WOLVERHAMPTON. Brentford conquers Wolverhampton Wanderers with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Nørgaard (35′) and a goal from I. Toney  (77′). Wolverhampton Wanderers was decisively better in terms of ball possession (72%).​

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 30,731 spectators.​ The referee was Simon Hooper who was helped by Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.08 degrees Celsius or 48.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Wolverhampton Wanderers

0 - 2

Brentford

  • ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
  • 17 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 144 Attack 69
  • 86 Dangerous attack 31
  • 52 Ball safe 47
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 7 Total 4
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Wolverhampton Wanderers had a strong ball possession 72% while Brentford was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wolverhampton Wanderers was more aggressive with 86 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Brentford found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Brentford shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Mario Lemina and Nathan Fraser). Regarding the opposition, Brentford received 3 yellow cards (Vitaly Janelt, Mathias Jensen and Mark Flekken).

Match Timeline

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde- sub ->Matheus Cunha
20'
35'
Christian Nørgaard (goal)Sergio Reguilón
N. Fraser- sub ->Toti
46'
Craig Dawson(VAR)
50'
60'
Mark Flekken- Yellow
Thomas Doyle- sub ->João Gomes
63'
68'
Mathias Jensen- Yellow
69'
Yehor Yarmoliuk- sub ->Mathias Jensen
N. Fraser- Yellow
70'
77'
Ivan Toney(goal)Vitaly Janelt
76'
Keane Lewis-Potter- sub ->Neal Maupay
81'
Vitaly Janelt- Yellow
Matt Doherty- sub ->Nélson Semedo
83'
85'
Kristoffer Ajer- sub ->Christian Nørgaard
85'
Shandon Baptiste- sub ->Vitaly Janelt
Mario Lemina- Yellow
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers stays with 32 points to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Brentford will has 25 points to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with Tottenham Hotspur on the 17th of February with a 7-7 head to head statistic.

Brentford will host Liverpool on the 17th of February with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (1 draw).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers
G
José Sá 1.Portugal
6.3
D
Craig Dawson 15.England
6.7
D
Max Kilman 23.England
7.0
D
Toti 24.Portugal
6.8
46'
M
João Gomes 8.Brazil
7.3
63'
M
Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria
8.2
M
Mario Lemina 5.Gabon
7.3
88'
M
J. Pied 8.France
M
Matheus Cunha 12.Brazil
7.1
20'
M
Pablo Sarabia 21.Spain
8.1
M
Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal
6.7
83'
F
Pedro Neto 7.Portugal
7.3
Substitutes
G
Daniel Bentley 25.England
D
Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland
7.0
83'
D
Santiago Bueno 4.Uruguay
D
Hugo Bueno 17.Spain
M
Boubacar Traoré 6.Mali
M
Thomas Doyle 20.England
7.0
63'
M
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 27.France
6.8
20'
M
T. Chirewa 62.England
F
N. Fraser 63.England
6.8
46' 70'

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Gary O’Neil decided to play with the following team: Jérémy Pied, José Sá (6.3), Max Kilman (7.0), Craig Dawson (6.7), Toti (6.8), Nélson Semedo (6.7), Mario Lemina (7.3), João Gomes (7.3), Rayan Aït-Nouri (8.2), Pablo Sarabia (8.1), Matheus Cunha (7.1) and Pedro Neto (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Matt Doherty (7.0), Santiago Bueno, Boubacar Traoré, Hugo Bueno, Tommy Doyle (7.0), Daniel Bentley, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (6.8), Tawanda Chirewa and Nathan Fraser (6.8).

Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (injured).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 4 changes: Matheus Cunha for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (20′), João Gomes for Tommy Doyle (63′), Toti for Nathan Fraser (46′) and Nélson Semedo for Matt Doherty (83′).

Player of the match: Rayan Aït-Nouri​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Rayan Aït-Nouri.

His rating is 8.2 with 68 passes (99% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 4 crosses.

Brentford – Formation

Brentford
G
Mark Flekken 1.Netherlands
8.2
60'
D
Ethan Pinnock 5.Jamaica
7.5
D
Ben Mee 16.England
7.3
D
Nathan Collins 22.Republic of Ireland
8.2
M
Christian Nørgaard 6.Denmark
7.9
85' 35'
M
Mathias Jensen 8.Denmark
6.6
69' 68'
M
Sergio Reguilón 12.Spain
8.1
M
Vitaly Janelt 27.Germany
7.3
85' 81'
M
Mads Roerslev 30.Denmark
7.0
F
Neal Maupay 7.France
6.7
76'
F
Ivan Toney 17.England
7.7
77'
Substitutes
G
Thomas Strakosha 21.Albania
D
Zanka 13.Denmark
D
Kristoffer Ajer 20.Norway
6.7
85'
M
Mikkel Damsgaard 24.Denmark
M
Shandon Baptiste 26.Grenada
6.3
85'
M
Yehor Yarmoliuk 33.Ukraine
6.4
69'
M
Ethan Brierley 38.England
F
Saman Ghoddos 14.Iran
F
Keane Lewis-Potter 23.England
6.3
76'

Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Thomas Frank played with: Mark Flekken (8.2), Nathan Collins (8.2), Ethan Pinnock (7.5), Ben Mee (7.3), Mads Roerslev (7.0), Mathias Jensen (6.6), Christian Nørgaard (7.9), Vitaly Janelt (7.3), Sergio Reguilón (8.1), Ivan Toney  (7.7), Neal Maupay (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Zanka, Saman Ghoddos, Kristoffer Ajer (6.7), Thomas Strakosha, Keane Lewis-Potter (6.3), Mikkel Damsgaard, Yegor Yarmolyuk (6.4), Ethan Brierley and Shandon Baptiste (6.3).

Brentford could not rely on the presence of Yegor Yarmolyuk (injured).

Substitutions

Brentford made 4 changes: Mathias Jensen for Yegor Yarmolyuk (69′), Neal Maupay for Keane Lewis-Potter (76′), Christian Nørgaard for Kristoffer Ajer (85′) and Vitaly Janelt for Shandon Baptiste (85′).

Player of the match: Mark Flekken​

The most impressive player for Brentford was the goalkeeper: Mark Flekken. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​