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WOL vs SOU

English Premier League

Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

vs

Southampton

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0
2' P. Sarabia
51' M. Cunha
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Full-Time: 2 - 0
That is all we have time for on Tribe as Wolves earn their first three points of the campaign. I have been Elliot Thompson and thank you for joining me. Stay with us on Tribe as we have live coverage of Brighton taking on Manchester City. That kicks off in just under 20 minutes!
Wolves after that win are off the bottom of the table as they now sit in 18th spot just one point off safety. After the international break they have an away game against in-form Fulham. Southampton are now back at the bottom of the table. It doesn't get any easier for them after the break as they host Liverpool.
The pressure will be right back on Russell Martin after that 90 minutes of football. They fell asleep in the opening minutes to concede a poor goal. After that, they responded well and looked like they could open up this Wolves side. In the second half though they looked rattled as they could not contain any sort of press from Wolves. They dominated possession but didn't have a single shot on target which is such a big issue. Cameron Archer barely featured and Fernandes had so many poor set-pieces. To go from such a high last weekend against Everton last weekend to this is a real disappointment for Southampton. It will be interesting now to see if they keep faith with Martin going into the international break.
Cunha is the heartbeat of this Wolves side which he proved today yet again. With him pulling the strings Wolves should be looking to move much higher up the table but for now, it is just a small step towards bigger things. Ait-Nouri was much more at it in the second half as well as he came so close to setting up a tap-in for Bellegarde. There is so much talent in this Wolves side with those two alone hence why the pressure has been building on Gary O'Neil. However, his defence didn't let him down today as they kept a clean sheet and dealt with numerous set-pieces. A great way for Wolves to go into the international break.
WOLVES FINALLY HAVE THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON! As the final whistle goes there is a roar of relief from the home fans as they can celebrate a win after 11 attempts. Wolves got off to a flyer to set the tone today as after two minutes they were ahead. Cunha carried the ball to the edge of the box coming inside from the left wing. He played a lovely pass into the path of Sarabia who took a touch around Ramsdale and slotted home. After that though they sat back allowing Southampton to look like the better side. Gary O'Neil cleary changed things at half-time as Wolves were much further up the pitch and were pressing Southampton. That got the fans up for it then not long into the second half, Cunha had them up on their feet. Dawson won the ball in midfield passing it forward to Lemina. He did the same quickly finding Cunha. The Brazilian took a touch forward and from 25 yards out curled in just a simply wonderful shot. He curled it just far enough away from Ramsdale as it crept inside the left post.
90+5'
Gary O'Neil has made another change to waste some seconds. Ait-Nouri has made way for Matt Doherty.
M. Doherty
R. Ait-Nouri
90+5'
90+4'
SHOT! Bereton Diaz floats in a cross but it only finds Dawson. He heads it down only into the path of Sugawara. The full-back has Armstrong in the area but opts to volley from a tight angle. His shot is well off target and Armstrong isn't happy with him.
90+2'
WHAT A CHANCE! Ait-Nouri on the left wing glides past Sugawara with some exquisite skill. He flashes the ball across the six-yard box. Bellegarde at the back post throws his body at it but the cross has just too much pace on it. That would have been the cherry on top of what is going to be a perfect afternoon for Wolves.