Wolves manager Mick McCarthy felt his side fully deserved their 1-0 victory at Wigan.
Striker Andy Keogh grabbed the only goal of the game when he glanced a sixth-minute header in off a post, having shot against the same upright moments earlier.
The Republic of Ireland international should also have had a penalty 11 minutes after half-time but was booked for diving after going down under Titus Bramble’s challenge.
Wigan did not begin to create chances until the last 20 minutes but were always chasing the game and a hard-working Wolves side were able to keep them at bay.
“I’m delighted. Apart from the three points I thought, coming on the back of a defeat (2-0 at home to West Ham), we came here and played very well in the first half,” said McCarthy.
“I thought it was a mature performance and having got the lead I would hardly say we were hanging on.
“We have had to defend the lead for a long time but we still have managed to create chances.”
The victory was Wolves’ first Premier League away win in 30 attempts.
“We had a real disappointment on Saturday despite playing well so it feels pretty good at the minute to get an away win,” added the Wolves boss, who felt Keogh should have been awarded a penalty.
“Absolutely. It compounded it when he was booked. I’ve seen the replay and it was a penalty – but it hasn’t done us any damage because we still won the game.”
