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Liam Keen comment: Dominant defence, a delighted debutant and Wolves' FA Cup momentum

Wolves advanced in the FA Cup and cruised through to the fifth round after beating Blackburn at the weekend.

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Vitor Pereira's priority is surviving relegation from the Premier League this season, but the head coach still named a strong side.

And Sunday's game offered plenty of positives as Wolves get back on track.

Defiant defence

Wolves have now achieved back-to-back clean sheets with some of the best individual defensive performances of the season.

Toti Gomes' return from injury coinciding with Wolves' defensive resurgence cannot be a coincidence.

The Portuguese international has had a poor overall season and struggled in Gary O'Neil's back four, but has been very impressive since Pereira took charge and moved to a back five.

With a hamstring injury disrupting his New Year, Toti has played four games under Pereira and now achieved a clean sheet in all four.

He is aggressive, physically capable, good in the air and on the floor and has shown he can carry the ball out of defence.