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What a great game to end today's live coverage of the EFL here on BBC Sport.

We hope you enjoyed reading it as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you.

We will be back tomorrow afternoon for the big East Midlands derby between Nottingham Forest and Derby County - it will have a lot to live up to after this evening's game!

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It was a wonderful display by Villa and a deserved win. It's going to be some race for those top two places in the Championship.

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Aston Villa goalscorer James Chester told Sky Sports:

"I thought it was a really good game.

"They caused us some problems in the first half but we got to grips with it at half-time and in the second half there was only one team who was going to win it.

"It's night and day from last season.

"We really struggled from being relegated, there was an expectation that we'd come straight back up with the money we spent.

"But since the gaffer's come in he's got together a really good squad."

It's getting very interesting at the top of the Championship after that defeat for Wolves, with Cardiff just three points behind the leaders.

Aston Villa meanwhile return to third place and remain in the hunt for an automatic promotion spot.

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At the other end it's the same old story for most of the strugglers, though Reading, Bolton and Burton did all at least manage draws.

The big move saw Hull rise to 18th thanks to their extraordinary 4-3 triumph over Norwich.

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Reaction on the way from the victorious Villa camp...

A huge result at the top end of the Championship.

Villa score three times in the second half to go third in the Championship as Steve Bruce tries to mastermind a return to the Premier League for the Villans.

Wolves remain top, but are just three points clear.

Helder Costa breaks for Wolves but John Terry is there to cut out his pass for Benik Afobe.

Four minutes of stoppage time...

I do not think anyone would have predicted such a result before the game.

Villa have been the better side in this second half, but I'm not sure Wolves have been three goals worse.

As it stands Villa move up above Fulham into third in the Championship, four points behind second-placed Cardiff and seven off Wolves who are still clear at the top.

Cardiff visit Villa Park on 10 April in what could be a huge game in the race for promotion to the Premier League.

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Former Wolves forward on BBC WM

That sums the second half up, in that Villa have wanted it more. Villa have really wanted it and Wolves have gone through the motions. Villa have thoroughly deserved it.

Jack Grealish goes into the book for a sliding challenge on Neves - looks like the Villa man won the ball in the replays.

It's been a long time since Wolves last conceded three goals in any competition, which is testament to how well Villa have played tonight.

Bristol City were the last team to do it in September, but even then Nuno Espirito Santo's side came away with a 3-3 draw.

You have to go back to April 2017 for the last time Wolves conceded three in a game and lost - a 3-1 defeat at Derby.

Henri Lansbury replaces recently-booked Conor Hourihane for Villa.

The ex-Arsenal and Nottingham Forest man makes his first league appearance of 2018.

Penalty? Helder Costa's free kick hits the arm of Robert Snodgrass, who jumps as part of a two-man Villa wall in the area.

It happened quickly, but replays show it should have been a penalty.

Villa got away with one there.

Villa midfielder Conor Hourihane goes into the book after a challenge on Helder Costa on the left side of the box.

Helder Costa comes on for Wolves goalscorer Diogo Jota as Nuno Espirito Santo makes his final change.

Wolves fans will hope he can repeat his performance from this fixture last season when he scored a goal and impressed throughout.

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BBC Sport at Villa Park

It's all gone very quiet in the Wolves' fans' corner of Villa Park after those two Villa goals in the space of five minutes.

The visitors do look rattled, as the two cautions after desperate challenges from Alfred N'Diaye and Conor Coady have shown.

But it would be foolish to write off Nuno's men. There's a good reason why they have been Championship leaders for most of the season. This is not all over!

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Birkir Bjarnason comes on as Villa make their first change.

Albert Adomah is the man to come off. He gets a rousing reception from the home fans having scored the first and made the third goal.

Conor Coady goes into the book for Wolves after leaving Robert Snodgrass in a heap on the right touchline after a sliding challenge. The Wolves man was nowhere near the ball.