South Korea forward Hwang Hee-chan scored twice as Wolverhampton took full advantage of Brentford's defensive mistakes to secure a 4-1 win in the Premier League on Wednesday.
After picking up a surprise win over Chelsea on Sunday, Wolves continued their recent form by collecting another three points to cap off the festive season.
It was the first victory in London in 15 attempts for Wolves, with their last triumph in the city coming during a 2-0 win at Tottenham in February last year.
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The result was gifted to the visitors by a depleted Brentford side, who had multiple lapses on the defensive end and could soon be looking nervously over their shoulder at the relegation battle following a fourth-straight defeat.
The first goal for the visitors came in the 13th minute, when Pablo Sarabia's cross was met by a header from the totally unmarked Mario Lemina to put Wolves ahead.
What came next was farcical for the hosts, who opted to play the ball back from their own kickoff towards goalkeeper Mark Flekken.
Unfortunately, the back pass from Nathan Collins to the Dutchman was under-hit and barely 10 seconds after the restart, Hwang had rounded him up and tapped the ball into an empty net.
It's a gift of a goal, presented to him by Nathan Collins," the commentator exclaimed.
"A second goal gift-wrapped two days after Christmas."
Brentford quickly pulled one back when Yoane Wissa latched on to Neal Maupay’s clever flick and firing home as the chaos continued.
The Korean international would end any joy for the Bees however, completing a quick-fire brace and becoming just the third Wolves player to score 10 or more goals in an EPL season.
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Hwang's chances of a hat-trick were shot down before the half-time break however, succumbing to a back injury.
However, the Korean international's replacement, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, wrapped up the victory with 11 minutes left and completed the 4-1 victory for Wolverhampton after another lazy pass from Collins was intercepted.
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