Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brentford, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueNorgaard, Toney on target as Brentford win 2-0 at Wolves
A stellar defensive performance and goals by Christian Norgaard and Ivan Toney helped Brentford end a six-match losing streak away from home with a 2-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 2': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 2': Sergio Reguilón (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Pablo Sarabia.
- 4': Attempt missed. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mads Roerslev with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 6': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 11': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Collins.
- 11': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by José Sá.
- 12': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Ben Mee (Brentford).
- 12': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 14': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nélson Semedo with a cross.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Attempt missed. Mads Roerslev (Brentford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nathan Collins.
- 20': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde replaces Matheus Cunha because of an injury.
- 23': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 23': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Mathias Jensen (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 26': Foul by Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 26': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Mads Roerslev (Brentford).
- 27': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ben Mee.
- 31': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
- 34': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 35': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Brentford 1. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Sergio Reguilón.
- 39': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 42': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 44': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 45'+2': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 45'+3': Foul by Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+3': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Brentford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Brentford 1.
- 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nathan Fraser replaces Toti.
- 49': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 49': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 50': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
- 50': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 50': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Craig Dawson is caught offside.
- 52': VAR Decision: No Goal Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Brentford.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia.
- 59': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 60': Mark Flekken (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri with a cross.
- 61': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 61': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 61': Attempt missed. Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces João Gomes.
- 65': Foul by Ben Mee (Brentford).
- 65': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 66': Attempt missed. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 68': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 68': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Mathias Jensen because of an injury.
- 70': Attempt missed. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nathan Fraser.
- 70': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 70': Ivan Toney (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Nathan Fraser (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Nathan Fraser (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 73': Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nathan Collins.
- 76': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Neal Maupay.
- 77': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Brentford 2. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
- 79': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 79': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 80': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 80': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 83': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces Nélson Semedo.
- 85': Substitution, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Christian Nørgaard.
- 85': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 85': Foul by Sergio Reguilón (Brentford).
- 85': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 88': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Sergio Reguilón (Brentford).
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Dawson with a headed pass.
- 90'+7': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Brentford 2.
- 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Brentford 2.
Statistics
 BRE |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 28.9 | Possession | 71.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 165 | Accurate Passes | 565 |
| 272 | Passes | 651 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 40 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 17 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 33 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 30,731
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 30,731
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | +56 | 77 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +48 | 76 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 34 | +21 | 66 |
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 15 | Craig Dawson |
| 24 | Toti |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 8 | João Gomes |
| 5 | Mario Lemina  |
| 3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 12 | Matheus Cunha |
| 21 | Pablo Sarabia |
Brentford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 16 | Ben Mee |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 12 | Sergio Reguilón |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev |
| 7 | Neal Maupay |
| 17 | Ivan Toney |
Premier League News
Nicol backs Klopp's decision to bench star man Salah
Steve Nicol reacts to the spat between Jurgen Klopp and Mohamed Salah on the touchline, as Liverpool are held 2-2 by West Ham.
Liverpool ratings: Van Dijk 5/10 as title hopes hit again at West Ham
Liverpool's remaining Premier League title chances dwindled further with a 2-2 draw against West Ham in which they conceded two avoidable headers.
Liverpool title hopes dented again in West Ham draw
Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw away to West Ham United on Saturday, suffering a further blow to their hopes of lifting the Premier League trophy in manager Jurgen Klopp's final season at the club.
'A mistake': Amorim apologises to Sporting for West Ham talks
Sporting CP head coach Ruben Amorim has said that it was a "mistake" to fly to London to hold talks with West Ham, and apologised to his players.
Arteta reveals Wenger advice amid Premier League title run-in
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta said he has been seeking advice from former manager Arsene Wenger as the club aims to end their 20-year wait for the Premier League title this season.