Matheus Cunha: Wolverhampton Wanderers striker banned for two games
Wolves forward Matheus Cunha has been banned for two games by the Football Association after a clash with Ipswich security earlier this month.
The Brazil striker was charged with misconduct after he elbowed a member of Ipswich staff and snatched his glasses from his face.
Cunha, who has also been fined £80,000, will miss Wolves’ Premier League game with Nottingham Forest and the FA Cup third round trip to Bristol City.
The controversy followed a 2–1 defeat by Ipswich at Molineux, in which Jack Taylor scored the winner in injury time for the visitors.
The defeat caused manager Gary O’Neill and his backroom staff to lose their jobs and were replaced by Vitor Pereira and his coaches.
Cunha was found guilty of acting inappropriately during the clash between the two sides at the final whistle, with teammate Rayan Ait-Nouri shown a second yellow card in the tunnel.
Since the incident, Cunha, 25, has scored in wins over Leicester City and Manchester United and helped Wolves draw 2-2 at Tottenham on Sunday.
He has scored 10 goals in 19 Premier League games this season, with Wolves in 17th, one point above the relegation zone ahead of Monday’s visit of Forest.
