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Brentford FC 5 - 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
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Brentford move up to ninth in the Premier League table with a 5-3 victory over Wolves who are still looking for their first Premier League win of the season. The Bees got off to a fast start again with a goal inside two minutes courtesy of a Collins header. It took only two minutes for Wolves to respond through Cunha but the hosts re-stored their lead from the penalty spot. Mbeumo converted after Lemina had fouled Collins inside the penalty area. Pinnock headed home on the stroke of half-time to give the hosts a two-goal advantage going into the second half. Wolves searched for a route back into the match but Thomas Frank's side held firm. They wrapped up the three points in the 90th minute thanks to Carvalho's first Premier League goal of the season. Ait-Nouri pulled another goal back in stoppage time with a fine run and finish but Brentford deservedly took all three points. Wolves stay bottom of the table heading into the international break and they have Manchester City up next. Brentford meanwhile travel to Manchester United. Brentford had an xG of 4.09 compared to Wolves' 0.84. Thanks for joining me and goodbye.
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FULL-TIME: BRENTFORD 5-3 WOLVES
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Assist Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
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Goal Rayan Aït-Nouri
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Substitution Kristoffer Vassbakk Köpp Ajer Mads Roerslev Rasmussen
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Substitution Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard Yunus Emre Konak
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Goal Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia de Carvalho
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An in-swinging cross from Guedes is headed goalwards by Dawson but Flekken comfortably claims and the goalkeeper will take the sting out of the game and run down the clock.
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Janelt is booked for a late tug of the shirt on a Wolves player to stop any further progress towards the penalty area.
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Mbeumo is fouled on the edge of the penalty area and the hosts have a free-kick in a dangerous position. Mbeumo and Damsgaard stand over the ball and it is the former who takes. The free-kick goes over the wall but also over the crossbar.
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Johnstone again is required to repel a Mbeumo close-range effort. The striker though did stray marginally offside and Wolves get a free-kick.
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Wolves are pushing bodies forward as they require two goals late on but the Brentford defence is standing firm. Ajer is celebrating when he wins his side a throw-in. It is looking like a sixth Premier League defeat of the season for Wolves unless something remarkable happens.
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Lemina heads the ball down to Guedes who is on the edge of the penalty area. The forward takes a first-time volley at goal which flies well wide and out for a goal-kick.
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Substitution João Victor Gomes da Silva Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
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16:37
Wolves need two goals in these final 15 minutes and the game is opening up now. Brentford have had a couple of opportunities on the counter-attack and the visitors are indebited to Johnstone in goal for keeping the score down.
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Substitution Christian Thers Nørgaard Yehor Yarmoliuk
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Substitution Kevin Schade Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia de Carvalho
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16:36
Excellent tracking back from Janelt to stop Cunha getting a shot away in the penalty area before the hosts break forward. Schade bursts through on goal but Johnstone makes a fine save to deny him and keep Wolves in this match.
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The referee checks with VAR over a possible penalty for Wolves for a handball in the penalty area. Two Brentford players went for the same ball from a corner-kick. After a VAR review, the referee waves play on and no penalty is awarded.
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Semedo is shown a yellow card for a late tackle.
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Lemina pounces on a loose touch and sets himself for a long-range strike which forces Flekken to tip the ball over the crossbar for a corner-kick.
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Second substitution of the match for the visitors. Guedes is on for Forbs.
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Wolves are struggling to deal with these set-piece deliveries. Brentford have had a couple in succession and Wolves breath a sigh of relief when they eventually clear one to safety.
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16:28
A dangerous low ball goes across the face of goal and no Brentford player is inside the six-yard box to steer the ball home. Ait-Nouri does divert the ball behind for a corner and Johnstone is required to repel another header at goal.
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16:24
Brentford seem happy for Wolves to have the ball and so far in this second half Flekken has not been required to make a save. The Brentford defenders are heading clear every ball that comes into the penalty area.
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16:22
Wolves have had 60% of the possession in this second half but Brentford are proving tough to break down. Hwang coming onto the pitch is an attacking change from Gary O'Neil but the striker will need service if he is to pull the visitors back into this match.
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Johnstone is forced into two saves. The first from a long-range Norgaard effort is beaten away by the goalkeeper before he stands tall to block a shot from Janelt at his near post.
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First substitution of the game from Wolves. Hwang comes onto the pitch for Andre.
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Yellow Card Carlos Roberto Forbs Borges
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Yellow Card Kristoffer Vassbakk Köpp Ajer
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16:14
Wolves look to break the lines with a pass to Lemina who looked to get in-behind the Brentford defence. Pinnock though comes across and deals with the danger and the ball goes out for a goal-kick.
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16:12
Brentford have liked putting the ball into the box this match. They have attempted 16 crosses in this game, which is higher than their season average.
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16:11
Johnstone is required to push away a cross which came through a host of bodies in the penalty area after another Brentford set-piece caused the visitors problems.
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16:08
Not a good statistic for the visitors for this second half. Wolves have only scored one goal after half-time this season and conceded the most. Could also mean more goals in this game.
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16:06
Brentford kick-off the second half. The Bees lead 4-2 and Wolves need a big second half if they are to get anything out of this match.
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Brentford are unbeaten in their last five Premier League matches when leading at half-time and the Opta supercomputer thinks that run will continue. Brentford have a 89.4% chance of taking all three points compared to just 2.3% for Wolves. A draw is 8.3% likely.
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15:56
An entertaining first half at the Gtech Community stadium has treated us to six goals as Brentford lead Wolves 4-2 at the break. A Collins header put the hosts ahead after two minutes but the visitors responded through a close-range Cunha strike. Lemina fouled Collins in the penalty area and after a VAR review the referee gave Brentford a penalty which Mbeumo converted. Wolves once again responded quickly thanks to a Strand Larsen near post finish. Brentford though scored twice more through a low Norgaard finish and a Pinnock header to give themselves a tw-goal advantage going into the second half.
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HALF-TIME: BRENTFORD 4-2 WOLVES
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A perfect corner delivery from Damsgaard who claims his second assist of the game.
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Four minutes of additional time to be played at the end of this frantic first half.
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Goal Ethan Rupert Pinnock
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Good skill from Strand Larsen to find Forbs but the winger is unable to find a team-mate in the penalty area. Another Ait-Nouri cross is this time collected by the goalkeeper.
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Ait-Nouri charges into the penalty area and flashes a ball across the face of goal which no Wolves player is able to head into an empty net. Wolves though are getting joy down that left flank.
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Yellow Card Craig Dawson
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A big save from Johnstone. The goalkeeper stands tall to deny Schade after a pass from Janelt set the forward through on goal. The offside flag does eventually go up from the assistant referee but it was a close call.
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15:39
A long throw-in from Pinnock is flicked on at the front post but goes out for a Wolves throw-in on the opposite side of the pitch.
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15:39
This game is showing no signs of slowing down and is currently end to end. Brentford have had 9 attempts on goal whilst Wolves have had 5.
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A good chance for Wolves as another Ait-Nouri delivery picks out a team-mate. This time it's Lemina charging into the penalty area but the midfielder miscues his header and he can't test Flekken. The ball bounces wide for a goal-kick.
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15:33
Brentford are eager to add a fourth goal and after winning a corner, Pinnock rises highest and heads over a good chance. Looks like their still could be goals in this match.
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Janelt claims the assist with a perfectly weighted pass to Norgaard to finish low past the goalkeeper.
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Goal Christian Thers Nørgaard
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Goal Jørgen Strand Larsen
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Wolves searching for their second equaliser of the afternoon now. Gomes tries an effort from distance which drags well wide of Flekken's left post.
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15:26
Mbeumo has converted his past six Premier League penalties and the Cameroon international is certainly becoming the main man at Brentford right now.
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The referee's verdict is a penalty for Brentford and Mbuemo is stepping up.
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Penalty Goal Bryan Tetsadong Marceau Mbeumo
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The referee has gone over to the VAR monitor to look at a potential penalty for Brentford for a foul inside the penalty area.
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15:20
Wolves have now gone 19 Premier League game without a clean-sheet a statistic which will worry Gary O'Neil.
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15:18
Dawson puts the ball behind for a Brentford corner after the Bees get down the side of the visitors' defence. Wolves hook the ball clear from the resulting set-piece in unconvincing fashion.
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15:15
Gomes is brought down by Norgaard, who is returning to the Brentford midfield after a two-match absence. His presence will certainly be a welcome return.
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15:13
It was not a suprise that Cunha was the man to draw Wolves level. The forward has had the most shots, created more chances, and had more touches in the opposition box than any other Wolves player in the Premier League this season.
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15:12
Wolves are now looking to take the lead. They are straight back on the attack since their equaliser but nothing comes of their foray forward.
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15:10
Brentford again showing they can't hold onto leads. The Bees have dropped the most points from winning positions in the Premier League since the start of last season. Still plenty of time in this game though for more goals.
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Goal Matheus Santos Carneiro da Cunha
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Assist Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard
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Goal Nathan Michael Collins
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Wolves get the match started. Brentford could climb into the top 10 of the Premier League table with a win whilst Wolves could move out of the bottom three.
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The players are out on the pitch and kick-off is just moments away.
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14:56
Santiago Bueno is only on the bench for Wolves after recovering from a glute muscle problem. Despite illness this week, Craig Dawson replaces Bueno in defence. The only other change from their 2-1 loss against Liverpool sees Carlos Forbs given his first Premier League start in place of Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
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WOLVES SUBS: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Santiago Bueno, Matt Doherty, Thomas Doyle, Rodrigo Gomes, Goncalo Guedes, Hwang Hee-Chan, Jose Sa, Pablo Sarabia.
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WOLVES LINE-UP (4-1-4-1): Sam Johnstone; Nelson Semedo, Craig Dawson, Toti, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Andre; Matheus Cunha, Mario Lemina, Joao Gomes, Carlos Forbs; Jorgen Strand Larsen.
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Christian Norgaard is back in the Brentford starting line-up after a two-match absence. That is the only change to the side that drew against West Ham with Fabio Carvalho dropping to the bench. Kevin Schade does start after suffering cramp against the Hammers.
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BRENTFORD SUBS: Fabio Carvalho, Kim Ji-Soo, Yunus Konak, Ben Mee, Jayden Meghoma, Mads Rasmussen, Ryan Trevitt, Hakon Valdimarsson, Yegor Yarmolyuk.
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BRENTFORD LINE-UP (5-3-2): Mark Flekken; Sepp van den Berg, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Kristoffer Ajer, Keane Lewis-Potter; Mikkel Damsgaard, Christian Norgaard, Vitaly Janelt; Kevin Schade, Bryan Mbeumo.
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14:40
Wolves are still searching for their first Premier League win of the season and Gary O’Neil’s side currently sit bottom of the table with a solitary point. However, there record at Brentford is cause for optimism. They are unbeaten in their last five away league games at Brentford, winning two of their last three visits. However, they are also on a nine-match away winless streak. There last away win came at Tottenham in February. Wolves have had a tough start to the season with all six of their Premier League fixtures against teams currently in the top half of the table, but O’Neil’s side will have to start picking up points against whichever team they face if they are to climb the table.
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14:35
Brentford welcome Wolves to the Gtech Community Stadium hoping to end a three-match winless streak and create more Premier League history. The Bees became the first Premier League team ever to score inside the opening minute of three consecutive matches when they scored against West Ham last time out, and they have the chance to extend that run to four against Wolves. However, despite their fast starts to games Thomas Frank’s side have not built on their leads and so there is a sense that the Bees should be higher in the table than their current position of 12th. They will want to go into the international break with a victory instead of on a four-game winless run.
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