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Gary Rowett labelled Ruben Neves’s 30-yard volley “one of the best goals I’ve seen” as Wolverhampton Wanderers edged closer to the Premier League.

Neves flicked the ball up before sending a dipping strike past Scott Carson in the Derby County goal after 51 minutes to secure a 2-0 victory.

The result means Wanderers need just three more points to secure promotion to the Premier League.

For Derby, it put an end to back-to-back victories, and means their cushion inside the play-off places remains just two points.

When asked if Wolves were too good on the night, Rowett told Sky Sports : “I think they were.

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“The first goal, you can work for three days but then to give the first goal away in the manner we did, it was poor.

“There was no pressure on the ball, we allowed Jota to run in behind three defenders and there’s no excuse for that.

“Second goal, at one point I thought it is OK to applaud the opposition goal? It’s the best goal I have seen for a long time.

“We are talking about a team with three or four Champions League players, in truth. We didn’t cause them massive problems.

“When you open up against them they are exceptional. They’re the best team in this division for a long time, in my opinion.

“We won’t be defined by that game, most teams have found Wolves have been too good for them.”