O’Neil must unleash Wolves’ “diamond” again
Wolverhampton Wanderers have finally put an end to their bad run of form at the start of the season and have begun to pick up some wins. The Old Gold began the campaign terribly, going winless in all of their first ten games.
However, two victories in their last two matches, either side of the November international break, have seen Gary O’Neil’s side completely reverse their fortunes. A 2-0 triumph at home to Southampton was their first of the campaign before they got an impressive 4-1 victory away to high-flying Fulham.
Both performances were impressive from O’Neil’s men, as the statistics show.
The numbers behind Wolves’ Premier League wins
There are certainly some players who can hold their heads high after the wins against the Saints and the Cottagers. One of those, unsurprisingly, is Matheus Cunha. The Brazilian attacker scored one and grabbed an assist against Southampton, and got two goals and an assist against Marco Silva’s side.
Against the West London side, Joao Gomes was another player who was particularly eye-catching. The Brazilian midfielder scored a goal and got an assist to help his side to three points. Mario Lemina also put in a good shift playing out of position at centre-back.
One thing that will no doubt please the Wolves manager is that the statistics were there to back up the wins. In the game against the Saints, as per Sofascore, they created a better expected goals tally with 1.26xG and had four shots on target, more than their opponent.