Wolves continued their Premier League losing streak with defeat away to Chelsea on Monday night.
Vitor Pereira named a strong Wolves starting lineup, including the returning Matheus Cunha.
Unfortunately, though, the Old Gold were unable to come away from London with anything after the Blues ran out deserving 3-1 winners.
Matt Doherty cancelled out Tosin Adarabioyo’s opener, but the away side could not kick on. Second-half goals from Noni Madueke and Marc Cucurella sealed the result.
And while all the focus is on Cunha and his post-match behaviour, which saw him make a swift Molineux exit, we’ve taken a look back at five things you might have missed during Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Wolves.
Jose Sa’s tactical injury
Jose Sa had Wolves fans holding their breath after he went down injured in the first half. The goalkeeper appeared to have hurt his foot, forcing physios to come to his aid.
Taking advantage of the break in play, which conveniently came while Chelsea were well on top, Pereira gathered his troops for a quick tactical meeting.
Sky Sports’ commentary team — Bill Leslie and Alan Smith — suggested Sa may have been instructed to fein injury to allow the Wolves manager chance to speak with his struggling players.
Matheus Cunha’s guide on how not to take corners
Despite scoring directly from a corner against Manchester United, Cunha was unable to replicate the same set-piece quality against Chelsea.
The forward delivered, not one, but two, corner kicks straight into the Chelsea goal’s side netting.
Robert Sanchez must’ve thought it was his lucky night.
Cunha and Vitor Pereira’s touchline disagreement
Some eagle-eyed fans would’ve also spotted Cunha discussing tactics with Pereira during a break of play.
The Brazilian forward did not look impressed by whatever Pereira asked him to do, though.
That moment, along with his decision to walk straight down the tunnel at full-time, will fuel speculation he could leave before the close of the transfer window.
Joao Gomes running rings around Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will not want to see Joao Gomes again any time soon.
There was a moment in the first half where Gomes was deep into Chelsea’s half but didn’t look like going anywhere else. The Wolves midfielder had other ideas though — he cleverly nutmegged Dewsbury-Hall and continued his run to the byline before winning a corner.
Similar happened in the second half when Gomes went on an impressive driving run and forced Dewsbury-Hall to commit a foul. Leslie pointed out that Chelsea’s number 22 had “struggled to get hold of him all evening”.
Emmanuel Agbadou and Marc Cucurella getting on Simon Hooper’s nerves
Comical to watch — Cucurella, the smallest man on the pitch, was tasked with man-marking new Wolves signing Emmanuel Agbadou during corner routines.
The pair squabbled like naughty siblings all evening with referee Simon Hooper forced to speak to them multiple times.
The unlikely duo tussled with each other again late in the second half with Hooper flush-faced, visibly fed up and looking like a father at the end of his tether.