English Premier League

Brentford vs Wolves 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 71': Ivan Toney
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  • 48': João Moutinho
  • 78': Rúben Neves

Ruben Neves goal gives Wolves 2-1 victory at Brentford

Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Ruben Neves scored a late goal to seal a 2-1 win at Brentford in Saturday's Premier League match.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 26': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Rico Henry because of an injury.
  • 27': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Mathias Jensen because of an injury.
  • 45'+27': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 48': Goal! Brentford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
  • 58': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Mads Roerslev.
  • 60': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Goal! Brentford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 75': Pontus Jansson (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Fábio Silva.
  • 78': Goal! Brentford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho.
  • 79': Substitution, Brentford. Marcus Forss replaces Shandon Baptiste.
  • 83': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Sergi Canós.
  • 90'+1': José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Trincão replaces Daniel Podence.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,982

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+18 Arsenal 12 29 1
+12 Chelsea 12 23 3
+14 Manchester City 12 22 4
+4 Aston Villa 12 21 3
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Statistics

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7 Fouls 6
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 6
0 Saves 0
50.5 Possession 49.5
7 SHOTS 11
2 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
355 Accurate Passes 335
477 Passes 455
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 5
7 Crosses 22
0.4 Cross % 0.2
69 Long Balls 55
21 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 9
22 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 10
34 Effective Clearances 14
34 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (3-5-2)

No. Name
49 Jonas Lössl (GK)
18 Pontus Jansson Yellow Card
5 Ethan Pinnock
20 Kristoffer Ajer
27 Vitaly Janelt
8 Mathias Jensen
6 Christian Nørgaard Yellow Card
3 Rico Henry
7 Sergi Canós
17 Ivan Toney
19 Bryan Mbeumo

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK) Yellow Card
16 Conor Coady
24 Toti Gomes Yellow Card
23 Max Kilman
28 João Moutinho
32 Leander Dendoncker
8 Rúben Neves Yellow Card
3 Rayan Aït-Nouri
22 Nélson Semedo
17 Fábio Silva
10 Daniel Podence

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