Wolves finally secured their first victory of the Premier League campaign in November, and gained some vital points during the month.
Certain players such as Matheus Cunha and Jorgen Strand Larsen have excelled, whilst others have performed poorly and Gary O'Neil still has changes to make to the squad, despite the turn around in form.
The Old Gold will be looking to continue their good form into the new month, as their fixture list kindly gifts them teams down near the bottom.
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Results Recap
Wolves began the month with a six-pointer tie against relegation rivals Crystal Palace at home. The game ended 2-2 with two well worked goals from Strand Larsen and Joao Gomes, who had one of his best ever performances in a Wolves shirt.
However, poor defending gifted Palace a late equaliser at the back post for Marc Guehi, before Jean-Philippe Mateta had a 96th-minute winner ruled out for a foul on Jose Sa.
Wolves returned to Molineux the next week to face bottom of the league Southampton. O'Neil finally managed to seal a first victory for the club this season as Pablo Sarabia took the lead early on, followed by a Matheus Cunha stunner in the second half to enter the international break with three points.
After the break, a trip to Craven Cottage saw Wolves earn a second consecutive win as they thrashed Fulham 4-1. Alex Iwobi curled the ball into the top corner to open the scoring, before Matheus Cunha controlled a beautiful long ball from Mario Lemina and slotted past Bernd Leno.
Joao Gomes put the visitors ahead in the second half, followed by another world-class goal from Cunha and a late fourth added by Goncalo Guedes.
The final game of the month saw a home clash against O'Neil's former club Bournemouth, which did not go the way Wolves would have wanted.
Evanilson won three penalties, which were tucked away by Justin Kluivert, alongside a quality Milos Kerkez strike into the top corner. There was a fightback from the Old Gold as Larsen scored a brace, but it would not be enough to earn his side anything from the game.
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Player of the month
The November player of the month for Wolves has undoubtedly been Matheus Cunha.
The Brazilian has three goals and three assists in the four games played in the month, playing a huge part in Wolves' turnaround this season.
Cunha's assists included setting up Larsen's equaliser against Crystal Palace, as well as Sarabia's opener against Southampton and Joao Gomes' goal against Fulham.
His long-range strike against the Saints was topped off by an unbelievable first-time effort at the Cottagers, which curled over Bernd Leno into the top corner; his second goal of the game, after firing home a great long-ball from Lemina.
Gary O'Neil has confirmed the forward will be staying in January, amid the interest of top teams, and Wolves fans will be hoping Cunha can continue his excellent form.
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Goal of the month
Matheus Cunha has scored three goals this month, in which all of them are up for the goal of the month vote on BBC's Match Of The Day.
The best one however, has to go to his second goal against Fulham.
Joao Gomes did well to win the ball back high up the pitch, before laying to off to his Brazilian teammate to strike first-time into the top corner, over the German Leno.
November was a close month for the best goal, but this one narrowly wins it.
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Key Talking Points
Larsen's Breakout
Jorgen Strand Larsen has been outstanding this month, also scoring three goals and could have had more with a little more service.
The Norwegian has scored more than fellow international Erling Haaland this month, including a brace against Bournemouth.
Larsen is a proven goal scorer, something Wolves have been missing since Raul Jimenez left the club, and he will continue to score many goals this season.
He already has six goals in just 13 matches, which is outstanding when you consider Wolves' top scorer in the whole of the 2020/21 season was Ruben Neves with only five goals.
Defensive issues
Wolves may have had a quality month, but their defensive problems can not be swept under the carpet.
Poor defending prevented an earlier win against Crystal Palace, as well as the disheartening defeat to Bournemouth at home. Players like Craig Dawson and Toti Gomes have been below par, and need to improve if they are to stay in the team.
Jose Sa is set to keep his place in the squad after his shaky display against the Cherries, but will need to focus and make sure that he does not give away any more unnecessary penalties.
