Southampton v Wolves ratings: Romeu 5, Livramento 7; Jimenez 8, Coady 7

Jimenez scores first goal since horrific head injury in November

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  SOUTHAMPTON RATINGS: Alex McCarthy, 6. Showed strong wrists to push away an early Nelson Semedo drive only to hurl possession back to the same man after claiming the resulting corner. Couldn’t do much about Raul Jimenez’s wonder-goal. AFP

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  Tino Livramento, 7. The teenager is playing with plenty of confidence and was unfortunate to see his low drive turned around the post. Getty

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  Jan Bednarek, 5 - Could have caused problems with header back across goal, but the alert Jose Sa managed to dive on the loose ball. Outmuscled by the bull-like Jimenez for the match-winning moment. AFP

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  Mohammed Salisu, 5 - Got away with one when a misunderstanding with Romeu caused chaos in the Southampton penalty area, and his panicked clearance seemed to be played at Kyle Walker-Peters rather than to him. Wild challenge saw him left on ground and Jimenez capitalised to make it 1-0. PA

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  Kyle Walker-Peters, 6 - A steady performance but nothing spectacular. Clattered Semedo as he looked to rescue something after a heavy touch saw another shooting opportunity go begging. PA

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  Mohamed Elyounoussi, 6 - One of his side’s better performers and he forced a fine save from Sa with a clean strike in the 56th minute, but that was as close as his side came to scoring. Getty

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  Oriol Romeu, 5 - A mixed bag. Redeemed himself for mix-up with Salisu when he cut out a dangerous pass from Marcal before halting Jimenez with a vital interception. But he gave the ball away cheaply far too often. Getty

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  James Ward-Prowse, 7 - An 83rd consecutive league start. Found himself in a good area as Saints came alive again with a slick passing move just after the restart, but the captain couldn’t quite sort his feet out quickly enough and Wolves survived. Getty

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  Nathan Redmond, 6 - Gave Semedo something to think about for the first time when he got the better of the Wolves man on the left, only to see his cross bounce out of play. Thought he’d open the scoring but denied by offside flag. Getty

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  Che Adams, 5 - Lacked cutting edge. Caught half a yard offside as Saints squandered the chance to punish a lapse in concentration from the visitors and had one weak effort on goal just before break. Improved after the half-time.

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  Adam Armstrong, 7 - Bright display from the forward. Produced his side’s only shot with any conviction when his well-struck effort was batted away by Sa, and looked the most likely man in red and white to make something happen. Getty

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  SUBS: Moussa Djenepo, 7 - (On for Redmons 64') Immediately looked to provide a spark as he won an unlikely corner, but Wolves cleared. His presence helped Saints to lift the intensity. Armando Broja, 5 - (On for Adams 64') Offered very little. Shane Long, N/A - (On for Walker-Paters 64') One big chance to snatch a point, but denied by vital block from Saiss. PA

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  WOLVES RATINGS: Jose Sa, 8 - One moment of madness saw him give the ball straight to Romeu. Grew in confidence after the break with a series of super saves to thwart Livramento, Elyounoussi and Adams. Grabbed himself an unlikely assist too. AFP

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  Max Kilman, 6 - A quiet afternoon for the defender despite a frantic afternoon as Southampton failed to make their pressure count. Three Premier League clean sheets on the spin now for the 24-year-old. AFP

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  Conor Coady, 7 - A couple of important interceptions to see off Adams and later Armstrong. A quieter afternoon than usual for the Merseysider as Southampton saw plenty of the ball, but created little in the way of meaningful chances. Reuters

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  Romain Saiss, 8 - Showed bravery when he put his head in front of an Elyounoussi strike. A rare figure of stability at the back in a game where composure was scarce, epitomised when he deflected Long’s poked effort round the post from point-blank range. Reuters

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  Nelson Semedo, 7 - An energetic display from the sweeping full-back. Should have opened the scoring with barely 50 seconds on the clock, but his strike was too close to McCarthy who produced a smart save. AP

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  Joao Moutinho, 5 - Bullied off the ball by Elynousi in midfield which gifted the hosts another chance to open the scoring. Recovered well to block Armstrong’s shot on the turn but the flag went up anyway. Getty

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  Leandro Dendoncker, 5 - Midfielder is one of the more established names at Molineux, but his decision making was poor on multiple occasions, although he showed good strength to nudge the driving Livramento off the ball. Getty

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  Fernando Marcal, 6 - The full-back seems prone to painful early clashes, this time a collision of heads with Elynousi. A little sloppy in spells as Saints got on top, but did enough to help his side to a welcome clean sheet and a big three points. Getty

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  Daniel Podence, 6 - Almost created the breakthrough with a scooped cross into the box that was 8/10 for aesthetics, but 3/10 for placement as McCarthy claimed easily, and it was a similar story when he played the ball behind Hwang who looked to be through on goal. AFP

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  Raul Jimenez, 8 - Showed good awareness to slip the ball into the path of Semedo as Wolves started strongly. Caused problems with a low fizzed cross from the left which was scrambled away to safety before breaking the deadlock with a smart finish. PA

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  Hwang Hee-chan, 6 - Smacked the bar with a cracking strike but the whistle had already gone for a trip on Romeu. When he did find himself in space in a dangerous area, Podence’s pass was behind the forward, which summed up the whole contest. Getty

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  SUBS: Ki-Jana Hoever, N/A (On for Semedo 87') Home supporters frustrated at decision to. Did well to get his head on a deep cross before seeing off a burst from Djenepo. Getty

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  Ruben Neves, N/A (On for Hwang 87') Adama Traore, N/A. (On for Podence 87') Hardly saw the ball. Getty

Raul Jimenez scored his first goal in nearly a year as Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrated a 1-0 win over Southampton at St Mary's Stadium on Sunday.

It was an emotional day for Jimenez following his horrific head injury in November. Jimenez feared he would never play again after suffering a fractured skull in a clash with David Luiz last year.

The Mexico striker only returned to action at the start of this season and had gone without a goal in five games.

Jimenez broke the deadlock in the 61st minute, avoiding Jan Bednarek's challenge to latch on to a long ball from keeper Jose Sa before wrong-footing Mohammed Salisu.

"I want to score every game, I knew the goal was coming, I was fighting for it, working for it and the team deserves it," Jimenez said.

Ralph Hasenhuttl's side remain winless after six league matches and were booed off at full-time.

The scoreline could have been even worse for Southampton if goalkeeper Alex McCarthy had not denied Jimenez a second goal with a fine save in stoppage-time.

Player ratings from the match can be seen in the picture gallery above.