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‘Back to his best’ – some fans praise Wolves’ hat-trick hero after Espanyol thrashing

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Diogo Jota stole the plaudits after scoring a hat-trick in Wolverhampton Wanderers’ 4-0 win over Espanyol. Nuno Espirito Santo saw his side put one foot in the last-16 of the Europa League on Thursday and will be delighted to see Jota picking up where he left off in the competition.

The 23-year-old scored three goals in Wolves’ 4-0 win over Besiktas (December 12, 2019) and has now achieved another treble two months later. He broke the deadlock in the 15th minute after converting a knock-down from close range – the only goal of the first half.

In the second half, Jota completed a brace after being fed through by Matt Doherty, eventually firing a near-post effort past Andres Prieto. His hat-trick was completed in the 81st minute and saw Jota bear down on goal from the left before coming central and firing a low effort from the edge of the box.

Against Espanyol, Jota played for 83 minutes, had 43 touches, won two aerial duels, had three shots which all amounted to goals, completed 79.3% of his 29 passes, whipped in one cross, made one interception and drew three fouls. The 23-year-old has now scored and created 14 goals in 11 Europa League games.

How far will Wolves go in the Europa League?

Final

Semi-final

Quarter-final

Quarter-final

No further than the round of 16

No further than the round of 16

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