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Johnny Phillips: Hometown boy Nathan Fraser’s chance to stake a Wolves claim

It was great to see Tettenhall youngster Nathan Fraser make such an impact on his senior debut this week.

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Nathan Fraser . (Photo by Jack Thomas - WWFC/Wolves via Getty Images).

The Republic of Ireland youth international made a fantastic contribution when he replaced Sasa Kalajdzic in the second half at Molineux on Tuesday evening during Wolves’ rout of Blackpool.

Fraser showed some sharp footwork and awareness to set up the returning Matt Doherty for his second goal of the evening and then scored one of his own, albeit via a deflection. Fraser has been looking sharp for the under-21s recently, with a spectacular volley away at Middlesbrough catching the eye.

“There’s been a lot of constant, hard work,” he told Wolves’ in-house television channel after the match.