Resurgent Doyle keeping Wolves from the trapdoor

An afterthought for Ireland’s recent World Cup qualifiers — he only came into the squad for the Austria game after Robbie Keane withdrew through injury — Kevin Doyle has been busy reminding Giovanni Trapattoni of just what he has to offer with three goals in six games for Wolves.

His latest strike was a potentially priceless winner against Hull City on Tuesday night to lift Wolves out of the drop zone as the club seek to avoid a second successive relegation.

And manager Dean Saunders, who played with and against some of the best strikers in the world during his career, is lavish in his praise of Doyle’s timely resurgence.