Wolves break club record and end brutal Premier League drought with victory over Southampton
Pablo Sarabia's goal after 108 seconds is Wolves' fastest in the Premier League as they claimed their first win of the season against Southampton.
Gary O'Neil can breathe a sigh of relief to ease the pressure on himself as the Midlands side move ahead of the Saints into the bottom three.
It may have taken Wolves 11 games to finally get three points, but they did it in style and walked away. ipswich as the only team in the top category that has not yet won a match.
They broke the deadlock in the second minute, with Matheus Cunha entering the Saints half, before opening up their defense with a perfect pass.
Sarabia ran onto his pass, where he rounded Aaron Ramsdale before slotting into the empty net to score Wolves' fastest goal in the Premier League.
The Wolves, who have had many decisions go against them this season, then had a big decision in their favor.
Russell Martin's side, now bottom of the table, thought they had equalized in the 12th minute thanks to Ryan Manning.
But the VAR intervened, which caused the disallowed goal after Nelson Semedo was deemed to have been fouled by Mateus Fernandes in the build-up.
It was a decision that left former Premier League whistleblower Mike Dean fuming, insisting it was “very harsh” on the visitors.
In the end, it proved to be a crucial decision as Wolves doubled their lead in the 51st minute thanks to Cunha.
The Brazilian scored his fifth top-flight goal of the campaign after scoring from distance.
Aaron Ramsdale could do nothing about the shot as it hid in the top left corner, but he raged at his teammates for giving Cunha too much time on the ball.
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The Wolves never looked in danger of throwing the game away, and O'Neil finally got the result he desperately craved.
Despite a difficult start to the season with Wolves facing ArsenalChelsea, Liverpool and city of manchesterO'Neil was still under pressure to secure a victory.
The English coach had a lot of credit in the bank after finishing 14th last season, but the board was keeping an eye on recent results.
But the fans can finally celebrate a victory, where they have moved to 18th place in the table, one point away from salvation.
Meanwhile, Martín remains under pressure after a defeat in the match called 'El Sackico' heading into the match.
Martin, who is in 20th place with just four points, is believed to retain the support of sporting director Rasmus Ankersen.
But Serbian billionaire Dragan Solak has grown impatient with the results.
And Southampton know they have tough games ahead of them with Liverpool, Brighton and Chelsea after the November international break.
