Express & Star

Dave Edwards: Wolves showed Premier League class with FA Cup win

There were lots of good things about Wolves' performance on Saturday. 

Plus
Published

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com
and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565

It really did show the gulf between the Premier League and the Championship, against a side in Bristol City who are pushing for the play-offs, as Wolves looked far superior in every department.

I think the Bristol City fans turning up would have thought an upset was on the cards, because they had won the last three home games and hadn't conceded a goal, while Wolves, perceived to the national audience to be a struggling Premier League team.

Everyone thought it might be one of the upsets, but from about two or three minutes in, it was obvious that Wolves were up for it. 

A lot of that goes down to the team selection from Vitor Pereira. I was really happy that he went as strong as possible. 

I know they haven't got the luxury to make a lot of changes, but he still could have changed a few more things. Instead he named his strongest team.

It was a strong performance and some of the attacking play was fabulous.

This new life that Goncalo Guedes has got under Pereira has been brilliant to see, especially in the absence of Matheus Cunha. He's really stepped up to the plate. 

From an attacking point of view, he was fabulous, finding positions on the backside of Bristol City's midfield. Not only doing that but receiving the ball on the half-term and driving quickly with it, eating up the space and then more often than not picking the right pass with wonderful vision for the second goal.

The two stand-out players for Wolves, due to the way they controlled the game, was the Brazilian pair in midfield in Andre and Joao Gomes.