The Premier League match between Wolves and Southampton at Molineux on Saturday; Wolves secure first win of the Premier League and move above the Saints in the table; Matheus Cunha guided his side to victory with a goal and assist.
Goals from Pablo Sarabia and Matheus Cunha secured a first win of the Premier League season for Wolves against Southampton.
Gary O’Neil insisted he was “comfortable in his own skin” ahead of this fixture but seeing Sarabia round Aaron Ramsdale and fire his side into an early lead would have settled any nerves nonetheless.
The visitors thought they found their equaliser through Ryan Manning, after he lashed the ball into the top corner, but the goal was chalked off following a VAR review due to a foul on Nelson Semedo.
The double setback of conceding early and seeing a goal disallowed did not deter Russell Martin’s side from their usual approach
The Saints continued to build-up patiently from the back but 72 per cent possession in the first half translated to just 0.4xG in front of goal. It was clear to see why no other side in the division had scored fewer goals than their tally of seven thus far.
After sitting back in the first half, Wolves came out after the restart with more tenacity in the final third and quickly doubled their lead through Cunha.
The Brazil forward, who set up the first goal with an impressive run on the counter-attack, curled his effort into the far corner and sent the home crowd into raptures.
Angst, anger and anticipation turned to joy and adulation from the home crowd for this group of players, as they secured their first win of the season and leapfrogged their opponents into 18th.
