The former Rams midfielder made eight changes to his Rovers starting line-up from Tuesday’s 2-1 loss at QPR, handing debuts to deadline-day signings Emmanuel Dennis and Yuri Ribeiro and fellow January recruit Augustus Kargbo a first start, while Vitor Pereira’s Wolves XI showed five adjustments from last weekend’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa.
After the hosts had a Dom Hyam header ruled out for offside, Wolves scored two goals in as many minutes just past the half hour, taking the lead when Joao Gomes’ shot rolled in off goalkeeper Balazs Toth.
Wolves then suddenly seized control of the contest by scoring twice in quick succession as Gomes’ shot went under Toth’s body off his arm and over the line, and Cunha fired past the Hungarian moments later having been teed up by Nelson Semedo.
Blackburn attempted to hit back before the interval with Dennis putting a header wide and seeing a shot go behind off Sam Johnstone’s legs, and Todd Cantwell subsequently blazed over the Wolves bar early in the second half.
Top-scorer Cunha then swiftly doubled the advantage with a strike into the far corner, and the Brazilian, who signed a new contract with the club last weekend, had chances to net again after the break, putting a header over and twice seeing strikes saved by Toth.
