Wolves 3 Watford 1: Final whistle report
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake grabbed his 50th career league goal as Wolves saw off struggling Watford to stay at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship.
Ebanks-Blake was on hand to lash in from close range midway through the first half before strike partner Andy Keogh and substitute Sam Vokes scored after the break to ensure Mick McCarthy's side stay at the summit.
Hornets defender Adrian Mariappa did trigger a nervous finish with a late strike but Vokes wrapped up the win with a great header in the last minute.
The kick-off was delayed by 10 minutes because of a turnstile problem at Molineux and after weathering some early Watford pressure Ebanks-Blake grabbed his 17th goal of the season in the 23rd minute.
Wolves are poised to complete the signing of Hearts captain Christophe Berra to shore up their defence after their lead at the top of the table was trimmed to just two points on Tuesday night with a 1-0 defeat at chasing Reading, but it was another centre-half who played a part in the goal.
Kyel Reid sent over an outswinging corner and Richard Stearman, who endured a shaky 90 minutes at Reading, climbed highest to steer a header back into the danger zone where Ebanks-Blake was waiting to smash into the roof of the net.
Brendan Rodgers' side immediately responded when Jobi McAnuff bundled Tommy Smith's cross into the net only for the goal to be disallowed for a foul on goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.
Tamas Priskin, who scored twice in the 3-0 win over Burnley in midweek, then forced Hennessey into a decent save with a low shot from the edge of the area.
Stearman won another header from a Reid corner to
