Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Ruben Neves has attributed the team's success this season to their positive mentality.

Speaking in the wake of his title-chasing side's 1-0 victory over Cardiff City, the Portugal international put their position in the promotion race down to their "attitude and character".

"It's [because of] our attitude and character," the Express & Star quotes Neves as saying. "We work all the game to win and we deserved the luck we had.

Nuno Espirito Santo's table-toppers, who are up against Derby County next, survived a scare against Cardiff as the Welsh side missed two penalties during the match.

"I've never played in a game that finished like that! It was incredible," Neves added.

"We understand the [promotion] excitement but like Nuno said we have five games to go and we think game by game.

"We go into Derby with the same attitude – focused to win."

Wolves are nine points clear of Cardiff at the top of the Championship, having played a game more than the Bluebirds.