Wolves climb off the bottom of EPL with first victory
Wolves secured their first English Premier League win after 11 games and climbed off the bottom of the table by beating Southampton 2-0 to ease the pressure on manager Gary O’Neil.
Brazil forward Matheus Cunha set up Pablo Sarabia for a second-minute goal and netted himself in the second half to inspire Wolves at Molineux on Saturday.
Southampton dropped to bottom and have now lost nine of 11 matches since returning to the top flight.
O’Neil said: “The players deserve it. They’ve put in an awful lot of work.
“The win was not about me today, a lot was made about me and my future, I’m comfortable in my position and the future my coaching career has.”
Fulham continued their impressive season by winning at 10-man Crystal Palace 3-0 to move level on points with fourth-placed Chelsea.
Emile Smith Rowe opened the scoring and Harry Wilson – whose two stoppage-time goals earned a win at Brentford on Monday – added two more late goals after Daichi Kamada was red-carded for Palace.
Afterwards, Fulham boss Marco Silva admitted Wilson is doing everything he can to fight for a start but said: “I know that Harry, like all the others, he wants to play from the start.
“I know him very well, I know his mood when he’s not playing, but the reality is that he has to be ready to help his team from the start, or if the manager decides a different way from the bench.
“That is his job, I’m here to take decisions, but he’s doing nothing wrong.”
Brentford bounced back from that painful loss with a 3-2 victory over Bournemouth, thanks to Yoane Wissa’s double and a 50th-minute winner from Mikkel Damsgaard.
West Ham drew at home with Everton 0-0 in the other game, with England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford producing a breathtaking save in stoppage time to preserve a point for the visitors.
In the later games, defending champion Manchester City — coming off three straight losses in all competitions — are visiting Brighton before first-placed Liverpool hosted Aston Villa.
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