'Why can't we finish third?!' Wolves fans delighted following comfortable Aston Villa win - WATCH

Wolves climbed to fifth in the Premier League and maintained their push for Champions League qualification with a derby victory which left Villa deep in relegation danger.

Leander Dendoncker netted the only goal of a match of few chances just past the hour mark as Nuno Espirito Santo’s team made it three straight wins since the league’s resumption.

Diogo Jota had earlier missed a glorious chance to put the visitors ahead following a dreadful error by Villa goalkeeper Orjan Nyland.

Villa, who remain 19th in the table, failed to seriously test Rui Patricio during the 90 minutes.