Wolves 2 (Foley 23, Keogh 35)
Norwich City 0
Wolves bounced back from consecutive defeats against Sheffield United and Hull to record a convincing victory over Norwich City with Kevin Foley registering his first goal for the club and Andy Keogh his first of the season. City's cause wasn't helped by two second-half dismissals.
Mick McCarthy made three changes to the side that had lost to Hull - Michael Gray, Stephen Elliott and Jody Craddock came in for Neill Collins, Freddy Eastwood and Darren Ward respectively.
Wolves kicked-off attacking the Hotel end and after early crosses from Elliott and Foley had run dangerously across the face of the Norwich goal, Michael Kightly was close to creating the breakthrough.
He took a through pass from Keogh in his stride and slipped past City keeper David Marshall. But the momentum of the ball took it to the by-line and from the tightest of angles, and at full pace, Kightly succeeded only in finding the side netting with his attempted pull back.
It was all Wolves at this stage and after Kightly had beaten his marker he fired over a cross that Elliott hooked wide of the far post.
Kightly was causing untold problems for the Canaries rearguard and when he won a corner midway through the first-half, it led to Wolves taking the lead.
He took the kick himself and the ball went to the far side where Gray was waiting to return it into the box.
Simon Lappin's attempted clearance went straight to Foley who chested the ball down and sprinted to the edge of the Norwich box before hitting a terrific shot past the flatfooted Marshall (pictured).
After Stephen Ward had been fouled on the left, Kightly's free-kick was cleared for a corner by Jason Shackell. Kightly's corner was only half cleared and Elliott couldn't make a proper contact when the ball was returned into the area - the striker's hooked shot going wide.
But it came as no surprise when Wolves went two up with 35 minutes gone. A rare Norwich attack broke down and Gray cleared to Ward who quickly found Keogh. The striker sprinted towards the Norwich goal and, from just outside the area, he unleashed a shot that beat Marshall all the way going in off the inside of the post.
In stoppage time Kightly fired wide after he had been played in by Seyi Olofinjana and Darel Russell went into the book for his foul on Kightly - the referee having played the advantage rule after the Wolves man had managed to keep his feet.
Half-Time: Wolves 2 Norwich 0
The interval failed to make a dent on Wolves' dominance and within five minutes of the restart the Molineux side had forced three corners as they continued to push forwards.
A Norwich attack was broken up and when Kightly took possession he sprinted down the right and lifted over a cross that was just too high for Elliott.
The former Sunderland man then shot over the bar after Craddock had headed on a Kightly corner before Karl Henry went into the book for a late challenge on Russell.
Less than a minute later City were reduced to ten men when Shackell was shown a straight red for a scything tackle on Henry.
Kightly couldn't get a clean shot in after he had run onto a Foley centre, and then Keogh fired wide after he had taken a through pass from Olofinjana.
With 15 minutes left Julian Brellier became the second Norwich man to be sent off. He was about to be booked after a late tackle on Ward when he lashed the ball against Gray. Referee Steve Bennett waved the yellow card twice and then the red.
Kightly played a short corner to Gray and took a return pass before hitting a curling shot that drew a fine save from Marshall and then Ward was booked after he had caught Darren Huckerby who was in full flight.
It wasn't until the 82nd minute that the visitors registered their first goal attempt and, even then, substitute Chris Martin's effort went out on the far side for a throw in.
Four minutes later the Canaries won their first corner with Olofinjana heading clear Lappin's flag-kick.
By the final whistle, seconds after Henry had shot narrowly wide, the corner count was 17 to one in Wolves' favour giving an indication of the dominance that McCarthy's men had enjoyed in a one sided 90 minutes.
Wolves: Hennessey, Foley, Gray, Olofinjana, Breen (capt), Craddock, Kightly, Henry, Keogh, Elliott, S. Ward.
Unused subs: N. Collins, Bothroyd, Potter, Eastwood, Stack.
Bookings: Henry (61 - foul), Ward (79 - foul).
City: Marshall. Otsemobor, Shackell (capt), Huckerby (Spillane 80), Brellier, Cureton (Brown 68), Murray, Lappin, Russell, Strihavka (Martin 56), Doherty.
Unused subs: Gilks, Croft.
Booking: Russell (45 - foul).
Sending-Offs: Shackell (62 - foul), Brellier (75 - two bookable offences, 75 - foul, ungentlemanly conduct 75).
Referee: S. Bennett.
Attendance: 22,564.
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