Nuno Espirito Santo says Wolves can't be blinded by revenge when they face Watford

By Dan Sansom

Friday 26 April 2019 15:35, UK

Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo insists Wolves can't be blinded by revenge when they face Watford in the Premier League on Saturday.

Nuno's side travel to Vicarage Road just under three weeks since blowing a 2-0 lead in their FA Cup semi-final against the Hornets to lose 3-2 after extra-time.

That defeat was the second time Wolves have lost to Watford this season, but Nuno has urged his players to forget their Wembley disappointment when they face them again.

"It's a new game, a new challenge. Revenge or payback situations can blind you and take away from your focus and attention," he said.

"It's just a new game, a new challenge. Our idea is always to go game by game. The past is the past. We work on that and motivate ourselves, prepare ourselves to compete.

"We know they're a good team so it'll be a tough challenge. It's always the same."

Wolves are winless in five away league fixtures and have not kept a clean sheet in 13 away league games, the longest current run in the division.

However, they are the first promoted side to reach 50 Premier League points or more since Birmingham in 2009-10.

Their 3-1 win over Arsenal on Wednesday was their first victory since that FA Cup defeat, and Nuno has been impressed with how his squad have recovered from disappointments.

"We have to bounce back every time and we have been able to do so," he added.

"Every time we have done that from bad moments - whether it's the semi-final of the FA Cup or something else, we have had different runs and it's all about that.

"It's about knowing that to do it we have to give everything we have individually to perform well.

"This is the most important thing, I believe, to give everything you can do - one more effort, one more run. That's what helps us bounce back from bad moments.

"Now we are not in a bad moment. We are in a good moment so we have to keep on enjoying the momentum."