Wolves manager Vitor Pereira praised Jorgen Strand Larsen's "fantastic" performance after he scored two goals in a 2-1 victory over Southampton. This win moved Wolves nine points clear of the relegation zone. Strand Larsen, who had not scored since December, opened the scoring with a header and then doubled the lead early in the second half. Despite Southampton's higher expected goals (xG) of 1.08, they couldn't capitalize due to defensive mistakes. Pereira emphasized the need to stay vigilant, noting there's still work to do to avoid relegation.
Strand Larsen was fantastic, not only with his two goals but with the way he helped the team. Today he felt more confident. I think he was fantastic, and he deserves it.
In this league, we cannot feel safe. The first mistake is to lose points. Now we have the [international] break and it's important to rest a bit.
Southampton actually generated a higher xG of 1.08 to their opponents' 0.44, but were once again made to pay for defensive errors at the back.
Head coach Ivan Juric was left frustrated as his side succumbed to a ninth consecutive top flight defeat on home soil, becoming just the fourth team to do so.
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