Cunha ‘punches’ security guard in head as Ait-Nouri carried away by team-mate in huge brawl after Wolves loss to Ipswich

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MATHEUS CUNHA faces an FA ban following a shameful Molineux brawl.

Video emerged of the Wolves star appearing to PUNCH an Ipswich security guard, then SLAPPING him in the face, ripping off his glasses.

Soccer players and staff in a tense group.Premier League
Wolves players had another post-match meltdown after conceding a last-gasp winner[/caption]
A fight breaks out on a soccer field, with pitch security intervening.During the melee Matheus Cunha was seen pushing a member of Ipswich’s security team in the faceEvery Second Media
A heated confrontation between soccer players and a spectator.Cunha could be seen ripping off the security guard’s classes
Wolverhampton Wanderers player Rayan Ait-Nouri being carried off the field after a Premier League match.Rex
Craig Dawson restrained Rayan Ait-Nouri by picking him up in the melee[/caption]
Post-match altercation between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Ipswich Town players.Getty
Ait-Nouri appeared to clash with Ipswich’s Wes Burns[/caption]
Joergen Strand Larsen of Wolverhampton Wanderers looks dejected after a soccer match.Getty
Wolves’ dejection was clear to see at the end[/caption]
Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Gary O'Neil reacts during a Premier League match.Getty
Gary O’Neil knows his job is hanging by a thread[/caption]

Wolves team-mate Rayan Ait-Nouri was sent off in the same scrap as he confronted Town players and staff after sub Jack Taylor’s stoppage-time winner.

It came 24 hours after Mario Lemina was stripped of the club captaincy for his bust-up with Jarrod Bowen at West Ham on Monday.

Boos rung around Molineux after this 2-1 defeat to their relegation rivals – which left Gary O’Neill hanging onto his job by a thread.

And signs of unrest in the camp will certainly not help the beleaguered boss.

Ipswich went ahead in comical fashion when Matt Doherty scored a truly calamitous own goal.

Cunha stepped up and delivered with a fine equaliser to give O’Neill a glimmer of hope in the 72nd minute – only for to head in at the back post deep into added time.

Then chaos ensued as Wolves players struggled to keep their emotions in check.

Tempers flared after the full-time whistle with various Wolves players – including Ait-Nouri and goalscorer Cunha – had to be held back by coaches.

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Matheus Cunha of Wolverhampton Wanderers in a post-match altercation.Rex
Ipswich’s security team member appeared to be without his glasses just after the coming together[/caption]
Matheus Cunha of Wolverhampton Wanderers in a post-match disagreement.Rex
Staff members from both teams looked to calm Cunha down[/caption]

Wolves sources later claimed the brawl was sparked by taunting from Ipswich’s Liam Delap.

During the melee, Cunha was seen aggressively approaching a member of Ipswich’s security team from behind before appearing to elbow him in the back of the head and aiming a slap at his face.

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The man also appeared to be left without his glasses in the unsavoury incident.

Wolves defender Craig Dawson had to PICK UP Algerian full-back Ait-Nouri to restrain him in more chaotic scenes on the pitch which saw arguments break out between team-mates.

Ait-Nouri also had to be forcibly restrained, with defender Craig Dawson even having to PICK UP him in chaotic scenes.

The Algerian full-back then had to be ushered away down the tunnel as the West Midlanders imploded again.

Soccer goalie diving to block a goal.PA
Wolves conceded a comical own goal at home to Ipswich[/caption]
Conor Chaplin of Ipswich Town scores a goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers.Rex
Conor Chaplin’s strike bounced in off Matt Doherty[/caption]
Matheus Cunha scoring a goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers.Reuters
Matheus Cunha blasted in the equaliser[/caption]
Jack Taylor of Ipswich Town celebrates scoring a goal.PA
Ipswich snatched victory in the final seconds[/caption]

Furious boss Gary O’Neil warned his flops they — and he — face the boot after another loss and brawl.

He said: “You either find a way to be good enough or you get replaced.

“That goes for me and the players. Change will come if we constantly fall below the expected level.

“For every result like this, the chances of me losing my job will heighten.

“I have no concerns but that doesn’t mean I don’t think I’m not going to get sacked.”

Defeat leaves Wolves rooted in the relegation zone, with just two wins from 16 games.

And O’Neil added: “If the players stood in the right place for their second goal, I’d happily take responsibility for it.

“But two of them have decided to change positions — a real poor decision in a really important moment.

“I’d expect Santi Bueno to deal with stuff he was asked to, but there’s only so much I can do to protect them.”

Jack Taylor of Ipswich Town scores a header.Reuters
Jack Taylor rose highest to head in the winner[/caption]
Wolverhampton Wanderers players react to an own goal.Getty
Wolves slipped three points behind Ipswich in the relegation zone[/caption]
Ipswich Town players celebrating after a soccer match.Reuters
Ipswich know the win could be huge come the end of the season[/caption]
Matheus Cunha of Wolverhampton Wanderers lying on the field.Getty
Cunha collapsed to the turf in sheer devastation[/caption]
Matheus Cunha of Wolverhampton Wanderers in a post-match altercation.Rex
His frustration then boiled over[/caption]
Ed Sheeran and Ipswich Town chairman Mark Ashton share a laugh at a football match.Rex
Ed Sheehan joined Ipswich chairman Mark Ashton in the directors’ box[/caption]
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the stands at a Premier League match.PA
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer also attended the clash at Molineux[/caption]
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