English Premier League

Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2024-25 English Premier League

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  • 2': Nathan Collins
  • 20': Bryan Mbeumo (P)
  • 28': Christian Nørgaard
  • 45'+2': Ethan Pinnock
  • 90': Fábio Carvalho
FT
5 - 3
  • 4': Matheus Cunha
  • 26': Jørgen Strand Larsen
  • 90'+3': Rayan Aït-Nouri

O'Neil takes 'full responsibility' as Wolves remain winless in Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Gary O'Neil took "full responsibility" after Brentford registered a thumping 5-3 win over his beleaguered side in the Premier League on Saturday to leave them winless and bottom of the table after seven games.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Goal! Brentford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
  • 4': Goal! Brentford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
  • 6': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Carlos Forbs.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
  • 6': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Carlos Forbs.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Forbs.
  • 13': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
  • 13': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 16': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
  • 17': Penalty Brentford. Nathan Collins draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 17': Penalty conceded by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 19': VAR Decision: Penalty Brentford.
  • 20': Goal! Brentford 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 22': Attempt saved. André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 23': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Brentford).
  • 23': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by André.
  • 26': Goal! Brentford 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri with a cross.
  • 28': Goal! Brentford 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter with a cross.
  • 30': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri with a cross.
  • 34': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Gomes.
  • 35': Hand ball by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 35': Offside, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter is caught offside.
  • 39': Offside, Brentford. Kevin Schade is caught offside.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André.
  • 42': Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 44': Offside, Brentford. Kevin Schade is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Brentford 4, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+5': Foul by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 45'+5': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Brentford 4, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 4, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
  • 46': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 47': Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
  • 47': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
  • 48': Offside, Brentford. Nathan Collins is caught offside.
  • 49': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 49': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matheus Cunha is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 55': Carlos Forbs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
  • 55': Carlos Forbs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 55': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  • 57': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces André.
  • 58': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Brentford).
  • 58': Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 60': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 60': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 64': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
  • 65': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
  • 65': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
  • 66': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 68': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Carlos Forbs.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 69': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
  • 69': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 70': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a through ball.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross.
  • 75': Foul by Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 75': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Brentford. Fábio Carvalho replaces Kevin Schade.
  • 77': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Christian Nørgaard.
  • 77': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde replaces João Gomes.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Lemina with a headed pass.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 83': Offside, Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo is caught offside.
  • 85': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 86': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 87': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 87': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes with a cross.
  • 89': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
  • 90': Goal! Brentford 5, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Brentford. Yunus Konak replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Yunus Konak (Brentford).
  • 90'+3': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Cunha following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Brentford 5, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Yunus Konak (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brentford 5, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Brentford 5, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
3 Corner Kicks 10
7 Saves 3
56 Possession 44
17 SHOTS 19
6 ON GOAL 12
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
376 Accurate Passes 283
478 Passes 365
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 13
20 Crosses 27
0.2 Cross % 0.5
64 Long Balls 57
24 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 16
0.9 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 6
22 Effective Clearances 32
22 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,960

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 23 +25 50
2 Manchester City 23 +26 46
3 Aston Villa 23 +10 46
4 Manchester United 23 +7 38
Full Table

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mark Flekken (GK)
5 Ethan Pinnock
22 Nathan Collins
20 Kristoffer Ajer Yellow Card
4 Sepp van den Berg
24 Mikkel Damsgaard
6 Christian Nørgaard
27 Vitaly Janelt
7 Kevin Schade
23 Keane Lewis-Potter
19 Bryan Mbeumo

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
31 Sam Johnstone (GK)
24 Toti Gomes
15 Craig Dawson Yellow Card
7 André
3 Rayan Aït-Nouri
22 Nélson Semedo
8 João Gomes
5 Mario Lemina
10 Matheus Cunha
26 Carlos Forbs Yellow Card
9 Jørgen Strand Larsen

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