Irish Sunday Mirror

MATCH FACTS

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Wolves completed a top-flight double over Southampto­n for the first time since 1971-72, as well as winning three in a row against Saints in the top tier for the first time since October 1970.

Saints have conceded 2+ goals in 14 of their last 16 Premier League away games (39 goals conceded in total) while this season, only Norwich have shipped more goals on the road in the top-flight (25 conceded by the Canaries, 24 by Southampto­n).

Wolves have picked up 31 points from their first 20 games of the Premier League season, their best return at this stage of a top-flight

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WOLVES Jan 22 Brentford (a) ......... PL Feb 5 Norwich (h) .... FA Cup campaign since 1979-80 (also 31 pts via 3pts for a win) when they finished in 6th place.

Wolves striker Raul Jimenez has been directly involved in six goals in his seven Premier League appearance­s against Southampto­n (5 goals, 1 assist) – more than he has managed against any other side in the competitio­n.

Since joining Wolves ahead of the 2018-19 season, Raul Jimenez has scored all seven of his Premier

League penalties, with only Spurs’ Harry Kane posting a better 100% record in that time (11/11).

Since the start of 2019-20, only David Luiz and Wilfred Ndidi (6) have conceded more Premier League penalties than Southampto­n’s Jan Bednarek (3).

Conor Coady’s three Premier League goals have come from a total of just four shots on target for the Wolves captain (134 apps).

Adama Traore scored for the first time in his last 22 Premier League appearance­s for Wolves, since netting against Brighton in May 2021.

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