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Danny Ings helped Southampton into the FA Cup quarter finals after a 2-0 win at Wolves.<\/p>\nDanny Ings helped Southampton into the FA Cup quarter finals after a 2-0 win at Wolves.<\/p>\n
The striker ended a five-game goal drought as the Saints look to lift the trophy for the first time in 45 years.<\/p>\n
Stuart Armstrong settled the game in stoppage time after John Ruddy\u2019s mistake.<\/p>\n
The visitors deserved their victory as Nuno Espirito Santo\u2019s selection gamble for the hosts backfired.<\/p>\n
Nuno made six changes \u2013 including giving captain Conor Coady a rare rest \u2013 in a surprise selection considering the FA Cup remained Wolves\u2019 best chance of success \u2013 and a return to Europe \u2013 this year.<\/p>\n
They continued to stutter though, having won just four times since November, and will seek instant revenge in the Premier League at St Mary\u2019s on Sunday.<\/p>\n
While Ralph Hasenhuttl made five he was still able to recall Kyle Walker-Peters and hand Mohammed Salisu his debut after an \u00a310.9million summer move from Real Valladolid.<\/p>\n
The Saints \u2013 who also included James Ward-Prowse \u2013 tried to make their strength tell early.<\/p>\n
Ruddy gathered Armstrong\u2019s drive at the second attempt as Ings lurked before the striker, with one goal in his previous 10 games, was then thwarted by Romain Saiss.<\/p>\n
Armstrong continued to cause problems and Max Kilman\u2019s sprawling block turned his drive behind.<\/p>\n
Saints goalkeeper Fraser Forster was, aside from one hurried clearance, a spectator, although Salisu survived a VAR review when Morgan Gibbs-White tumbled under pressure in the box.<\/p>\n
Wolves, with just 23 goals in 23 Premier League games, struggled to pose a threat but Southampton\u2019s early dominance had waned and Saiss lifted Joao Moutinho\u2019s free kick over just before the break.<\/p>\n
The hosts then escaped three minutes into the second half when Armstrong missed a glorious chance. The midfielder arrived unmarked in the area but managed to sidefoot Ryan Bertrand\u2019s cross wide with the goal gaping.<\/p>\n
Ings saved his blushes a minute later when he fortuitously opened the scoring with his eighth goal of the season. The striker burst through and when his initial shot was saved by Ruddy the ball ricochet back off Ings and rolled in.<\/p>\n
It was initially ruled offside but a VAR review showed the forward was onside.<\/p>\n
However lucky, it was a lead Southampton deserved and the visitors now had a platform but Fabio Silva came close to an instant leveller when he fired Gibbs-White\u2019s cross over the bar.<\/p>\n
It summed up Wolves\u2019 wastefulness and allowed the hosts to pass the three hour mark without a shot on target.<\/p>\n
Nathan Redmond should have punished them after 67 minutes when he wasted the chance to finish the tie. The winger raced onto Armstrong\u2019s pass, only for Ruddy\u2019s smart save to turn the ball wide.<\/p>\n
Wolves\u2019 still had hope and they pushed to send the game into extra time \u2013 with Forster saving from Adama Traor\u00e9 at the far post after Salisu missed Pedro Neto\u2019s cross.<\/p>\n
But Armstrong made it 2-0 in stoppage time when Ruddy made a hash of Leander Dendoncker\u2019s backpass and Nathan Tella teed up the midfielder to curl in off the post.<\/p>\n
Wolves then avoided further misery when VAR overturned a penalty, awarded by Jon Moss, when it showed Moutinho\u2019s foul on Tella was outside the box.<\/p>\n