Notts County 0 Wolves 1 - match report and pictures

The 20-year-old homegrown defender drove home left-footed in the 76th minute to reward Wolves' 2,730-strong following after the visitors had been second best for almost two-thirds of the game.

But Wolves won't care as they went above leaders Leyton Orient, who were beaten 1-0 at home to Preston, to make it 11 games unbeaten.

Substitute Bjorn Sigurdarson should have made it 2-0 four minutes from time but he fired against the post when clean through.

Earlier, two flashpoints inside three minutes should have provided the breakthrough for lacklustre Wolves, who took until virtually the last half hour to bare their teeth.

First substitute Leigh Griffiths was denied by keeper Bartosz Bialkowski in the 56th minute then midfielder Callum McGregor was only booked instead of being sent off for bringing down James Henry as last man two minutes later in a flashpoint which saw both managers come together.

Jake Cassidy fired straight at Bialkowski on 69 minutes as Wolves got their act together before Ebanks-Landell's moment of glory.

But County had their chances too and former Walsall defender Manny Smith sent a free header over in the 20th minute while McGregor, substitute Yoann Arquin and Mark Fotheringham missed late half chances for Shaun Derry's side in his first home game in charge.

The only downside of the victory was Henry going off with a groin injury in the 82nd minute that makes him a doubt for Tuesday's FA Cup first round replay at home to Oldham.

Head coach Kenny Jackett made two changes from the side that drew 1-1 at Oldham in the FA Cup last week.

As expected, Ebanks-Landell and Kevin McDonald came into the side, at the expense of the the unavailable Sam Ricketts and Jack Price, who tweeted to say he was ill.

Ebanks-Landell was making his first League start for Wolves while in a day of pleasing firsts for Wolves' homegrown players, Danny Batth was captain for the first time in a league game in the absence of Ricketts.

McDonald returned after missing the last three games with a hamstring injury.

Surprisingly, Griffiths was left on the bench as Cassidy continued on his own up front and there was no place in the 18 for Jamie O'Hara for the second game in a row as Wolves lined up in a 4-4-1-1 formation with Dave Edwards just behind Cassidy.

Watched by League Cup-winning manager John Barnwell – who managed both clubs - Wolves, threatened first with a 25-yard drive from Cassidy which was held by keeper Bartosz Bialkowski in the third minute.

They also forced the second chance with a fierce shot from Bakary Sako, appearing in Nottingham where the city's other club, Forest have had several bids rejected for him, but it flew a few feet wide from similar distance.

But County went on to dominate for almost all of the rest of the first period.

Henry and left-back Alan Sheehan were perhaps both lucky to escape punishment in the 18th minute after the County defender caught the Wolves winger late and Henry reacted by shoving him in the chest.

If the incident happened in the Premier League we may have seen both players sent off but instead referee David Webb lectured both players before allowing play to continue without showing any cards.

The incident seemed to spice the game up with a few meaty tackles going in.

But it was certainly County who settled the quicker and they remained the better side for the rest of the first half.

Smith crashed a free header against Richard Stearman then saw his shot from the rebound hit Stearman and fly over from point-blank range from Sheehan's free kick after Ebanks-Landell brought down Jamal Campbell-Ryce on the County left in the 20th minute.

Batth became the first player to be booked in the 22nd minute for dragging back eight-goal top scorer Callum McGregor just over the halfway line as he broke forwards.

Luckily for Wolves, Sheehan's resulting free kick hit the defensive wall.

Wolves eventually replied in the 27th minute with a shot from Cassidy which swerved away from Bialkowski at the last moment, but the Russian keeper fell to his left to make a comfortable save.

County remained the more threatening side and one-time Albion trialist Marcus Haber, on loan from Stevenage, should have done better after climbing at the far post to a Sheehan corner but headed wide on the half hour.

Three minutes later David Davis became the second Wolves player to be booked when he caught centre-back Gary Liddle late in a challenge for a loose ball that left both players briefly injured.

In another isolated attack, Henry's rising shot was palmed away by Bialkowski from 25 yards on 37 before Sako's driving run ended in a right-foot shot which forced a simple save from the keeper.

A big improvement was needed from Wolves and in an effort to coax a better performance from his players, Jackett brought on Griffiths at half-time in place of Davis as they switched to a more orthodox 4-4-2 formation.

But the switch didn't have the immediate effect the head coach was looking for as County remained on top initially.

Campbell-Ryce curled a few feet wide after taking on and beating Henry down the left before cutting inside in the 50th minute.

Wolves broke to produce their best chance a minute later however when Sako volleyed a cross from the byeline and Sheehan deflected Cassidy's stabbed attempt over the bar.

Five minutes later Griffiths thought he had made the breakthrough when Henry broke clear and fed clean through Griffiths to his left.

But the 10-goal top scorer was denied by Bialkowski's legs as he struck it low and first time.

Wolves were now just coming into the game and McGegor was lucky to stay on the pitch in the 58th minute for dragging Henry back when he was last man 30 yards out, the on-loan Celtic midfielder booked instead of being sent off.

Haber and Kieron Freeman were also yellow-carded on 65 and 66 minutes as County fought to contain Wolves, for pulling back Griffiths and obstructing Sako respectively.

Cassidy missed a golden chance to put Wolves ahead in the 69th minute, sidefooting straight at Bialkowski on the angle after being teed up by Henry.

The breakthrough finally came from Ebanks-Landell, who took a touch then drove home left-footed in a crowded box after Henry's curling free kick on the left had been flicked on by Stearman at the near post then County failed to clear.

It was the 20-year-old's first goal for the club on his full Wolves League debut.

After the goal, County had their chances to have equalised but failed to take them.

Although Sigurdarson sidefooted against the post when Griffiths put him through on the counter attack, McGregor volleyed wide when in the clear on 83 minutes, substitute Arquin fired wide on 87 and former Wolves trialist Fotheringham's shot was deflected off target a minute before five minutes of time were added on.

But Wolves had little trouble in hanging on as County's fire fizzled out.