News about Matheus Cunha

The Premier League is back this weekend after the second international break of the season and we're straight into a mouthwatering gameweek of fixtures. Chelsea face a huge test of the Enzo Maresca project on Sunday as they travel to Liverpool in what is the standout game of the weekend, while the under-fire Erik ten Hag will be desperate for a victory against Brentford. Meanwhile, the likes of Ipswich, Southampton, Wolves and Crystal Palace are all still searching for their first win of the campaign, with Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool hoping to keep to the pace at the top of the table.

AADAM PATEL AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM: Having opened the scoring in the first minute of each of their last three Premier League matches, Thomas Frank 's side took a little longer to get going as they took the lead after just 76 seconds here. No side has ever scored four first-minute goals in a Premier League season but at this rate, Brentford will shatter that record. After ultimately dropping eight points in those three games however, they backed up their electric start with four goals in a scintillating first-half display to heap the pressure on Wolves and Gary O'Neil.

ASTON VILLA 3-1 WOLVES - JOE BERNSTEIN AT VILLA PARK: Aston Villa have mastered the art of winning below their best. Unai Emery considered this the worst performance of his time in charge but they still had enough firepower to blow away Wolves in a frenetic finale. Emery feared a Champions League hangover following their midweek trip to Switzerland when Wolves went ahead through Matheus Cunha and missed chances to add a second. It was only when supersub Jhon Duran arrived after an hour, the match swung. Ollie Watkins levelled with his side's first shot on target after 73 minutes and when Wolves defender Yerson Mosquera was carried off, the outcome was predictable.

Hwang Hee-chan has been boosted to evens to register a shot on target in 90 minutes in Wednesday's third round Carabao Cup clash between Wolves and Brighton at the Amex. The South Korean international was one of Wolves' top performers last season but has not had the best of starts to the 2024-25 campaign.  Hwang was the joint top goalscorer alongside Matheus Cunha for Wolverhampton in the top-flight in 2023-24, netting 12 goals.

Despite losing their opening two Premier League fixtures by a combined margin of six goals - Wolves enter tonight's Carabao Cup clash with Burnley as odds-on favourites. At the time of writing, they are priced at 2/7 to get the job done and progress to the third round, while the Clarets are 5/2 outsiders in enemy territory. Burnley has kickstarted their Championship campaign relatively well, winning two of their opening three league fixtures. Additionally, they were dominant in their victories, winning 4-1 and 5-0 respectively. Elsewhere, in the Goalscorers market, there are three Wolves players who are the best-backed to find the back of the net first tonight. At the time of writing, Hwang Hee-chan, Jorgen Strand Larsen and Matheus Cunha are all priced at 4/1 to bag the game's opener.

JOE BERNSTEIN AT MOLINEUX: Hat-trick hero Noni Madueke silenced the boos from Wolves fans as Chelsea earned their first league win of the season on a chaotic afternoon at Molineux. After goals from Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer had been cancelled out by Matheus Cunha and Jorgen Strand Larsen, Madueke struck three times in the second half to claim the match ball in emphatic fashion. Joao Felix then came off the bench and celebrated his second Chelsea debut with a goal.

KIERAN GILL AT MOLINEUX: Chelsea picked up the first Premier League win of the Enzo Maresca era with a 6-2 thrashing of Wolves at Molineux on Sunday. Nicolas Jackson gave the Blues the lead after just 98 seconds, before Wolves struck back through Matheus Cunha. Cole Palmer and Jorgen Strand Larsen both found the net just before the break, before Noni Madueke scored a stunning 14 minute hat-trick at the start of the second half. Joao Felix added the cherry on top for Chelsea, with a sixth goal on his second debut for the club as Maresca's men got off the mark for the 2024-25 Premier League season.

Manchester United have identified a Wolves attacker as one of their key transfer targets this summer. Despite uncertainty over the future of United boss Erik ten Hag, the club are eager to make some significant additions to their squad. Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS are eager for United to improve despite their FA Cup success.

EXCLUSIVE BY TOM COLLOMOSSE: Wolves have sent a six-page briefing document to rival Premier League clubs explaining why VAR should be scrapped at an upcoming vote. Though there seems very little chance of the system being scrapped, Wolves hope their move will start a wider conversation about VAR's flaws which may lead to long-term improvements. One of Wolves' arguments is that VAR delays are increasing the length of matches, which is placing players under even more strain.

Another Premier League campaign reached its climax on Sunday and quite a lot looks familiar. Manchester City are champions again, becoming the first team to win the English top-flight four times in a row, ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool. Meanwhile at the opposite end, the three clubs that came up - Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton Town - are the three going straight back down again. Following the season's conclusion, we grade all 20 clubs in our annual report cards, with part two covering Liverpool through to Wolves.

Wolves forward Matheus Cunha admitted the amount of refereeing decisions going against his side this season felt like it was 'not fair'. They were at the centre of more VAR controversy in Wednesday night's 1-0 defeat to 10-man Bournemouth when under-fire referee Stuart Attwell ruled out Hee Chan Hwang's second-half goal for an off-the-ball incident involving Cunha and Justin Kluivert. It was not spotted in real time nor did it look to be interfering with play, but Attwell had little choice but to overlook it once he had been advised to go to the pitchside monitor by VAR Darren England.

Wolves supporters thought their side has earned at least a point when Hwang Hee-chan netted 20 minutes from time at Molineux on Wednesday night, only for the goal to be ruled out after a VAR review. Hwang headed in from Nelson Semedo's cross, but Attwell (left), after being recommended to double check the build-up at the monitor, blew for a foul by Matheus Cunha on Justin Kluivert (right), ruling out the goal and equaliser.

Wolves boss Gary O'Neil offered his sympathy to referee Stuart Attwell after the beleaguered match official was embroiled in more controversy in Bournemouth's 1-0 win at Molineux. Attwell has been in the spotlight for his role as VAR in denying Nottingham Forest three penalties in Sunday's 2-0 defeat at Everton, which led Forest to insinuate bias as he supports relegation rivals Luton. And controversy followed him around after he adjudged Matheus Cunha to have fouled Justin Kluivert in an off-the-ball incident in the build-up to Hee Chan Hwang's second-half equaliser, which looked to have cancelled out Antoine Semenyo's first-half opener.

TIM NASH: Wolves are poised to play a 15-year-old schoolboy against Arsenal on Saturday after he skipped a science lesson on Friday to prepare to face the Premier League title challengers. Right back Wes Okoduwa would become Wolves' youngest player at 15 years, 344 days, with the hosts having only 10 fit senior outfield players. Craig Dawson, Nelson Semedo, Matheus Cunha, Pedro Neto and Jean-Ricard Bellegarde are all out, Hwang Hee-chan and Rayan Ait-Nouri aren't fit enough to start and Mario Lemina and Pablo Sarabia are nursing knocks.

The best young defender in Europe might be relegated at the end of the season but Murillo is heading for the Champions League not the Championship. Nottingham Forest's Brazilian centre-back has been a shining light in a hugely difficult season for the club, which is poised on a knife edge. One point clear of Luton and with fixtures against fellow strugglers Everton, Burnley and Sheffield United to come, at least Forest's future is in their hands. They are also appealing against the four-point deduction for breaking spending rules which has plunged them into trouble.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE CITY GROUND: Nottingham Forest's Premier League future may be determined in the boardoom as well as on the pitch but if they are relegated they will regret dropping two points here for many months. Leading 2-1 just after the hour mark, Forest's chronic inability to defend set pieces undid them again and Matheus Cunha - making his first start since February - turned in his second goal of the game. Cunha had given Wolves the lead with one of the goals of the season but Morgan Gibbs-White levelled against his former club just before the interval and Danilo put them in front soon after it.

JOE BERNSTEIN: After a string of late-night phone calls to manager Gary O'Neil imploring to play, Wolves striker Matheus Cunha will return to play against Burnley on Tuesday. Cunha was supposed to be out for a month after tearing his hamstring on February 10, but he has returned to full fitness and even requested to play in his team's recent matches against Coventry and Aston Villa. Despite O'Neil's that this was too soon for the 24-year-old Brazilian national, he has announced that he would be on Turf Moor.

Ellis Simms and Haji Wright's injury time converts loss into victory, allowing the Championship team to spring a big surprise at Molineux. Early in the second half, Simms had led Coventry to lead, but Wolves were able to stoppage time due to late strikes from Rayan Ait-Nouri and replacement Hugo Bueno. However, Wolves could not bring it home without injured forwards Pedro Neto, Matheus Cunha, and Hwang Hee-chan, and Robins admitted that Wolves' absences gave his team the edge.

After a spectacular first season in charge, Gary O'Neil will be given a new deal by Wolves with significant compensation increase. Bournemouth's former chief took the reins less than a week before the season got underway, with nearly £150 million worth of talent sold by the end of August. His initial mission was simply to keep Wolves in the Premier League in the face of financial uncertainty. However, O'Neil has been so good that Wolves have a slim chance of qualifying for Europe next season. They currently sit 10th in the table, four points behind West Ham in seventh, and they will qualify for the FA Cup semi-finals against Championship club Coventry at Molineux next Saturday.

VIEW EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY OLIVER HOLT CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Gary O'Neil knocks on the door before entering the Wolverham Wanderers training ground's spartan meeting room. It's only a small detail. However, most Premier League bosses would not be knocked. They wouldn't be concerned. They didn't check until they marched in. Let's face it: Most Premier League managers will need someone to open the door for them. Another small detail. Some people have noted that the plain top O'Neil is wearing is black. It's black, and the photographer has said it will go with the background for the portrait of O'Neil, which he is planning to photograph. The top is a dark navy, as O'Neil points out. Not because he's some sort of fashionista. As a matter of fact, it's just as a matter of fact. If it's important, it might be worthwhile. Because it is a specific matter. And the fine details. It's all about the details. It's one of the things that distinguishes him as he starts a new full season as a boss in the Premier League. He knows that about himself. He is proud of it. He prides himself on his preparations, emphasizing how he makes sure his players are safe for whatever comes. He has got it covered in case of an emergency.

After being ruled out of Brazil's friendly against England next month, Matheus Cunha faces a fight to play in the final weeks of Wolves season. In the home loss to Brentford earlier this month, the forward suffered a hamstring injury, but Wolves will not specify a timeframe. However, Brazil coach Dorival Junior announced that Cunha would not be available for the games against England and Spain on March 23 or 26 respectively.

During Friday's Premier League loss to Brentford, Wolves forward Matheus Cunha sustained a "fairly significant" hamstring injury, according to boss Gary O'Neil. Following an awkward fall at Molineux, the 24-year-old Brazilian - hat-trick hero in Chelsea's victory on February 4 - went off after just 19 minutes and has since undergone scans. Cunha's recovery hasn't been recorded, but O'Neil has confirmed that his absence is a 'big blow'.

TARA ANSON-WALSH AT MOLINEUX: Brentford clinched a critical three points at Molineux today, with goals from Christian Norgaard and Ivan Toney leading the Bees up to 14th place in the table ahead of a difficult stretch of games for the south-west London team. Thomas Frank's side traveled to the Black Country today with just nine victories from their last 11 games and without a clean sheet since October. However, the home team faced their normal attacking threat with the anticipated return of Hwang Hee-Chan and last weekend's hat-trick hero, Matheus Cunha, forced off in the 20th minute after tweaking his hamstring.

As part of Sky Bet's 'Premier League Player Stat Accas' market for selected games taking place today, they are offering a 'Price Boost'. Previously 7/1, you can now bet 9/1 for 'Cunha, Nunez, and Richarlison, who have all shot on target.' Across their last two Premier League games, each player has had five or more shots on target. In addition, the three performers have shot in the English top-flight this season for an impressive 82 shots on target.