Wolves 1 (Clarke 26)
Plymouth Argyle 0
Leon Clarke's close range finish after 26 minutes of a dour affair against Plymouth Argyle was enough to put Wolves into the hat for the FA Cup fourth round draw.
Paul Ince returned for his first start since August to captain the side and also back were Maurice Ross, Seol and Mark Davies. Missing from the team that started against Coventry were Darren Anderton and Rob Edwards who were named as substitutes, Tom Huddlestone who was cup-tied, and Jody Craddock.
Carl Cort was back in the squad following his near three-month injury absence and he also took a place on the bench.
The snow that had fallen for two hours before kick-off had stopped and the pitch was clear as Plymouth kicked-off attacking the North Bank end of a stadium that was less than half full.
Inside the first minute Argyle keeper Romain Larrieu was forced into action when he had to dive to prevent an own goal after Hasney Aljofree had made a mess of an attempted clearance from a Ross centre.
Davies was wide with a chip after he had fastened on to a nod down from Colin Cameron and then the 17-year-old midfielder ran from the edge of his own area to within 25-yards of the Plymouth goal before slipping a pass through for Kenny Miller that carried just a little too much pace allowing Larrieu to collect.
Gabor Gyepes got a vital touch to get the ball back to Stefan Postma as Mickey Evans tried to latch on to a long clearance but the pressure was soon back on the Plymouth goal with Larrieu tipping over a 25-yard drive from Ince.
From Ince's corner, Gyepes headed towards the corner of the net beating Larrieu only for Akos Buzsaky to clear off the line. But the goal that Wolves deserved finally arrived in the 26th minute.
Cameron's centre from the right skidded through to Clarke who controlled the ball before coolly slipping it past Larrieu from the edge of the six-yard box.
Two minutes later Miller almost made it two when, despite the presence of a defender, he swung a foot at a cross from Seol only for Larrieu to come to his side's rescue once again.
After a surging run from the halfway line, Davies was robbed just outside the visitors box as he prepared to shoot, and then Clarke fired over the angle after taking a return pass from Miller.
Just before the break, Cameron hit a firm drive from 20-yards that flew into Larrieu's arms after Miller had laid the ball into his team mate's path.
Half-Time: Wolves 1 Plymouth 0
Cameron was challenged just as he tried to connect with Miller's short pass into the box as Wanderers began the new half brightly.
But Argyle were inches away from an equaliser after Tony Capaldi's corner had been headed out to Buzsaky who fired on to the roof of the net from 25-yards.
Miller just failed to get a foot to a curling cross from Mark Kennedy who then dropped back in his own area heading clear a dangerous centre from Paul Connolly. Seconds later Gyepes also had to nod clear - this time after Buzsaky had fired over a cross.
Midway through the half Davies latched on to a half clearance and hit an angled shot that drew another fine save from Larrieu.
Plymouth made a double change in the 69th minute with Scott Taylor and Bojan Djordjic the replacements for Buzsaky and Lee Hodges respectively. Four minutes later, Cort was sent on in place of Seol for Wolves.
Miller was crowded out as he tried to squeeze the ball home from a tight angle after Kennedy had threaded a free-kick into the box.
Then an enterprising run by Clarke ended with a pass to Miller in the Plymouth box. The Scot turned and shot for goal but he didn't connect properly 
and Larrieu got down to save.
Denes Rosa made his home debut when he went on for the final ten minutes as a replacement for Cameron.
In stoppage time Paul Wotton tried a low shot from 25-yards that was well saved by Postma as Wolves hung on for the victory they deserved.
Wolves: Postma, Ross, Kennedy, Ince (capt), Lescott, Gyepes, Seol (Cort 73), Cameron (Rosa 80), Miller, Clarke, Davies.
Unused subs: Edwards, Anderton, Ganea.
Plymouth: Larrieu, Barness, Norris, Buszaky (Taylor 69), Evans, Doumbe, Capaldi, Wotton (capt), Aljofree, Hodges (Djordjic 69), Connolly.
Unused subs: McCormick, Lasley, Zebroski.
Referee: M. Thorpe.
Attendance: 11,041.
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