Dave Edwards: Wolves showed their quality by refusing to let derby emotion take over

I believe it was their best performance of the season and most complete performance of the season.

They got the balance of attack and defence just right, but most of all, they managed the occasion terrifically well in a game which is so easy to be run on emotion.

Wolves managed to stay professional and kill that emotion, knowing that they had the better players and more quality.

If they were to win the game then they had to use that advantage and not let it turn into a fight. To be able to be the team that remains calm in those moments was always going to be key for Wolves and they did just that.

Defensively, it was their best performance of the season as well. They never looked in danger. I know West Brom didn’t have their best game and didn’t manage things as well as Wolves, but we’ve been critical as a supporters’ group of Wolves defensively this season.

Looking far too easy to breakthrough in the transition, looking too open and not being able to defend their goal well enough. But everything they did was with that control in mind.

The way we pressed was excellent, the high press, the getting after them and the one that led to Fer Lopez’s goal, but also not always being that aggressive.

Being able to sit that little bit deeper. Whether it’s in a midblock and waiting for the moment that they can jump the press, or whether it was towards the end of the game and sitting in a low block and being hard to beat.

Making sure that they were the aggressor and that was led exceptionally well by Nasser Djiga, who has been a revelation this season.

He’s found himself in the team through injuries to other players, but he has grabbed the opportunity with both hands. He handles the ball well, but defensively he was a monster.

Big tackles when he needed to, calm and composed when he needed to be as well. A top performance from him, as well as the rest of the back-four as well.

Then, Andre sitting in front of them was just imperious. He was fantastic, making sure he was in the right position at the right time.

Wolves have all this attacking talent, but they need somebody behind that, to mop things up, break up counter-attacks, and also distribute the ball efficiently.

He did all of those things and he was the one who would land a tackle or galvanise the crowd when the atmosphere needed lifting.

Another terrific performance from the Brazilian. Wolves were brilliant in possession as well, they were brave, but also knew when the time was to be patient.

On the flip side, they were unbelievable in the transition, especially during the first half. When they won the ball back and West Brom were out of shape a little bit, the quick, interlinking and incisive movements were brilliant.

Mick McCarthy used to call them up, back and throughs, and they did that time and time again, usually involving the match-winner Fer Lopez.

The quality gap between the two opponents was there for all to see. Max O’Leary made two world class saves in the first half and it was a game that should’ve been four or five nil.

I think West Brom understood that they had to be at their absolute best and Wolves to have an off-day for them to get something.