Although Wolves legend Steve Bull almost found the net early on, it was Liam Ridgewell that broke the deadlock after a neat exchange with Kevin Phillips before Gareth Barry doubled the lead with a quickly taken, curling free-kick. Gabriel Agbonlahor completed the win midway through the second half after latching onto a fine through ball from Wilfred Bouma to leave caretaker boss Roy Aitken in awe. "The concentration so far has been purely on football," he said as a 17th consortium entered the bidding for the club. "That's where the professionalism comes in."
Pre-season friendlies:
Wolves 0-3 Villa (Ridgewell, Barry, Agbonlahor)
Hannover 96 (5 August)
NEC
FC Groningen (11 August)