Diego Costa scored his first goal for Wolves in a 2-0 win against Brentford as the hosts put daylight between themselves and the Premier League relegation zone
The former Chelsea and Atletico Madrid striker - a surprise arrival at Molineux in September - opened his account in fine fashion, firing home after a fortuitous ball landed to him off Christian Norgaard's outstretched foot (27)
It was his first Premier League goal since May 2017, when he scored for Chelsea against Middlesbrough
 Indeed, the gap of five years and 342 days is the biggest between goals in the competition since Grant Hanley scored for Norwich in November 2021 (nine years and 324 days after his previous goal)
"He has a big heart," Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui said of Costa
 "He is a very competitive player, in the bad moments he continued working because he has his spirit
 You can't buy this spirit
 That's why he's made the career he's had
 We are happy for him, he has to continue working
"He has made a very good match and when he came here, he came with the intention to help the team, the club and the coach
"He deserves that goal, he is working hard to have his chance
 He came here in a bad moment [for Wolves] and he has always put in his best
 I hope he is going to continue
"It was a deserved goal for Wolves, who are finding their form at the right time of the season, and Hee-Chan Hwang (69) doubled the hosts' lead when he poked home in the second half
The result was much-needed for Wolves, who are now seven points clear of the bottom three thanks to back-to-back league wins
 However, Lopetegui added: "We are not safe
 We have to make a lot of points in front of us against a lot of teams
 We have to be ready to get these points
"Brentford's season is in danger of ending with a whimper, and they managed just three shots on target at Molineux
 They have now lost three successive Premier League games for the first time since January/February 2022
 They remain in ninth on 43 points, six away from Brighton in seventh place
Wolves began strongly, with David Raya making a string of saves
 Inside three minutes, the Brentford goalkeeper kept out a Mario Lemina shot from range
 He then stopped Matheus Cunha from cutting the ball back at the near post, as well as a Costa effort
Raya was eventually beaten in the 27th minute by the striker
 Costa began the break himself, driving down the pitch before playing in Toti on the left wing
 His cut-back into the area pinged off Norgaard's toe before landing to Costa, who swept home past the goalkeeper
Brentford reacted well to going behind, but did not have a shot on target in the first half
 Shortly before the goal, Ivan Toney saw a shot from range blocked
 He had previously attempted an audacious overhead kick, although did not get a good enough connection to worry Jose Sa
The second half began with big saves at either end
 Sa used his feet to push away an inviting Josh Dasilva cross
 Then, Raya needed another superb stop to keep out Costa's thunderous effort from close range
Wolves have not had much luck with VAR this season, and had two penalty appeals dismissed soon after
 The first was a handball call against Ethan Pinnock - although Toti's cushioned header hit him on the arm at point-blank range
Toti was involved again for the second as he was challenged inside the area by Raya
 Referee Paul Tierney waved the claims away and after a check by VAR, the decision stood
Brentford finally had their first shot on target in the 66th minute through Yoane Wissa, but it was Wolves who doubled their lead three minutes later
 It was sensational play from Nunes down the right wing, driving in between Vitaly Janelt and Rico Henry
 His cross rebounded off the foot of Pinnock, with the loose ball poked home by the lurking Hwang
Frustratingly for Brentford, their best chances came in the final 10 minutes
 Firstly, Sa needed to be alert to save a Janelt header
 Then in the third minute of five added on, Toney lashed an effort onto the post from a tight angle via a touch from Sa
"Always, we are happy with a win
 We need it because we need a lot of wins to achieve our aim
 Today was a very difficult match
"We have done a good match, we suffered in the moments we had to suffer
 We deserve in the end to win against a very good team and we have three points more
"It's about the commitment to show the opponent that you want more than them… we have made a very big effort with the ball and without the ball
"To play against Brentford, it's not easy
 They put you under a lot of mental stress because their set-pieces are very special thing
 We have done a good match against them
 We are happy but we have to continue
" "Very pleased to invite my players to have a meal
 It's a good investment for me, for sure!""It was definitely one that could have gone either way
 I think it was a completely even first half, I think we have the bigger chances first half to be able to score
 Second half, we did well until the second goal
"Overall, our performance is probably at least even, but better than the away win we had at West Ham and Southampton
 Today, we just didn't score the first goal and we conceded two goals with two ricochets
 It's a little about the margin of the game
"A good enough performance to get points and a very even game where they got the better of a few key moments
"The players worked unbelievably hard, so much effort
 I'm really pleased with that, but we lost a little bit of structure, a little bit of the coolness
"This is the Premier League and we're maybe having a tiny blip in results, not in performances… we need to stay focused and continue
"Wolves face a trip to Leicester on Saturday April 22; kick-off 3pm
 Meanwhile, Brentford host Aston Villa, also on April 22; kick-off 3pm
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