Wolves goalkeeper John Ruddy says the club must be proud of their season.

While Ruddy admits the manner of their FA Cup semifinal defeat to Watford was tough to take, he also urged perspective.

The goalkeeper said: “I think it's always hard when you go behind and there's so little time left. But we gave ourselves a great opportunity today.

“With 20 seconds to go until the full-time whistle and we give away a penalty. It's one of those things – it happens.

“It's just bitterly disappointing really because today was an opportunity to really move on and progress as a club and we didn't take it.

He continued: “We'll look at what we've done at the end of the season, because it depends where we finish in the table. We're aiming for the top ten and we're well on course for that.

“In that aspect it's been a good season, and I think if you would've said at the start of the season that we're going to be a top ten Premier League side and reach the semi-final of the FA Cup, we'd have bit someone's hand off for that.

“But what's disappointing is the manner that we've lost, and we'll just have to make sure we pick ourselves up now for Southampton on Saturday."