Wolverhampton Wanderers made it ten straight games without defeat, rising to fifth in the Premier League table following a 2-0 victory over West Ham at Molineux last night.
Nuno Santo only made one change to the side that drew with Sheffield United on Sunday with Romain Saiss returning from suspension to replace Max Kilman.
Though, it was another centre-back who opened the scoring though as Leander Dendoncker fired home from Joao Moutinho’s corner in the 23rd minute.
The west Midlanders had to wait until the 86th minute to seal all three points.
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Substitute Patrick Cutrone needed only two minutes to make his mark as he coolly slotted home from the edge of the area with what must have been his first or second touch of the game.
His impact has left fans absolutely delighted as he notched his third goal since joining the club in the summer.
While several others spotted the 21-year-old’s celebration as he appeared to break down in tears, leaving much of the Molineux faithful loving him even more than they already did.
Cutrone swapped AC Milan for the west Midlands in a £16m deal this summer but has so far been restricted to little game time behind striker Raul Jimenez.
The Italian forward has played just seven minutes across Wolves’ last six top-flight games, but that hasn’t stopped some fans talking him up.
‘Will be a star’ and ‘kids got ability’ were just two of the reviews.
With Wolves still in the Europa League and the FA Cup soon on the horizon, Cutrone’s opportunities will surely increase as the games come thick and fast into the New Year.
His latest exploits will certainly do him no harm if anything he has even more of a shot at starting against Brighton this weekend.
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