Things were looking bleak for O’Neil after his side’s shambolic display at Brentford in October, but a run of four straight games without defeat – not to mention back-to-back wins for the first time since February – suggests his team are gradually starting to gather momentum.
O’Neil’s cause in west London was not helped by the absence of Santiago Bueno and Craig Dawson through injury and illness respectively, meaning Lemina had to deputise alongside Nelson Semedo, Toti and Rayan Ait-Nouri in a makeshift back four.
Ait-Nouri did not cover himself in glory when he lost possession cheaply in the build-up to Iwobi’s fine finish, but other than that Wolves coped well without their first-choice defenders and, in Cunha, they have a player in a rich vein of form.
The Brazilian has now been involved in 26 goals in his past 29 league starts, with 17 goals and nine assists.
He has also registered 13 top-flight away goals since the start of last season, second only to Erling Haaland’s tally of 17.
There were one or two nervy moments for Wolves in the second half as Ait-Nouri turned a low Robinson cross narrowly past his own post and Wilson rattled the woodwork, before Cunha and Guedes added gloss to the scoreline.
O’Neil celebrated enthusiastically in front of the away fans at full time and, with five consecutive games coming up against teams in the lower reaches of the table, his side will be confident of hauling themselves further away from danger before Christmas.
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