Wolves 1-0 Bolton Wanderers

Nouha Dicko scored his third goal this season.

Striker Nouha Dicko's first-half header gave Wolves all three points against struggling Bolton Wanderers at Molineux.

The hosts went in front just before the interval when Dicko nodded his third of the season from Matt Doherty's cross.

Bolton were awarded a penalty in the second half when Danny Batth was judged to have brought down Jermaine Beckford.

But Carl Ikeme pulled off a double save, denying Owen Garvan's spot-kick before saving his follow-up effort.

Wolves, now unbeaten in six matches, recorded their first win against Bolton since 2009 and only their second in 14 encounters.

Bolton, meanwhile, have now lost all of their away matches this season.

Craig Davies went close to giving Bolton the lead early on, but was denied by an impressive Ikeme save.

Lee Evans then unleashed a fierce drive that flew just wide for Wolves, who were denied a penalty when Dicko went down under challenge from Dean Moxey in the box but the referee played on.

The deadlock was nearly broken on the half-hour mark, but both Evans' shot and Bakary Sako's rebound were cleared away by the Bolton defence.

But Wolves were rewarded before the break when Bolton keeper Andy Lonergan was unable to do anything about Dicko's well-placed header.

Bolton enjoyed a better spell at the beginning of the second half, with Jay Spearing's free-kick saved by Ikeme.

But Dougie Freedman's side struggled to carve out chances after Garvan's penalty miss and Wolves held out comfortably for the three points.

Wolves manager Kenny Jackett: "I thought in the first half we were very good.

"After that it was all Bolton and my keeper made two vital saves - one from the penalty spot and another when Liam Feeney was through on goal.

"But we are pleased with the result and also we know that you have to give the opposition some credit. It is not easy to win games in the Championship."

Bolton manager Dougie Freedman: "We felt we defended very well in the first half but the wind was taken out of our sails when Wolves scored.

"It demotivated us at half-time but I felt we regrouped and the game came down to two moments. They took their chance and we missed the penalty.

"It was a poor penalty. I liked his confidence to go up and take it but it was a disappointing penalty."