Liam Keen analysis: Wolves flex Premier League muscles in FA Cup domination

But as the top flight side, it was incumbent on Wolves to flex their Premier League muscles and they were able to add some shine to a dominant victory.

The first sign that Wolves were taking the game seriously was the starting XI - and perhaps more interestingly - the squad selection.

Wonderkid Mateus Mane was on the bench, as expected, while Tawanda Chirewa continues to be around it despite a lack of minutes. Other than that, not a single young player was involved.

The likes of Temple Ojinnaka, Enso Gonzalez and Luke Rawlings did not get a sniff as Rob Edwards made it explicitly clear that he wanted to win the game.

It made a lot of sense, too. Why risk a potential banana skin and waste the current momentum the team have been able to gather?

With five changes to the starting XI, Wolves were able to play a strong side full of first team players, but still rotate enough to keep some happy.

Edwards said: "I'd be stupid in the position I'm in at the moment to make wholesale changes when we're just starting to build some momentum and we're starting to see the team maybe click a little bit. 

"I said this to the lads in front of them when we named the team this morning. I told them yesterday there's not going to be loads of changes and then when we named it today it was about trying to keep some of these connections going and I really want to win the game. 

"We need to respect the competition, the game, the opposition, all of it and we have to try and keep some momentum. 

"We are progressing, we are slowly improving and I was just desperate for us to keep that going."

Wolves' 5-3-2 formation with two number eights in midfield has worked of late and they stuck to that, to an extent, but a slight change saw Jhon Arias play a hybrid position, much like Marshall Munetsi did in Edwards' first game in charge, when Wolves hosted Crystal Palace.

It meant he often moved out to the right wing, but tucked into midfield when necessary. That freedom worked for him and he had a strong overall performance, with a goal and assist, barring his clumsy tackle that led to the Shrewsbury penalty.

Looking at replays, that foul was seemingly outside the box but it was a difficult decision for the officials.

Having taken a quick 2-0 lead, being pegged back like that was poor from Wolves as they had a period of complacency, but they recovered to regain control.

"It was a good performance," Edwards added.

"We were very professional, but had lots of good quality as well.

"As a team we looked good, but I thought there were some really good individual performances today and some nice little stories as well, with Rodrigo coming back and obviously Jorgen getting his hat-trick as well. It was a really good day all round.

"Nice for the supporters to enjoy a few goals and celebrate. In what could have been a really tricky day, it turned out to be a very enjoyable one.

"This game is about results, of course, and everyone judges us by results. 

"We can't guarantee that, but we've had good performances at Arsenal, Villa and Liverpool and they have been very good performances but not got the results. It does go even further back for me.

"The lads were believing. Obviously it's nice then for supporters and the feel of the club and the wider staff and everyone to see some results, that helps.

"We can't guarantee the wins, so our job is to keep motivation high, train well, be organised and concentrate on the performances. That gives us the best chance of getting results."

Jorgen Strand Larsen will understandably take a lot of the plaudits for his hat-trick and deservedly so.

He has been in poor form, is being discussed for a move away and could still realistic leave, while also being dropped of late for Tolu Arokodare - who also went on to score Wolves' sixth.

Throughout Larsen's poor performances he has continued to work hard and apply the right attitude, even when his character was being questioned by some sections of the fan base.

This hat-trick is his reward for plugging away and as important as the goals and his assist were, his overall display was more impressive as he added quality in every contribution.

Whatever happens in his Wolves future going forward, it was a good day in his Wolves career.