Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 - 2 Brentford FC
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Brentford move six points clear of the Premier League relegation zone following a 2-0 victory over Wolves at Molineux. Norgaard headed the Bees into a 35th-minute lead from Reguilon's corner, while Toney turned in Janelt's cross 13 minutes from time to seal only a second win in nine games. Meanwhile, it was only a second defeat in 10 matches for 10th-place Wolves, who miss the chance to consolidate their top-half position. O'Neil's side will look to respond when they travel to Tottenham next Saturday, with Brentford hosting Liverpool on the same day. Thanks for joining us. Until next time, goodbye!
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FULL-TIME: WOLVES 0-2 BRENTFORD
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Wolves push for a late consolation and the ball is set up for Lemina to strike. However, the midfielder does not connect cleanly with his volley, which goes well wide of the target.
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As the home fans continue to stream for the exit, there are just over 60 seconds remaining at Molineux. Brentford are almost there.
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Will it be lucky 13 for Brentford? After 12 Premier League matches without a clean sheet, this would be a welcome shutout for the Bees.
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We are going to play an additional six minutes at the end of this game.
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As well as suffering defeat, Wolves are also in danger of seeing their 18-match Premier League scoring streak at Molineux come to an end. It is their longest run at Molineux since netting in 23 successive league games between October 1999 and September 2000.
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Lemina catches Pinnock late with his sliding challenge and is shown a yellow card by Mr Hooper.
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Some of the home fans have already seen enough and made their way to the exits. That is rather surprising given their impressive recent form at Molineux.
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Substitution Vitaly Janelt Shandon Harkeem Baptiste
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Substitution Christian Thers Nørgaard Kristoffer Vassbakk Köpp Ajer
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Substitution Nélson Cabral Semedo Matthew James Doherty
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Yellow Card Vitaly Janelt
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Are Brentford closing in on only their second victory in nine Premier League games? After nine defeats from a possible 11, this would demonstrate a welcome upturn in fortunes.
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Assist Vitaly Janelt
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Goal Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney
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Substitution Neal Maupay Keane William Lewis-Potter
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We are into the final quarter of an hour at Molineux. Will Brentford see this out, or can Wolves find an equaliser?
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Toney, who has been fairly quiet today, tries his luck from outside the box. It is a fierce attempt, but Sa gathers.
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Yellow Card Nathan John Mark Fraser
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Substitution Mathias Jensen Yehor Yarmoliuk
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Yellow Card Mathias Jensen
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The hosts are turning up the pressure. Neto jinks into the box and crosses for Ait Nouri, whose header goes over.
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Can Neto make a difference for Wolves. He has eight Premier League assists to his name this season. Only Adama Traore (nine in 2019-20) has registered more for the club in a single campaign.
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As we pass the hour mark, Wolves push for the equaliser and Neto's cross is met by Kilman, who cannot steer his header towards goal.
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Substitution João Victor Gomes da Silva Thomas Glyn Doyle
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The hosts are looking to continue their impressive form on home soil. Defeat to Manchester United last time out here was their first in 10 games.
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Yellow Card Mark Flekken
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Wolves continue to push for the equaliser as Ait Nouri embarks on a jinking run down the left flank, but his eventual cross is a disappointing one and goes out for a throw-in.
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OFFSIDE, NO GOAL! The hosts think they have equalised as Dawson ghosts in to head home Neto's cross. However, a VAR check subsequently rules that the defender was offside as his team-mate centred the ball.
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OFF THE POST! Wolves counter following a Brentford free-kick and the ball is swept across to Neto. The forward's shot takes a slight deflection and crashes against the upright.
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Wolves are in decent form, having won four of their last six Premier League matches. That is as many victories as they managed in their previous 14 games.
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Assist Pedro Lomba Neto
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We are off and running again at Molineux.
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Substitution Tote António Gomes Nathan John Mark Fraser
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Although they enjoyed just 33.1 per cent of the possession, Brentford outshot Wolves in the first half with seven attempts to their opponents' five. The ambition of both sides upon the restart will be to be more clinical with their opportunities.
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Norgaard's header is the difference at the midway point at Molineux. The Brentford skipper nodded his side in front from Reguilon's corner 10 minutes before the break. Wolves almost responded before half-time, but Flekken produced a smart reflex save to deny Neto.
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HALF-TIME: WOLVES 0-1 BRENTFORD
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As the fourth official indicates there will be three additional minutes, Lemina lines up an ambitious effort from distance. However, it is way off target and never troubling Flekken.
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That was silly from Lemina, who clipped the ankles of Collins as the Brentford defender shielded the ball behind for a goal kick. It was frustration from the Wolves midfielder, though he was fortunate not to be shown a card for that.
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GREAT SAVE! Following a neat move by Wolves, Sarabia clips a delicious cross to the far post. Neto meets it, but Flekken produces a smart reflex save to keep out his header.
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Wolves have responded well to falling behind. They have enjoyed plenty of possession as they look to find the equaliser before the break.
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While Brentford lead, they will certainly not be taking it for granted. The Bees have dropped a Premier League high of 26 points from winning positions this season. That will definitely encourage Wolves.
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Wolves look to respond and a deep cross is sent in from the left flank. Thankfully for Brentford, Mee is there and clears their lines.
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Both sides have threatened but it is Brentford who have struck first at Molineux. Following 18th-place Everton's defeat at Manchester City earlier today, they will move six points clear of the relegation zone with victory here.
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Assist Sergio Reguilón Rodríguez
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Goal Christian Thers Nørgaard
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Maupay is trying to achieve a personal best today by scoring in four successive Premier League games for the first time. Not since September 2018 has he found the net in four consecutive league matches.
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SAVE! Brentford threaten at the other end and Maupay has a sight on goal. However, he shoots straight at Sa from inside the area.
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The hosts turn up the pressure and force a corner. After the initial delivery is cleared, Neto sends the ball back in towards the far post, but it is just too high for Ait Nouri and Lemina.
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Having won the reverse fixture 4-1 in December, Wolves are aiming to complete only their third league double over Brentford. They also achieved the feat in the 1938-39 and 2016-17 seasons.
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Racing onto a loose ball, Jensen looks to catch Sa out with an ambitious attempt at lobbing the Wolves goalkeeper from just inside the hosts' half. However, his effort is never troubling the goal.
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Attack appears to be the best form of defence for Brentford. The Bees are on the longest current run without a Premier League clean sheet, stretching back 12 games. They have also conceded at least twice in each of their last six outings.
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CHANCE! How did that not go in?! Brentford threaten with a sweeping move that culminates in Reguillon an inviting ball across the six-yard box. The sliding Ait Nouri does well to prevent Damsgaard from getting the vital touch, but the ball drops kindly for Roerslev, who fires over from close range.
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Cunha is unable to continue and limps off to be replaced by Bellegarde.
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There is a concern for Wolves as Cunha stays down having landed awkwardly following a challenge with Janelt. The in-form forward is soon back on his feet, but does not appear overly comfortable.
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Last weekend's hat-trick hero at Stamford Bridge, Cunha has been directly involved in seven goals in his last five Premier League appearances, scoring four and assisting three.
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SAVE! Wolves attack at the other end and Cunha gets a shot away from a tight angle, but Flekken is equal to it.
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GOOD SAVE! The resulting corner is met by Maupay, who heads towards goal. Thankfully for Wolves, Sa is alert and able to push it away.
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CHANCE! Wolves attempt to play out from the back, but Sa's loose pass is pressured and the ball ricochets kindly into Maupay's path. However, Sa is quickly out of goal to deflect the striker's shot behind for a corner.
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15:10
Wolves are slowly growing into the contest and have spent most of the past couple of minutes inside the Brentford half. Space opens for Ait Nouri to try his luck from distance, and his attempt was not too far away.
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Brentford will be encouraged early on as they look to avoid becoming the first Premier League side this season to lose six successive away games. They have not done that in the league since a run of nine straight away losses between October 2006 and January 2007 in League One.
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The visitors continue their positive start and force a corner. It is taken quickly and the ball is swung into the box towards Pinnock, who cannot steer his header towards goal.
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Brentford go straight onto the attack and appeal for a penalty after Janelt's attempted cross struck the arm of Semedo. However, a VAR check deems it unworthy of a spot-kick, with the Wolves defender fairly helpless in all fairness.
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Simon Hooper is our referee today. He blows his whistle and we are under way.
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The two teams make their way out onto the field and we are almost ready to go at Molineux.
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Struggling for form, the last thing Brentford will have wanted is a trip to Molineux, where they have lost on four of their last five visits. The exception was a 2-0 victory in the first Premier League meeting between the sides in September 2021.
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Similarly, Thomas Frank sticks with the same XI as last time for Brentford, who were beaten 3-1 by Manchester City on Monday. The only change comes on the bench with Ghoddos returning from Asian Cup duty with Iran. Frank Onyeka remains absent on international duty, while Bryan Mbeumo, Rico Henry, Aaron Hickey and Kevin Schade are among those in the treatment room.
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There are no surprises as O'Neil names an unchanged Wolves starting XI from their impressive 4-2 win at Chelsea last time out. Following Mali's Africa Cup of Nations exit, Traore returns among the substitutes, but Hee-Chan Hwang is absent despite being available after the Asian Cup.
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SUBS: Thomas Strakosha, Kristoffer Ajer, Zanka, Shandon Baptiste, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Mikkel Damsgaard, Ethan Brierley, Saman Ghoddos, Keane Lewis-Potter.
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BRENTFORD (3-5-2): Mark Flekken; Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee; Mads Roerslev, Mathias Jensen, Christian Norgaard, Vitaly Janelt, Sergio Reguilon; Ivan Toney, Neal Maupay.
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SUBS: Dan Bentley, Santiago Bueno, Hugo Bueno, Matt Doherty, Tommy Doyle, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Tawanda Chirewa, Boubacar Traore, Nathan Fraser.
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WOLVES (3-4-2-1): Jose Sa; Maximilian Kilman, Craig Dawson, Tote Gomes; Nelson Semedo, Mario Lemina, Gomes, Rayan Ait Nouri; Pablo Sarabia, Matheus Cunha; Pedro Neto.
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The two sides are meeting for the fourth time this season already. Wolves have won two of the previous three encounters, including a 3-2 victory in their FA Cup third-round replay here 25 days ago. Gary O'Neil's side are looking to consolidate their position in the top half, while 15th-place Brentford aim to move clear of the relegation zone.
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Hello everyone and welcome to live text coverage of the Premier League clash between Wolves and Brentford at Molineux.
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
