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Blackburn 0-2 Wolves, FA Cup: Cunha Eyeing Wembley Final After Comfortable Away Win

Blackburn thought they had edged ahead when Dominic Hyam headed home John Buckley's free-kick, but the goal was ruled out for a tight offside against the Rovers defender

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Matheus Cunha celebrates his goal against Blackburn Rovers
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Matheus Cunha has his eyes set on reaching the FA Cup final at Wembley after his goal helped Wolves to a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers in their fourth-round clash on Sunday. (More Football News)

Two quickfire strikes from Cunha and Joao Gomes in the first half saw Vitor Pereira's side progress to the next round in an entertaining contest at Ewood Park. 

Blackburn thought they had edged ahead when Dominic Hyam headed home바카라 웹사이트John Buckley's free-kick, but the goal was ruled out for a tight offside against the Rovers defender.

But Wolves were ahead in the 33rd minute when Todd Cantwell lost possession cheaply, allowing Hwang Hee-Chan to tee up Gomes, who squeezed the ball under Balazs Toth.

And just over a minute later, the visitors doubled their advantage when Nelson Semedo's neat pass was ruthlessly dispatched by Cunha into the bottom left corner.

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Wolves continued to push for a third after the break, with debutant바카라 웹사이트Marshall Munetsi and바카라 웹사이트Pablo Sarabia firing over in the closing stages with the best of their opportunities.바카라 웹사이트

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Wolves have reached the fifth round of the FA Cup in consecutive seasons for the first time since doing so in 1993-94 and 1994-95.

They reached the quarter-finals of the competition last year, their best FA Cup run since 2018-19 when they fell at the semi-final stage, and Cunha is aiming to go one better this time around.바카라 웹사이트

"It is a pleasure to score and to play with these guys," Cunha said.바카라 웹사이트

"Of course, in this competition, everyone is dreaming of going to Wembley one day. Our focus is to win, and hopefully, the dream comes to play there with Wolves."

Since the start of last season,바카라 웹사이트Cunha has scored 26 goals in all competitions for Wolves, 11 more than anyone else, while he has netted in each of his last three FA Cup games.

For Blackburn, meanwhile, much of the pre-match build-up surrounded the future of manager John Eustace, who has been linked with a return to former club Derby County.바카라 웹사이트

Eustace has surpassed expectations this season, with Rovers sitting sixth in the Championship, and Eustace said conversations about his future would be had with the owners.바카라 웹사이트

"I will have to see exactly what's happened and talk to the owners," he told the바카라 웹사이트Lancashire Telegraph.바카라 웹사이트

"At the moment, I will be in charge of the West Brom game on Wednesday. I have come here to help rebuild it and help push up the league. I have been very happy here.

"I am away from my family a lot, I am working my socks off, as everyone is, to make sure Blackburn are very competitive and stay in a healthy position.

"When I came here, we were on the way down. Now we're on the way up. We've had some disappointing results, but it's something I will have to discuss with the owners.바카라 웹사이트

"I have been linked with jobs all season. That's down to the efforts of the group. It's part of the job."

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