LONDON. Wolverhampton Wanderers topped Brentford to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Wolverhampton Wanderers to strike first with a goal of J. Moutinho at the 48′. Then it was a goal in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Neves gave the win to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 78′ minute with a goal.
T. Frank received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Brentford lost the match.
The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Bankes with the support of Neil Davies and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Martin Atkinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.6 degrees Celsius or 42.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 2 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 118 Attack 140
- 59 Dangerous attack 34
- 70 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Brentford was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Brentford was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Wolverhampton Wanderers was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Brentford shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Brentford received 3 yellow cards (P. Jansson, C. Norgaard and T. Frank). On the other side, Wolverhampton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (R. Neves, T. Gomes and Jose Sa).
(Brentford) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Brentford will stay with 23 points to hold in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers will have 34 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will play away against Manchester City on the 9th of February with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Wolverhampton Wanderers will host Arsenal on the 10th of February with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Brentford – Formation
Brentford adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: Jonas Lössl , Kristoffer Ajer , Pontus Jansson , Ethan Pinnock , Sergi Canós , Mathias Jensen , Christian Nørgaard , Vitaly Janelt , Rico Henry , Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney .
The home team had on the bench: Yoane Wissa , Shandon Baptiste , Marcus Forss , Finley Stevens, Mads Bech Sörensen, Mads Bidstrup, Saman Ghoddos , Mads Roerslev Rasmussen and Álvaro Fernández.
Brentford could not rely on the presence of M. Roerslev Rasmussen (injured) and S. Baptiste (injured).
Substitutions
Brentford made 5 changes: R. Henry for M. Roerslev Rasmussen (26′), M. Jensen for S. Baptiste (27′), M. Roerslev Rasmussen for Y. Wissa (58′), S. Baptiste for M. Forss (81′) and S. Canos for S. Ghoddos (83′).
Best player: Bryan Mbeumo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brentford was Bryan Mbeumo.
His rating is with 32 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 9 crosses.
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation
Also Wolverhampton Wanderers adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento played with: José Sá , Max Kilman , Conor Coady , Toti Gomes , Nélson Semedo , Leander Dendoncker , Rúben Neves , João Moutinho , Rayan Aït Nouri , Daniel Podence and Fábio Silva .
They had on the bench: Bruno Jordão, Ki-Jana Hoever, Ryan Giles, Luke Cundle, John Ruddy, Adama Traoré , Chiquinho, Fernando Marçal and Francisco Trincão.
Substitutions
Wolverhampton Wanderers made 2 changes: F. Silva for A. Traore (75′) and D. Podence for Trincao (90′).
Best player: João Moutinho
The player that probably impressed the most for Wolverhampton Wanderers was João Moutinho.
His rating is with 1 goal, 66 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Brentford – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-2
- Everton – Aston Villa – 0-1
- Leeds United – Newcastle United – 0-1
- Manchester United – West Ham United – 1-0
- Southampton – Manchester City – 1-1