Wolves matchwinner Fer Lopez says Sunday's 1-0 Black Country derby win over West Bromwich Albion gave them a "great feeling".

In the first league meeting between the two former Football League founder members in more than five years, Lopez admitted that Wolves should have won by a much bigger margin with a performance that one media man called "a 1-0 battering".

Only Albion keeper Max O'Leary's string of fine saves kept the score down. But Lopez told BBC Radio WM: "We showed we were the better team.

"We knew the importance of the game. And it is a great feeling to get the only goal."

He also admitted that Jose Sa keeping a clean sheet was also highly important.

"We're a little bit more pragmatic now," he added. "Before, we were scoring a lot of goals but conceding. It's about trying to find the right balance."

After scoring five minutes into the second half to go back in front of the injured Raul Jimenez as Wolves' top Championship scorer this season, the Portugal Under-21 international was actually substituted in the 73rd minute.

Lopez, who spent last season out on loan at Celta Vigo, had made little impression before his goal - and his fellow countryman, Wolves boss Cesar Peixoto, admitted that he wanted more.