It's a family affair for big Chris
Wolves striker Chris Iwelumo revealed the inspiration behind his belated return to the scoresheet on Saturday – having his two daughters as club mascots.
The Scotland international scored the first goal and made the scrambled second – which he maintains he's also going to claim – in the 2-1 win over his former club Charlton, his first goal for 17 games.
Should Iwelumo – whose daughters Prisais, aged four, and two-year-old Novia were mascots for the day – get the nod for the second goal, it would be the 100th of his career.
He said: "They were my lucky charms – I'll take a goal for each. Briseis is my oldest and Nevaya my youngest.
"Having them as close as that before the match inspired me. We're on the edge of achieving something special and family and friends are so important. That's my priority in life."
Iwelumo was also cheered on by a stag party for which he was best man.
He said: "I'm a best man in the summer and my best friend was down with 19 other guys. I've been looking forward to the stag party for about three weeks!"
Charlton's Matt Holland, who was later credited with Wolves' 79th-minute winner after it was initially given to Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, has left the door open for either the latter or Iwelumo to claim it.
He said: "It did hit me – Iwelumo got in front of Mark Hudson at the near post and it came quite quickly.
"Ebanks-Blake was goal side of me and if felt like it hit us both at the same time, looped up and went over the line."
