Vokes brace helps Wolves sink Saddlers

Sam Vokes netted twice as Wolves registered a comfortable 4-0 win over Walsall in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday night. Youngster Ashley Hemmings headed the opener from Greg Halford's fine cross and Vokes scored twice in five minutes shortly before half-time, first tapping in Scott Malone's cross and then seizing on defensive confusion to make it 3-0. Sylvan Ebanks-Blake powered into the box to smash home an emphatic fourth and substitute Kevin Doyle was in irrepressible form, three times going close to a deserved goal. Walsall's best chance came 11 minutes from time when Troy Deeney's header skimmed the crossbar.