This result was Wolves’ first win at the Hawthorns since 1966.
The game was suspended for over thirty minutes due to crowd trouble.
Matheus Cunha’s goal puts him just three goals behind top scorer Hwang Hee-Chan.
It was the hosts who had the first attempts on goal in the opening minutes, however the attempts were unsuccessful in beating Jose Sa.
Both teams had spells of possession, Wolves looked dangerous on the counter.
It was a counter attack which led to the opening goal, a corner which was aimed for former Wolves player Jed Wallace, was intercepted by Matt Doherty who played Pedro Neto through on goal.
Neto cut inside onto his left foot and beat Griffiths as his shot rolled into the bottom right corner. Just seven minutes before half-time Wolves opened the scoring.
Wolves went into the break with a 1-0 lead.
It was the hosts who came raring out the blocks in the second half, Max Kilman done well to block Jed Wallace’s attempt on goal. Jose Sa also saved Swift’s chance early in the second half.
West Brom were asking for a penalty after a coming together with Kilman and Brandon Thomas-Asante, however the referee thought otherwise. A few minutes later Thomas-Asante had an attempt on goal but his shot was struck over the bar.
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde was inches away from writing his name in the history books but his curled effort was wide of the post.
The biggest chance of the game came to Matheus Cunha, a ball over the top from Kilman gave the Brazilian loads of space to run into. His shot fired through the legs of Josh Griffiths to double the hosts lead in the 78th minute.
The scenes in which followed were shocking, with emotions boiled over and violence starting, referee Thomas Bramall took all players off the field.
It was half an hour before the teams returned to warm up and continue the duration of the game.
West Bromwich Albion’s next game is another derby, this time against local rivals Birmingham City.
Wolves next game will be on Feb 1. As they host the red devils, Manchester United.
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