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Wolverhampton Wanderers youngster Niall Ennis impressed and scored twice for the U23s in their 3-1 win against their Southampton counterparts at Molineux on Monday night, and his display suggested he is ready to following in Morgan Gibbs-White’s footsteps.

On the chalkboard

Well, the 19-year-old made his first-team debut as a late substitute in the FA Cup replay win against Shrewsbury Town last month, but aside from that and some outings in the EFL Trophy he has had to settle for appearances in the Premier League 2 this term, netting eight times.

This was the case again on Monday in what was a top-of-the-clash, but it was the hosts who came out on top with the teenager playing a huge part in his team picking up all three points.

Ennis opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a simple tap-in, but it was his second that was particularly special as he weaved through some Saints players outside the penalty area before firing a low shot into the far corner.

He came close to netting his hat-trick before he was denied by the woodwork, in a display that surely would have impressed Nuno Santo.

Wolves Fan TV are in no doubt that their side should have come away from Stamford Bridge with all 3 points on Sunday. Check out their views in the video below…

Big chance incoming?

Gibbs-White has taken full advantage of the opportunity he was given earlier in the season, making 21 Premier League appearances this term – even if the majority of those have come from the substitutes’ bench.

His emergence proves that Santo isn’t afraid to blood youngsters if he feels they are good enough, and having already handed Ennis a few minutes last month it proves that the starlet is very much on the Portuguese manager’s radar.

With little to play for in the top flight aside from securing a seventh-place finish, the teenager should get the same chances that Gibbs-White has already had – who knows, he may even prove himself as a viable attacking option for the 2019/20 campaign.