English Premier League

Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2025-26 English Premier League

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  • 22': Michael Kayode
  • 37': Igor Thiago
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2 - 2
  • 44': Adam Armstrong
  • 77': Tolu Arokodare

Brentford stumble in race for Europe, draw with Wolves

Tolu Arokodare scored a late Wolverhampton Wanderers equaliser as Brentford let a two-goal lead slip to dent their Champions League challenge.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Jackson Tchatchoua (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 3': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Handball by Sepp van den Berg (Brentford).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
  • 14': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
  • 17': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Dango Ouattara.
  • 22': Goal! Brentford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Michael Kayode (Brentford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter with a cross.
  • 23': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 23': Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Igor Thiago (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dango Ouattara with a cross.
  • 26': Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).
  • 26': Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jackson Tchatchoua is caught offside.
  • 30': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
  • 30': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 31': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).
  • 32': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
  • 35': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Ladislav Krejcí (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateus Mané with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 36': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Jackson Tchatchoua (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 36': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Goal! Brentford 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by André.
  • 39': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Michael Kayode.
  • 41': Igor Thiago (Brentford) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Sepp van den Berg with a headed pass.
  • 43': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
  • 43': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Goal! Brentford 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Ladislav Krejcí (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 45'+2': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dango Ouattara with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Brentford 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Angel Gomes replaces Mateus Mané.
  • 50': Foul by Igor Thiago (Brentford).
  • 50': Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Jackson Tchatchoua (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Hugo Bueno with a cross.
  • 54': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
  • 56': Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jackson Tchatchoua.
  • 57': Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Ladislav Krejcí (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jackson Tchatchoua with a cross.
  • 60': Foul by Angel Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 60': Jordan Henderson (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 61': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Angel Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Brentford).
  • 64': Attempt saved. Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Yerson Mosquera.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Michael Kayode.
  • 68': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Kevin Schade.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Substitution, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Mikkel Damsgaard because of an injury.
  • 74': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
  • 74': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tolu Arokodare replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Angel Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jackson Tchatchoua.
  • 77': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
  • 77': Jackson Tchatchoua (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Goal! Brentford 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Gomes following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Hugo Bueno with a cross.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk with a cross.
  • 82': Foul by Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 82': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Brentford. Reiss Nelson replaces Dango Ouattara.
  • 87': Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).
  • 87': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Adam Armstrong.
  • 88': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 89': Foul by Angel Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 89': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Angel Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Reiss Nelson (Brentford) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 90'+2': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 90'+5': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Brentford 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Brentford 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 2
50.2 Possession 49.8
13 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
346 Accurate Passes 336
428 Passes 438
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 7
27 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.5
62 Long Balls 60
30 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 10
8 Tackles 15
0.9 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 11
27 Effective Clearances 25
27 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,155

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 31 +39 70
2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
Full Table

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
22 Nathan Collins Yellow Card
4 Sepp van den Berg
6 Jordan Henderson
23 Keane Lewis-Potter
33 Michael Kayode
24 Mikkel Damsgaard
8 Mathias Jensen
7 Kevin Schade
19 Dango Ouattara
9 Igor Thiago

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK) Yellow Card
4 Santiago Bueno
37 Ladislav Krejcí Yellow Card
15 Yerson Mosquera
8 João Gomes
7 André
3 Hugo Bueno
38 Jackson Tchatchoua
9 Adam Armstrong Yellow Card
36 Mateus Mané
27 Jean-Ricner Bellegarde

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