Wolves repeated the disgraceful scenes after their loss at West Ham when they were beaten by Ipswich Town.
Wolverhampton Wanderers stripped Mario Lemina of the captaincy after he sparked ugly scenes by refusing to shake the hand of West Ham skipper Jarrod Bowen on Monday night.
Lemina then rampaged around the London Stadium pitch taking on all-comers, including his own teammates and coaches.
Fast forward a few days and even worse unfolded as Wolves lost yet again.
Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait-Nouri were an absolute disgrace in a fracas which was another stain on Wolves.
Cunha slyly elbowed an Ipswich security guard in the back of the head before then despicably pulling off his glasses like a bully.
Ait-Nouri had to be carried off the pitch in emasculating style by former West Ham hero Craig Dawson as he seemed intent on scrapping too.
When West Ham star Mohammed Kudus was sent off at Spurs, he was hauled before the FA for an additional charge.
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A three-game ban for pushing a Tottenham player – who had provoked him by pushing the Ghanaian first – was deemed insufficient because Kudus went on to push another opponent who confronted him as tempers flared.
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Let’s see if FA throw book at Wolves star like they did Kudus
It was handbags compared to what we have seen from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the last week.
Yet when Kudus went in front of a three-person panel, one of them wanted the West Ham star hit with a record ban to ‘send a message’.
Thankfully for West Ham. the other two panel members disagreed.
In the end the FA settled on a two-game extension. It meant Kudus missed five Premier League games for the Hammers over six weeks.
Now let’s see if the FA throw the book at cowardly Wolves star Cunha like they did West Ham ace Kudus.
What Lemina did at West Ham was worthy of a ban if we’re using Kudus as the yardstick.
But Cunha’s behaviour and actions with his attack on that security guard are absolutely inexcusable.
Most right-minded Wolverhampton Wanderers fans will agree.
To use your elbow on the back of someone’s head is not only dangerous but spineless.
Pulling off that man’s glasses, which are aiding his ability to see what’s going on around him, is repugnant.
Now let’s see if the FA show the same energy going after Cunha and co at Wolves as they did with West Ham’s star boy Kudus.
Matheus Cunha of Wolverhampton Wanderers grabs the face and pulls the glasses off an Ipswich Town staff member after the Premier League match betwe...
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Cowardly Cunha’s actions far worse than West Ham star
Gary O’Neil threw his players to the wolves after the game.
But he should have taken a stronger stance on the deplorable behaviour of Cunha in particular.
Kudus was arguably subjected to worse provocation in West Ham’s 4-1 defeat at Spurs when he saw red.
Yet he was still hit with a five-game ban.
Make no mistake about it, this was far worse at Molineux.
And coming after the scenes which marred West Ham’s win over Wolves on Monday night, action needs to be taken.
If one of the FA panel wanted Kudus banned for in excess of six games then Cunha shouldn’t be seen again until February 2025 at the earliest.
There are certain things that go on which really do need to be punished to send the right message.
This is certainly that moment.
West Ham fans won’t be holding their collective breath.
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