Championship

Nuno’s happy to shake it up

by
The LeaguePaper Team
22 October 2017

By Michael Beardmore

GROUP THERAPY: Wolves’ Ivan Cavaleiro is mobbed after scoring their first goal
PICTURES: Action Images

SPOILER alert. Wolves’ Championship title challenge is for real, as the Molineux men showed here they can cope with spoilers as well as superstars.
A week after seeing off Aston Villa’s attempts to outplay them, Wanderers shrugged off Preston’s attempts to out-battle them to maintain top spot in the Championship.
Despite being far from their best, Wolves led 3-0 through Ivan Cavaleiro and a Leo Bonatini brace, and held on despite Preston f...

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