[Getty Images]Former Nottingham Forest defender James Perch says Igor Jesus “deserved” to score his first Premier League goal against Wolves on Wednesday because “he’s been very good so far this season”.Not only that, Jesus also had one disallowed in the first half after a video assistant referee review.”He was on his own playing against three big centre-halves and he put himself about and made it hard for them,” said Perch on the Shut Up and Show More Football podcast. “His work rate is unbelievable. Second to none. “He deserved that goal because I think he’s been very good so far this season. He is an all-rounder in my eyes.”He isn’t lightning quick, but he is willing and that’s what makes him hard for defenders. He can jump, he can leap and he doesn’t mind being clattered by bigger lads so he is brave. “He has got pretty much everything without being superb at one thing. “There’s a lot of pressure on him, so it shows the strength of his character. Chris Wood is a big miss after last season, so he will have come into this team knowing he has to produce.”I think he has done that, even if it isn’t reflected in his goals tally. He deserves getting a run in this team. “He isn’t just getting it because Wood is injured – it’s because he deserves it.”Listen to the podcast on BBC Sounds