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Key events
14 mins: Justin Kavanagh writes: “Several years ago, I discovered that our yellow Lab, Lucy, was mesmerized while watching the golden shirts of Wolves on the TV screen. However, I can now report that she cares little for these bluefangeled away shirts. So her loyalty is not of the canine/lupine variety but purely fashion-based.” Took me a second to realise you were talking about a dog.
12 mins: Wolves lose the ball in their own have, Brentford pounce and Outtara picks out Damsgaard inside the box but he thrashes over.
Chris emails: “Watching from South Africa and it occurs to me Wolves don’t look at all phased and could be up against a million Bees and still give it a good go.” This feels significant.
10 mins: Schade and Mosquera have a good battle on the right touchline. It feels like either could be awarded a free-kick but it ends up being a throw to Brentford. Kayode … takes it short. The ball belatedly goes into the box and it looks a simple take for Sa but he drops it, leading to panic. The danger end when Van den Berg is penalised for handball.
8 mins: Mane gets beyond the Brentford defence but is held up, he slips the ball out to Hugo Bueno, only to see his cross cleared. It is a sign of positivity from Wolves, at least.
6 mins: Wolves are trying to get some much-needed possession but a throw-in immediately ends up at Kayode’s feet.
4 mins: Brentford are dominating the early possession. They are happy to knock it about to see if they can open Wolves up.
2 mins: Lee Hendrie announces: “Wolves have turned a massive corner.” Do corners massively vary in size?
Nothing has happened on the pitch.
Kick off
Peep! Peep! Peep! Here we go!
The teams are on their way out …
The supremely optimistic Julian Scott Yeomans emails: “Wolves are going to win all of their remaining games – which will give them 40 points and guarantee survival. Based on the Leicester precedent, they will be the 2026-27 Premier League champs. The Great Escape starts today!”
It is another opportunity to see Mateus Mane in action. He seems like the sort of player who would thrive at Brentford but I suspect he might be too expensive from them.
It’s already been a good day for Igor Thiago, who has received his first call-up for Brazil. The striker has scored 18 goals in the Premier League already to make it a fully deserved inclusion from Carlo Ancelotti.
I’ve been to four Wolves games this season and I am yet to see them lose. Must be a record. I am available if the club want to hire me.
Pre-match reading.
Starting lineups
Brentford (4-3-3): Kelleher; Kayode, Van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter; Damsgaard, Henderson, Jensen; Outtara, Thiago, Schade
Subs: Valdimarsson, Pinnock, Yarmoliuk, Nelson, Ajer, Donovan, Furo, Bentt, Shield
Wolves (5-2-2-1): Sa; Tchatchoua, Mosquera, S Bueno, Krejci, H Bueno; Andre, J Gomes; Bellegarde, Mane; Armstrong
Subs: Bentley, Doherty, Wolfe Moller, Hwang, Arokodare, Lima, R Gomes, Toti, A Gomes,
Referee: Stuart Attwell
The Wolves squad have arrived in west London.
Preamble
Plenty of the game’s finest critics assumed Brentford would be in a relegation battle with Wolves come this stage of the season. Keith Andrews, however, could go to within one point of sixth-placed Chelsea with a win over his former club tonight.
The Irishman has done incredible work after being promoted to head coach when Thomas Frank left. It shows what can happen when a club has a strong ethos and structure, allowing them to move seamlessly between coaches.
Wolves might well be bottom but they have won their past two Premier League games against Champions League-chasing Aston Villa and Liverpool no less. They will make things very difficult for the Bees, at least, having come a long way from the miserable side they were in the first half of the season.
Kick-off: 8pm GMT
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