Matt Doherty: I'm in the best form of my life at Wolves
Match-winner Matt Doherty believes he is in the best form of his career.
The 26-year-old scored his first Premier League goal on Saturday to earn Wolves a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.
His goal rounded off a stellar start to the season where he has made two assists and been nominated for the PFA Player of the Month award.
Doherty said: “I would say I am in the best form of my life because of the standard we are playing at now.
“I mean I had some good times when I was playing in the Championship but we are in the Premier League now so to continue that form, the way I am now, yes it has filled me with a lot of confidence and I would say I am probably in the best form of my life.
“It feels pretty to good to score my first Premier League goal because it is the best league in the world.
“To get the goal and obviously we won 1-0 so we keep the clean sheet, it was a pretty good day against Crystal Palace.”
Wolves set a Premier League record on Saturday, after Nuno Espirito Santo named an unchanged starting Xl for an eighth consecutive opening game.
Doherty was among the starting line-up and he believes that consistency reflects the team’s fine form.
“It just goes to show we are all playing pretty well,” said Doherty.
“I mean if people weren’t pulling their weight then he (Nuno) would probably make changes.
“It is a hard team to get into at the moment. It probably just goes to show our fitness levels that no one has had any little injuries and everyone is in great condition.
“It is tough for the lads (on the sidelines) but when they come on they make a difference like they did last week against Southampton when Adama (Traore) and Cav (Ivan Cavaleiro) came on, so the team spirit is great.”
Doherty will now link up with the Ireland camp during the international break where they play Denmark and Wales in the Nations League.
Last month Ireland boss Martin O’Neill criticised Doherty for not going forward enough from wing-back, but the Wolves man doesn’t see that as a problem.
“If anything the problem has been going forward too much, “ he said.
“I don’t think it has every been a problem to be honest.
“And (against Crystal Palace) I guess we got a good end product from it (going forward).”
