Hwang Hee-chan ended his four-month goal drought to help inspire Wolves to a 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Luton Town at Molineux on Saturday. (More Football News)
Hwang opened the scoring la🔜te in the first half at the end of a lightning counterattack, his strike deflecting off Teden Mengi 🌊and nestling in the bottom corner.
A clever set-piece routine allowed Wolves to double their ꦫlead after 50 minutes as Toti Gomes nodded in from Mario Lemina's cross, though Luton set up a grandstand finish when Carlton Morris fired home.
However, they failed to find an equaliser in the final 10 minutes plus stoppage time and s♏tay 18th, one point adrift of Nottingham Forest in 17th. Wolves, meanwhile, move into the top half with 46 points.
Luton started brightly and Ross Barkley ca🌸lled Jose Sa into action just five minutes in, but the Wolves g𝔍oalkeeper dived to his right to palm his strike away from danger.
Hwang then made a superb run in behind as Wolves showed their teeth, but he shot down the throat of Thomas Kaminski afterꦰ latching onto Lemina's t🦩hroughball.
Luton should have gone 𓄧ahead after 39 minutes as Jordan Clark teed up Morris, but he could only power his header into the hands of Sa.
They w🐷ere made to pay just 18 seconds later as Matheus Cunha picked out Hwang inside the box. The Wolves forward cut back onto his right before shooting low, and his deflected effort found its way into the bottom-right corn🎃er.
Five minutes after tꦺhe break, Lemina was found on the edge of the box from a short corner, and his sensational first-time cross allowed♐ Toti to send a bullet header into the net.
Nelson Semedo should have made it three for Gary O’Neil’s side as he found himself one-on-one with Kaminski, but t🔯he Luton goalkeeper rushed off his line to make a strong stop.&n⛎bsp;
Luto♓n pulled one back after 80 minutes as Alfie Doughty’s cross was nodded back into a dangerous area by Reece ꦏBurke, and Morris pounced to volley home.
However, Wolves clung on throuღgh six added minutes to end their six-match winless 🐈run.
Hwang ends long wait
It’s four months to the day since Hwang last fou⛄nd the ne🐻t in the Premier League, with injuries and international duty frustrating him since he scored twice against Brentford on December 27th.
He looked back to som🎃ething approaching his best on Saturday, working the channels effectively and settling Wolves' nerves with his opener, which came after a str🅰ong start from Luton.
The victory t🦋akes Wolves into the top half ahead of Bournemouth facing Brighton on Sunday, though they remain some seven points adrift of the top seven and a potential Europe🙈an place.
Luton’s survival hopes dented
Luton could have climbed out of the relegat🥀ion zone with three points against Wolves, but they remain in 18th place, one point behind Fores🎶t and just one clear of Burnley.
Some soft defending cost the Hatters on Sꦕaturday, and they have kept just two clean sheets in their 35 Premier League games this campaign.
With just three games remaining, Rob Edwards will be desperately hoping his side can turn th𝓰ings around after a tricky run, their defeat at Molineux making it three losses in a row.&nb♊sp;
