cherish

Victories away to Bristol City, Middlesbrough and Cardiff were the more dramatic highlights of last season’s Championship-winning campaign.

But that last-minute winner away at West Ham was the first time Nuno’s Wolves have done it in the Premier League.

Save a few nerves against Everton, Wolves haven’t looked out of place in the top flight – and seeing what other teams have to offer in the league, they definitely look the part.

Wolves could easily have been entering this international break without a loss. They probably performed better against Leicester than they did West Ham, but won the latter.

The Wolves hierarchy should take note of West Ham’s plight since moving to the London Olympic Stadium.

Compared to the intimidating and historic Upton Park, the ground was soulless and devoid of any atmosphere.

Without doubt, the stadium looks superb and is state-of-the-art – but it’s more designed for athletics and music concerts than football.

If Jeff Shi and co consider moving from Molineux, they should look at West Ham as an example of how it can go wrong. There’s no going back once the decision is made, and they would be stuck with it for years to come.

Onto on-the-pitch matters – would you swap Wolves’ midfield pairing with anyone other than the big clubs? Watching Arsenal beat Cardiff on Sunday, you’d have a fair argument in preferring Wolves’ goalkeeper, defence and midfield to the Gunners’ team.

Joao Moutinho and Ruben Neves are like a postal sorting office, receiving and distributing the ball to where it needs to go with ease.

Both played a pivotal part in Wolves’ injury-time winner, with Neves winning the ball and Moutinho feeding it to Leo Bonatini, who assisted Adama Traore.

Adama Traore has changed every game he has played for Wolves so far, gaining an assist and a goal in his last two appearances. His 93rd minute finish was by no means a sitter – he had plenty still to do, but all West Ham could muster was an attempt to trip him up in his tracks as he steamed forward.

I remarked last week that Rui Patricio had already earned Wolves a point after saving Raheem Sterling’s top corner-bound effort – he can add further notches to his tally now.

He still ended the game looking his suave self, despite stopping Marko Arnautovic’s chance with his face. It will be a tough contest between Patricio and Moutinho for bargain of the season – the fact these two players turn out for Wolves is still mind-blowing.

Other than a trip to Old Trafford - and arguably the Emirates - Wolves can conceivably expect at least something from every game from now until the end of November.

Even if we hadn’t beaten West Ham, there would’ve been no need to worry, but the extra points are a welcome return for Wolves’ efforts.