Carl Ikeme's penalty save was Premier class

Wolves match-winner Carl Ikeme was today declared Premier League class after his superb performance against Bolton.

Ikeme saved Owen Garvan's 58th-minute penalty and also thwarted Joe Mason and Liam Feeney as Bolton tried to hit back in Saturday's 1-0 win.

The 28-year-old shot-stopper kept his fourth clean sheet in eight games with Wolves boasting the best defensive record in the Championship, after just three goals conceded this season.

Right-back Matt Doherty said: "Ikeme was the hero for us again like he's been a number of times.

"He's one of the best goalkeepers I've seen, he's definitely top Premier League standard and we're lucky to have him.

"He's so good, we don't even realise."

Goalscorer Nouha Dicko added: "It's thanks to our goalkeeper Carl Ikeme – he had a really good game and all the credit has to go to him.

"He's really good and he's been that way for a couple of seasons now. Last season he was in really good form and I think maybe he should have won player of the year.

"He showed again what an important player he is at the weekend. He's proving one of the best keepers in the Championship and he's proving it every week by making great saves."

Both Dicko's goals this season have been headers and the pint-sized striker wants to prove he can be an aerial threat.

He said: "It's the kind of goal I really like because people don't expect me to score with my head as I'm short.

"I know what people think but I like to prove people wrong! Hopefully, there will be more to come with my head."

Dicko went off at half-time with a tight hamstring but is hoping to be fit for the televised Sunday lunch-time trip to Reading.

He said: "It's nothing too serious but the physios didn't want to take any risk. I think I'll be OK for Sunday."