WOLVERHAMPTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Sunday's Midlands derby with goals from Ruben Neves and Raul Jimenez taking them into the top eight in the Premier League.
It was a difficult afternoon for Villa from the moment they lost goalkeeper Jed Steer to injury after only five minutes.
Wolves dominated and the only surprise was it took them until nearly halftime to go ahead, Neves giving replacement keeper Orjan Nyland no chance with a thumping drive.
Another injury for Villa led to left back Matt Targett being replaced before the interval but the visitors showed plenty of endeavour after the break to stay in the game.