Dean Smith was delighted with Aston Villa's late win at Wolves on Saturday.
Substitute Anwar El Ghazi converted a stoppage-time penalty as Aston Villa snatched victory in their West Midlands derby at Wolves.
Wolves had the better of their first home game since striker Raul Jimenez suffered a fractured skull, with Fabio Silva hitting a post midway through the second half.
Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez then denied Leander Dendoncker, before the visitors had midfielder Douglas Luiz sent off after picking up a second booking late on.
But Nelson Semedo brought down John McGinn in injury-time, handing El Ghazi the chance to sidefoot home his first goal since January from the spot.
There was still time for the hosts to have midfielder Joao Moutinho dismissed for a second yellow card as Villa clinched their second win in six games, climbing back above their local rivals to eighth in the table.
Smith said: "It's always the best way, to leave it late, because there's less chance of them coming back. We deserved a point but kept competing and got the win.
"I thought we started both halves the better team. Wolves had a couple of good spells where our goalkeeper's made some really good saves, but to go down to 10 men and keep playing as we did and win the penalty was excellent. To come here and get a clean sheet and a win is excellent.
"I am pleased with the start we've had. There was only the Leeds game [4-0 defeat] that we deserved to get beaten this season. We're 10 games in and if you deserve to get something out of nine, you are doing well."
