Pereira ‘happy with gamers’ regardless of first defeat

Wolves supervisor Vitor Pereira says he was happy with his gamers’ efforts regardless of seeing them lose for the primary time as high-flying Nottingham Forest received 3-0 at Molineux.

Wolves had been with out key ahead Matheus Cunha and stay in bother within the Premier League down in seventeenth place after objectives from Morgan Gibbs-White, Chris Wooden and Taiwo Awoniyi gave Forest the factors.

However Pereira’s facet regarded sharp within the first-half, with striker Jorgen Strand Larsen denied by a advantageous goal-line clearance and Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels making a number of very good saves.

Not our day.

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Wolves had 13 makes an attempt on aim with six on course – each increased than their scientific guests – as they failed to attain at residence for the primary time since final April.

Pereira stated: “I feel we did what was attainable to do.

“We confronted lots of issues this week, completely different issues, damage issues. In the long run we performed with 11 gamers and 11 gamers that had been giving every little thing to get one other outcome.

“I’m proud of the gamers, I’m happy with them as a result of they tried every little thing. I can’t say to anyone that they didn’t run, they didn’t combat, they didn’t attempt their greatest.

“In the long run 3-0 is a heavy outcome however we should perceive why it occurred and should you perceive why it occurred we all know what we should work on to enhance this.”

Subsequent up for Wolves is an FA Cup journey to face Bristol Metropolis on Saturday, earlier than a midweek journey to Newcastle within the Premier League.