Jarvis reveals goal surprise

Wolves winger Matt Jarvis revealed he didn't realise his goal was for real until he saw his beaming team-mates.

Jarvis stunned Turf Moor when he was allowed to walk the ball into the net for the 26^th minute opener before Wolves went on to win their survival battle 2-1.

The 23-year-winger tenaciously chased down Tyrone Mears then anticipated the full-back's backpass header before poking the ball to one side of former Albion shotstopper Brian Jensen then running around the other to tap into an open goal.

"When everybody mobbed me that's when I finally realised it was a goal," said Jarvis.

"The keeper was worried as he'd just been booked so I went around him then it all got a bit surreal!

"There seemed to be complete silence so I was worried I might have been offside or something.

"I gambled on the defender heading it back to the keeper, got a little nick and that took me around the keeper.

"It was probably going in anyway, but I just wanted to have another little touch to make sure.

"A few people asked me whether I thought about getting down on my hands and knees and heading it in and I suppose I could have done!

"The thought did flash through my mind, but it was all a bit surreal, so I thought I'd better just put it in and make sure it was going to count – I was thinking 'is it a goal?'

"But we deserved it.

"We had a good start and we got in behind them a few times.

"We pressed them into hitting it long at times and we had a lot of joy in the early part of the first half.

"The goal gave us a bit more confidence and settled us down to ensure we had a real foothold in the game which proved to be decisive.

"They got one back and it made for a nailbiting last few minutes.

"They were putting everything into the box – there were flick-ons and headers, all sorts.

"We were desperate for the referee to blow the whistle but I think we thoroughly deserved it in the end."

Striker Kevin Doyle admitted the game was "on a knife-edge" even with Wolves 2-0 ahead.

"When you're 2-0 up in any game, it's still on a knife-edge," he said.

"Because if you concede a goal the opposition get their tails up.

"We knew the game was never over and it showed when they got their goal and were throwing stuff into the box and putting pressure on.

"But we held out."

Wolves' second goal came when Adlene Guedioura's wayward shot clipped the heels of Clarke Carlisle and went in and Doyle believes his side were due some better luck.

"We've been saying we were due some good luck and got it with the deflection for the second goal," said the striker.

"Things like that have gone against us previously this season but it went with us on Saturday.

"It just moved us three points closer to a happy end to the season.

"It also gave us some confidence with nine games left.

"Another three or four wins would push us towards safety but everyone around us will be thinking the same thing."