Pre-Match Analysis: Can Wolves keep up their winning form against the Cherries?
Matheus Cunha of Wolves (photo by Jack Thomas/Getty Images)

Wolves will be full of confidence going into their clash with Bournemouth this weekend.

They secured a second victory in a row after thrashing Fulham 4-1, with Matheus Cunha having one of his best performances in a Wolves shirt.

Gary O'Neil will be hoping the Brazilian maestro can continue his excellent form and grab three more important points in their efforts to escape the relegation battle.

Lemina's excellence

Mario Lemina was forced to play at centre-back, in a back four, against Fulham after Craig Dawson and Santiago Bueno were out with illness.

Many fans were quick to jump on O'Neil for the decision, however it turned out to be the right one. 

The Gabonese international was excellent in defence, often getting first contact to crosses and loose balls, whilst also providing an outstanding assist to Matheus Cunha in the first half.

Lemina also played a huge part in stopping Raul Jimenez from scoring, as his sliding block got a slight touch on the ball, making the ball bounce and resulting in the Mexican striker not getting the contact he expected, and hitting the crossbar.

There have been questions about Lemina's place in the squad this season after a couple of poor performances, compared to the midfield linkup of Joao Gomes and Andre, but there is no doubt that he deserves to start against the Cherries, whether that is in midfield or defence.

Return to a back five?

Due to the absences of Dawson and Bueno, O'Neil was forced to play a back four, which seemed to work extremely well given their defensive struggles as of this campaign.

This allowed an extra player in attack, causing problems for Fulham's defence. Rodrigo Gomes and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde were able to play in their natural positions for the first time, and it was clear to see the latter looked much more comfortable, rather than having to play as a winger on the left.

With the defenders returning to the squad, O'Neil has an interesting choice to make whether he continues with the four at the back, or switches back to the five.

Bournemouth's recent form has seen them lose two on the bounce to Brighton and Brentford, and Wolves could look to further exploit the Cherries' defensive issues by having the extra man up front.

Brilliant Brazilian

Matheus Cunha has been in exceptional form this campaign, and has been arguably the best player in the Premier League outside the top six, despite Wolves' position in the table.

The Brazilian has been deployed in a number of different positions so far this season, but is excelling in the space just behind striker Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Before, he mostly aimed to drift inside from the left, but has enjoyed a recent spell in more central areas, which O'Neil has stated previously that his vision is to have Cunha floating around behind the striker.

The Wolves boss has been given much stick this season, but he deserves a lot of credit for getting the best out of Cunha and transforming him into a superstar.

Cunha already has four goals and three assists in the space of just three matches in November, and he will be looking to extend his goal contributions tally this weekend, to top off an unbelievable month.

Guedes contributions

Goncalo Guedes has scarcely featured for Wolves during his time at Molineux. But when he has, he seems to always grab a goal or an assist.

He drove forward to finish off a counter-attack and score the fourth goal for Wolves against the Cottagers last weekend, to build upon an already decent tally for this season.

Guedes has proven himself time and time again, and O'Neil has a decision to make whether or not to give him more minutes against Bournemouth. 

The Portuguese forward will most likely look to leave once again, if he is continued to be left on the bench.