Wolves beat Leeds United 1-0 at Elland Road courtesy of a deflected second-half strike from Raul Jimenez.
It was a game a few clear-cut chances, with both defences particularly strong across the 90 minutes.
For Wolves it was a really poor first-half, with Jimenez not getting a sniff as Leeds made service into the Mexican difficult.
(Photo by ALEX PANTLING/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Daniel Podence had a shot from inside the box right on half-time which was well saved by Ilan Meslier.
Wolves improved in the second half with Podence and Pedro Neto especially lively, but much like the first-half, real, clear-cut chances were in short supply.
Thankfully Jimenez then came alive with 20 minutes to go, fashioning a chance for himself to score after good work down the right side. His strike took a huge deflection off Kalvin Phillips that left Meslier completely helpless.
It was probably a lucky three points for the visitors, but Nuno will be delighted with the way his side defended and the fact the team are now up to sixth in the table.
One man who was outstanding from start to finish was Max Kilman, in for his second start in a row.
(Photo by ALEX PANTLING/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
The 23-year-old was a rock operating as the left-sided centre-half, throwing himself in front of Leeds shots and heading balls clear all night.
The star won five out of five duels, made eight clearances and won possession eight times. He also technically provided the assist for Jimenez’s goal.
Given his personal display, it’d be extremely harsh of Nuno to demote him back to the bench against Newcastle United at the weekend.
Fans lavished praise on the faultless Englishman on social media:
kilman is so so good
— 🇪🇸 (@wwfcBanx_) October 19, 2020
Won’t hear anything else Kilman is class
— Sam (@sarobru_wwfc) October 19, 2020
Kilman’s our best cb jfc
— Josh (@Lem_WWFC) October 19, 2020
I’m impressed with #wwfc. Defensively very solid. Coady and Kilman have been brilliant.
— David (@slackermanbo) October 19, 2020
Southgate should be watching Kilman as much as Coady #wwfc
— Jordan Stafford /\_/\ (@jstafford17) October 19, 2020
@maxkilman has been fantastic this game once again #wwfc #LeedsWolves
— Dingle Don (@_dingledon) October 19, 2020
Max Kilman has been superb again so far. 👏🏻
— Grant Lewis (@GrantLewis_10) October 19, 2020
Big Max Kilman looking the business so far. Very very composed.
— Michael Laba (@themichaellaba) October 19, 2020
Max Kilman has been very good last few games
— . (@aepearson02) October 19, 2020
As it turns out, Max Kilman is the CB we all wanted to sign in the summer. What a stonker of a game this young lad is having. Looks very confident. Not a foot wrong all evening.
— Joey (@StatmanJoey) October 19, 2020