Wolves pick up their first win on the road since February as they beat Fulham 4-1 at Craven Cottage.
With his job under threat before the international break, many thought Wolves might pull the trigger on Gary O'Neil, but their perseverance seems to have paid off after a wonderful away performance full of guts and guile in a rainy London.
Fulham came into the game in seventh place with a chance to go into fourth place with a victory. Alex Iwobi got Fulham off to the perfect start with a beautiful curling shot into the far corner of the goal.
Wolves showed their quality despite players being out of position when Mario Lemina’s ball over the top found Matheus Cunha in space, with the forward finishing coolly getting Wolves level.
A second half to remember followed with goals from Joao Gomes, Cunha and Goncalo Guedes, sealing a crucial victory in Wolves' survival fight.
Story of the Match
Fulham made one change from their win against Crystal Palace before the international break, with Sasa Lukic returning from injury to replace Sander Berge.
Wolves made three changes from their first win of the season, replacing Craig Dawson, Santiago Bueno, and Pablo Sarabia with Rodrigo Gomes, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, and Andre.
Wolves' defence was makeshift, and with three central defenders missing, Mario Lemina had to step in against his former side.
Fulham dominated the early proceedings without creating any meaningful opportunities, with corners being the only danger to the visitor's goal. Wolves struggled to get onto the ball.
Raul Jimenez missed a golden opportunity when Antonee Robinson drilled the ball across the six-yard box, but the forward couldn’t turn the ball home with his effort rattling off the crossbar.
The hosts finally took advantage of their dominance as Fulham’s press forced Wolves into an error when Lukic forced Rayan Ait-Nouri off the ball Reiss Nelson’s cross to Jiminez. Still, the striker poked the ball to Kenny Tete just outside the box, who then found Iwobi, who curled an effort into the far corner with his weaker left foot.
Wolves equalised when Lemina played a fantastic ball over the top, which took the Fulham defence out of the game. The forward flicked the ball over Bernd Leno, putting Matheus Cunha in on goal.
Nelson Semedo stayed down after a challenge from Joachim Andersen. Both teams carried on the game with the Portuguese international on the ground. After some treatment, he was fine to continue.
Wolves got themselves in front after some lovely play around the box. Cunha played Joao Gomes in on goal, with the midfielder finishing across the goalkeeper into the bottom corner.
The goal got Fulham going again. Robinson played a beautiful ball across the face of goal, forcing Ait-Nouri to put the ball just over his own crossbar.
Tom Cairney will be relieved after his sloppy pass sent Cunha running at the Fulham defence, with Leno and Andersen bailing the midfielder out.
Harry Wilson, the man of the moment, had his first sight of goal from the edge of the area with his curling effort hitting the crossbar.
Fulham had to finish the game with ten men after making five changes already, as Andersen is unable to continue.
Cunha wrapped up the game for Wolves with another goal. The forward picked the ball up on the edge of the box, he only had one thing on his mind as his first-time effort bent into the top corner.
Wolves added another as they counter against ten-man Fulham. Lemina played Strand Larsen in behind the Fulham defence. The striker stayed calm and passed to substitute Goncalo Guedes, who slotted the ball into the goal.
Gary O'Neil faces his former side, Bournemouth, next, with Wolves looking to capitalize on an upturn in form as well as a kinder run of fixtures as they look to move further away from the relegation zone.
After a woeful second half, Fulham will need to improve if they are to get anything out of the next four games, as they all come against sides inside the top six of the table.
Player of the match: Matheus Cunha
Cunha was unplayable today. He controlled the game from start to finish and was behind everything good that the Wolves did.
His goals were both excellent. The first was from a long ball over the top, and after a brilliant touch, he dinked the ball over a helpless Leno. The second goal was a thing of beauty with a curled effort flying into the top corner.
To add to his goals he also got a wonderful assist when he found Gomes in space with a clever pass through the Fulham defence.
If Wolves want to survive in the Premier League this season, Cunha will have to remain fit, as in this form, no team can stop him.
