West Bromwich Albion 2 - 0 Wolves: Baggies out of bottom three

PETER Odemwingie responded to being dropped by scoring the decisive second goal as West Brom gained their first top-flight win over Wolves for 29 years in a pulsating Hawthorns clash.

Odemwingie came off the bench after 72 minutes and four minutes later added to the opening goal from skipper Chris Brunt as Albion moved out of the bottom three,

It condemned Wolves to a fifth successive defeat – their worst sequence at the top level since 1984.

Wolves had more of the play during the opening 45 minutes but the home side looked dangerous on the counter-attack. After the break, Albion took command with Paul Scharner excelling in midfield and Jerome Thomas impressing on the flank.

Albion went ahead through Brunt after eight minutes. Youssouf Mulumbu picked out the run of the over-lapping Jones and he cut the ball back across the area to Brunt who hammered a rising shot past Wayne Hennessey.

Odemwingie entered the action with 18 minutes remaining at the expense of Tchoyi. The Nigeria international quickly made an impact when he doubled Albion’s lead after 76 minutes with his second goal of the campaign. Mulumbu made a probing run before finding Scharner who back-heeled into the path of Odemwingie. He took one touch before drilling a low shot past Hennessey.