Catch all the latest Wolves news, including Matheus Cunha’s takeaways from the Bournemouth win, Illia Zabarnyi’s red card and an injury update on Goncalo Guedes.
Wolves moved five points above the Premier League relegation zone with a statement win against Bournemouth at the Vitality.
Matheus Cunha was the match-winner as Vitor Pereira’s side steered further away from danger in what has been a remarkable turnaround since the Wolves manager’s arrival.
Aside from the Old Gold’s hard-fought win, a lot of noise generated from the fixture on the South Coast was regarding Illia Zabarnyi’s red card.
Following the eventful win at the Vitality that generated plenty of talking points, here is the latest Wolves news ahead of another busy week in the Premier League.
Matheus Cunha sends powerful messages after Wolves win
As expected, Cunha was one of the talking points from Wolves’ win over Bournemouth as the Brazilian lit up the South Coast.
Aside from being an all-round top performer, the 25-year-old added to his Premier League scoring tally to net his 13th of the season.
After the win, Cunha called on his Wolves teammates to improve their consistency to ensure survival, as well as sending a message to teammate Pedro Lima.
Read more about what Cunha said to Lima after the win against Bournemouth.
Pundits agree on Bournemouth red card controversy
It wasn’t his only team that the Brazilian commented on, as Cunha shared his opinion on Zabarnyi’s red card against Wolves.
The Bournemouth defender was sent off due to a foul on Rayan Ait-Nouri, with the on-field decision of a yellow card upgraded to a red after VAR intervention.
Former PGMOL chief Keith Hackett disagreed with Zabarnyi’s red, which was a similar verdict to the one shared by BBC Match of the Day pundits.
Find out what Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Danny Murphy thought of Bournemouth’s red card.
Nelson Semedo infuriated Vitor Pereira
There was more drama at the Vitality aside from the red card as despite the win, some Wolves players stressed Pereira out.
One player to frustrate the boss was captain Nelson Semedo, who was shouted at by the Wolves manager during the contest.
Read more about why Pereira was angry at Semedo during Wolves’ win against Bournemouth.
Double Wolves injury update after Goncalo Guedes absence
It wasn’t all good news for Wolves at Bournemouth as Pereira was without two key squad players due to injury.
Rodrigo Gomes missed out, as did Goncalo Guedes, who was absent due to a knee injury.
The timing was frustrating as Pereira had called on Guedes to improve his performance level following the Portuguese forward’s poor display at Anfield.
Find out how long Guedes and Gomes could be out with injury.