Wolves forward Matheus Cunha receives two-match ban for incident after Ipswich match

Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Matheus Cunha has been suspended for two matches after he was involved in an altercation at the end of his side's defeat at home to Ipswich on December 14.

Cunha was charged by the Football Association, and subsequently admitted the charge. It was alleged he "acted in an improper manner after the final whistle."

An independent commission has now suspended him for Wolves' next two matches and fined him £80,000.

Cunha was seen confronting members of Ipswich's security team after Wolves lost 2-1 at Molineux after a last-gasp goal from Ipswich's Jack Taylor.

As the game finished, Rayan Aït Nouri was sent off as tempers flared on the touchline. The Wolves player eventually had to be carried off the pitch by his team mate Craig Dawson.

Cunha, who had scored Wolves' only goal of the game, could be seen taking a man's glasses off his face during the altercation.

The FA said written reasons for the commission's sanctioning decision would be published in due course.

The forward has been a leading light during a difficult season for Wolves, who now sit just one point above the relegation zone.

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Cunha has scored 10 of his team's 31 goals during the first half of the Premier League season.

The Brazilian will now be absent from Vitor Pereira's squad for Wolves' Premier League match against Nottingham Forest and their FA Cup third round game against Bristol City.

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