Matheus Cunha might just be the best footballer in the Premier League operating outside the so-called 'Big Six' right now, and he was too good for Fulham as Wolves moved out of the relegation places

Matheus Cunha once again underlined his importance to Wolverhampton Wanderers’ prospects of putting a desperately poor start to the season behind them. The Brazilian capped an outstanding individual performance with two superbly taken goals and a clever assist as Gary O’Neil’s side maintained their recent progress with a second successive win that eased the pressure on the head coach and lifted the club out of the bottom three.

Fulham scored first, but then Wolves scored second, third, fourth and fifth as Matheus Cunha bagged two goals and an assist in a 4-1 victory at Craven Cottage on Saturday. WATCH FULHAM vs WOLVES FULL MATCH REPLAY That's back-to-back wins for Wolves (17th place - 9 points),

Matheus Cunha bags brilliant brace as Wolves produce comeback to thrash Fulham - Cunha’s strike after 31 minutes cancelled out Alex Iwobi’s opener, before the Wolves forward set up Joao Gomes after the break.

Cunha scored his second of the game in the 87th minute after helping to win the ball back in a dangerous central zone near Fulham's box, before he received a pass from Gomes and curled a stunning shot into the top-right corner from the left of the 18-yard box.

Matheus Cunha's superb double earned Wolves a 4-1 comeback victory at Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday, extending the visitors' unbeaten run to four games. Fulham took a deserved lead after 20 minutes with Alex Iwobi curling home an unstoppable shot from the edge of the box,

The 25-year-old's brilliant brace was one for the highlights reel. Cunha's first came after a deft touch brought down Mario Lemina's long pass before he dinked the ball over Leno.