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Wolves sign off from their Championship season with a win at home to Sheffield Wednesday.

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A comfortable 2-1 victory against a top-six team - albeit one that made 10 changes - finally brought a smile to the faces of their long-suffering supporters.

At times, Wolves were vibrant, coherent in their play and aggressive going forward, while all along a vociferous home crowd cheered them on.

These were notions and emotions many had forgotten existed when it came to watching Wolves. Four turgid 0-0 draws at home had drained the enthusiasm from the Molineux hordes.

But Wolves ended that astonishing goal drought and avoided an unwanted Football League record of five consecutive home 0-0s in the process.

They did so as early as the sixth minute when the superb Matt Doherty saw his cross diverted into the net by defender Michael Dawson.

Like buses, after 366 minutes after a goal at Molineux, another came 29 minutes later when George Saville lashed home after a cross from, yes, Doherty.

The Irish full-back scored the last goal here, against Bristol City on March 8, which was when Wolves last won at Molineux, and must be a strong contender for Player of the Season.

He also, harshly, was adjudged to have handled in the box in the final minute of normal time, but the resulting penalty from Lewis McGugan didn't take the gloss off a pleasing finale for Kenny Jackett's team.