Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 Huddersfield Town

Wolves striker Benik Afobe scored for the first time in four games

Benik Afobe scored twice as Wolves won 3-0 for the second straight game to give renewed belief to their Championship promotion credentials.

Kevin McDonald's classily-struck right-foot 20-yard curler gave Wolves the half-time lead against the run of play.

McDonald then freed Adam Le Fondre to square for Afobe to hit a coolly-taken 66th-minute strike.

Afobe was then set free by McDonald to run on and fire the third in the closing minutes.

It could have been more goals for Wolves in a much-improved second-half display as they returned to the Championship's top six, if only temporarily, for the first time since the opening day of the season.

The moment that caused most consternation among the home fans came straight after the second goal when Wolves had a penalty turned down.

Le Fondre latched onto Martin Cranie's loose back pass and flicked the ball past Terriers keeper Jed Steer before falling to the turf, but all he got from referee Christopher Kavanagh was a booking for simulation.

Huddersfield were the better side before the break, Mustapha Carayol and Dean Whitehead both forcing saves from home keeper Emiliano Martinez.

It was against the run of play when Wolves went in front, as McDonald exchanged passes with Henry before coolly guiding home from 20 yards - his second goal in successive Saturdays.

Wolves looked a different side after the break and Henry somehow steered a near-post header wide, before Afobe settled any nerves with his first goal in five games.

The former Arsenal trainee struck again late on when he broke onto McDonald's superb through ball for his sixth of the campaign.

Wolves manager Kenny Jackett on Benik Afobe:

"He is the type of player that you want to get on the ball as much as you can.

"From my point of view, I'm continually working out ways that you can get him in the game. If he does get on the ball, if he does get involved in the moves, then I feel the goals will come.

"He has been a big player for us and he has only been here since January (following a £2m move from Arsenal).

"We think he has a really good future at 22 and also he has got his confidence at Wolves, which is what he was looking for when he came here. He has to continue his progress."

Huddersfield manager Chris Powell:

"It certainly wasn't a 3-0 game with what we had in the game.

"But we actually presented them with the goals, especially the second one where we gave it away in a key area, and the third one was a breakaway.

"We felt we could come here and do something and yet again we have got in the final third, but we are just not selecting the right pass or cross and find ourselves losing the game 3-0.

"We needed to hold the ball better and make better decisions. We were not delivering the balls that our strikers and wide men want."

Kevin McDonald put Wolves ahead against the run of play

Huddersfield goalkeeper Jed Steer denied Adam Le Fondre a first-half goal

Wolves right-back Dominic Iorfa caused problems for Huddersfield

Afobe made sure of victory for Wolves with his second goal late-on