McCarthy delight at first win

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy felt his side fully deserved their 1-0 victory at Wigan – their first away win in the top flight for 25 years.

Striker Andy Keogh grabbed the only goal of the game in the sixth-minute.

The Republic of Ireland international should also have had a penalty 11 minutes after half-time but was booked for diving.

"I'm delighted with that. 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 and McCarthy said it was something of a relief.

"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 had 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."

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez felt Saturday's surprise 2-0 victory at Aston Villa had taken more out of his players than he had realised.