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Cunha in likely Wolves farewell after Munetsi earns point against Brentford

It was a day of farewells at Molineux where Bryan Mbeumo and Marshall Munetsi exchanged goals in an entertaining draw. Wolves supporters got to potentially watch Matheus Cunha for one final time in gold before his likely summer departure, while Brentford said goodbye to the chances of European football.

It was not a dead rubber at kick-off but considering the permutations it would take for Brentford to qualify for Europe, it was the equivalent of someone giving CPR to a bouncy ball. Regardless, the two teams seemed intent on making the end-of-season party an entertaining one.

Rayan Aït-Nouri lost his sense of direction and turned towards his own goal after receiving a pass. He was intercepted just outside the box, leaving Brentford with a numerical advantage in the final third and Mbeumo eventually tapped in for his 20th goal of the season.

If this was to be Cunha’s final game, he did make a clear effort to produce something special for Wolves to remember him by but the closest he came to glory was firing two shots straight at Mark Flekken. There were plenty of trademark tricks and flicks on show as Brentford were constantly tested by the Brazilian’s quick feet, which might call Old Trafford home next season. The Wolves fans serenaded Cunha by questioning who Manchester United are, adding in an expletive for good measure.

Wolves fans were just pleased by the unpressurised nature of the day having long since secured safety thanks to the intervention of Vitor Pereira, who joined in December with the team in a relegation battle they looked likely to lose.

Munetsi was one of Pereira’s signings in January, joining from Reims as a defensive midfielder but has been given a more attacking role by his head coach. Just as proceedings had hit a lull, he woke everyone up by finishing off a route one move that began with Emmanuel Agbadou punting a goal-kick for Jørgen Strand Larsen to flick on to the rampaging Munetsi. He thundered the bouncing ball beyond Flekken before he could realise it had been hit.

Pereira can enjoy looking down on Tottenham – and three others – over the summer, while Brentford finished 10th to further show the progress of the club. The two clubs have stability but face a key window if they are to keep progressing at the same rate.

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