Wolves 1-1 Aston Villa: What O'Neil said

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Wolves boss Gary O'Neil speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "A little bit disappointed with the result. When you go 1-0 up, and you are controlling the game, I didn't feel there was much danger. There was a bit early on and we needed to get to grip with things. Sa had to make a couple of saves but, in the second half, I don't remember him having to do anything really. We had two big chances and we had decent control, until the sending off. After that, we were hanging on."

On Mario Lemina's red card: "I don't remember the first booking. The second one, you expect a yellow. I feel for Mario a bit. We had pressed unnecessarily and left him in a spot he shouldn't be in. He has a decision to make on whether he lets the guy run through, or if he tries to stop the attack. I'm disappointed that we lose him.

"Up to that point, I thought the lads were very good. Still loads of room for improvement, but Villa are a good side and we were a match at least."

On Pedro Neto: "He has been fantastic for us, a big threat. The reason we put him on that side today was because we thought he could cause a big threat. He was excellent but there were other good performances. The back three were good again. A game I would have liked to take more control of, but a decent point."

On if he is happy with where Wolves are: "I think the points return has been good for the games we have had. The fixtures were tough. In general, we are in a good spot points return wise. The last two games have looked a lot more like how we prepped for, so some progression and a lot of work to do."