Julen Lopetegui has had far more glamorous nights in the business but victory in his first game in charge of Wolves to advance to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup represented job done as they squeezed past fourth-tier Gillingham courtesy of goals by substitutes Raúl Jiménez and Rayan Aït-Nouri.
Wolves cannot be too fussy about wins either, this just their fifth of the season, three of which have come in this competition. For long periods it seemed a game low on quality and clear-cut chances was destined to be decided by a penalty shootout but the League Two side pressed self-destruct late on, conceding a spot-kick which Jiménez, making his first Wolves appearance since August, calmly converted before Aït-Nouri sealed victory in stoppage time.
