FT: Brentford 2-2 Wolves
Thanks for tuning in this evening as Wolves came from two goals down to draw at Brentford.
It is a missed opportunity for Brentford to close the gap in the race for Europe, while a point helps keep Wolves' slim hopes of fighting for safety alive.
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FT: Brentford 2-2 Wolves
Some great goals this evening, with a particularly lovely move for the Brentford opener and a nice finish from Adam Armstrong to pull one back for Wolves (even if it there might have been a backpass in the build-up)
FT: Brentford 2-2 Wolves
Brentford manager Keith Andrews, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "We are disappointed but equally we need to understand why I suppose. We created some opportunities and I felt like we could've had more if we had been a little more clinical and our decision making a bit sharper. Second half I wanted us to be front-foot and we couldn't get control of the game in the second half like in the first. We didn't do the basics as well and ultimately we're frustrated with that."
On Wolves playing well: "That's for them to discuss. I think where Wolves are it's pretty obvious they've upped their game. I think some of the players need to have a good look in the mirror as to why they found themselves where they are. There is a lot of talent in that squad. They can cause you serious problems. That's for Rob and other people to discuss.
On the backpass: "I think there is enough officials in and around the pitch to identify whether it is a backpass or not. The fact I'm getting asked about it in every interview would suggest that most people would think it was a backpass."
On it not being seen as a reason for losing: "I'm not making an excuse at all, I'm giving my comment on the incident which made it 2-1 and a very different game going into half-time."
On their attacking threats in the first half: "We've got lots of different strengths to the way we can play the game. Thiago has had a big day, he has been called up for Brazil which is huge for him. We want to be unpredictable and cause the opposition problems in any way we can. We did that on a good few occasions, in particular the first half."
On what the messaging will be going forwards: "I think it's really simple. If we produce a second half performance again we will struggle, if we produce first-half performances of that level then we will have a good end to the season."
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Image source, Getty ImagesBrentford boss Keith Andrews, speaking to Sky Sports about how frustrated he is after dropping points from 2-0 up: "Yeah, very frustrated. The first half I thought we played well, I thought we could've been more clinical in moments of decision making we had to make more of what was a pretty controlled half, although they had moments, and they're always going to cause that because they're a well-organised team filled with really talented individuals and in the second half we didn't have control. Even when it was in transitional moments and phases we didn't look in control at any stage really. We were huffing and puffing. I didn't like the second half."
On his thoughts on a potential back pass to Jose Sa before Wolves' first goal: "I've seen that as a back pass as well."
On the lack of control in the second half: "We didn't do the basics as well as we did in the first half and ultimately it cost us."
On whether it was a missed opportunity to close in on the teams above them: "I think when you're talking about us in the same breath as Chelsea, that's obviously pretty good considering there's only eight games left of the season but the reality is we could've produced more tonight, and I think we need to be honest with that and look at ourselves and the second half performance and why we produced that."
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Image source, Getty ImagesWolves boss Rob Edwards, speaking to Sky Sports about how scoring before half-time changed his game plan: "I felt we were playing really well and they went 2-0 up, and I felt it was our fault. Getting that goal allowed us to keep the same shape, same plan, probably just a little adjustment personnel-wise, but I thought we were right in the game, and it probably proved to be the right thing at half-time. I thought the second half performance was excellent."
On whether he thought it was Wolves' to win when they made it 2-2: "Yeah, we were. I thought the energy in the stadium and the feeling in the stadium was we were the team on top, we were pushing. We hit the post, we hit the bar, and I thought it was an excellent performance.
"I'm really proud of the lads. It's hard to say when you've been 2-0 down but I felt we could've won the game tonight. I'm really proud after coming back against this team away from home. It's really difficult, you can see how well they're doing this season. It shows the fight, the courage, the quality, the spirit that's in the group.
"The club at the moment, even though we're in this position, it actually feels united all together, and we all know what we want to do going forward. We want to find a winning team again and there's a long way to go but we're going the right way about it."
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Wolves boss Rob Edwards speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "Really, really pleased and proud. To be 2-0 down, I didn't feel we deserved it but we were, so credit to Brentford. I thought we made a couple of errors and got punished. I felt we were playing really well.
"We showed a lot of belief and quality as well, but great fighting spirit to keep going and get to a point in the game where I felt we could go on and win it. Unfortunately it wasn't to be but I'm really proud of the performance overall.
On Armstrong's goal: "It gave us belief. The lads felt that we were right in the game as well, so having that goal certainly helped. Then it wasn't a case of changing too much structurally [at half time], changed a little bit personnel wise and then we controlled big spells of that second half."
On the back pass before the goal: "I've just seen it now in another interview and yes it looks that way. I think he felt there was a nick on it at the time, but if we've got away with that one then we'll certainly take it. Of course a lot has happened then to get to the goal, but maybe that was has gone for us."
On the fight: "The players are, and we owe it to the football club, ourselves, the fans to keep fighting all the way until the 38th game, so we'll do that. We spoke a lot today about the impact the subs can have from the side, and they have been in recent weeks, whether that is scoring goals or having a big impact, and we got that again tonight. Al the lads that came on were really effective. It is a squad game. Really pleased for Tolu, but all the lads were great."
On West Ham after the break: "We know that's a big game, they all are. We'll get some time off and then it will be a mixture of good training weeks and a friendly in there as well to make sure we prepare for the right way. We've never had a 25 day break in the season before so it will be a new one for all of us."
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We are so much better under Rob. Started with some excellent away performances which didn’t quite deliver points till we drew at Old Trafford. We do tend to take time to get into games but no matter if we do enough second half to get results.
David, Guildford
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Former Arsenal forward on Sky Sports
I love what Edwards did straight away [at half time] putting Angel Gomes into midfield to have a tiny bit more control, and they did. And then putting another striker in, where they are in the league you have nothing to lose and you have to go for it.
They really went forward and Brentford didn't know what to do with it. When Gomes came on he really changed the game.
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Rob Edwards tells Sky Sports that Wolves feel "united" despite their current situation and "want to find a winning team again".
Stick around for all of the reaction.
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As a Bees fan we didn’t deserve the three points. Absolutely dreadful second half. Not sure why but the Brentford players seemed to lose the fire, whereas a team desperate to stay up did not.
Callum
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Here is how the table looks following that result.
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Igor Thiago's 19 Premier League goals for Brentford this season is the highest percentage of a club's goals scored by one player in the division.
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A lot of people applauding Keith Andrews in that first half, but the fact is Brentford have bottled a 2 goal lead at home to bottom of the table Wolves. Maybe Europe is a pipe dream…
Matt D, Newcastle
Brentford 2-2 Wolves
Wolves have a late corner but are not able to do anything with it.
A draw leaves Brentford four points off fifth place.
Wolves still look set to go down, but pick up another point as they look to complete an unlikely escape.
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Brentford have a late set piece, but the ball into the box is immediately collected by Caoimhin Keller.
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It’s weird as a Baggies fan but I’m willing Wolves on to get another winner and keep chasing the impossible!
Graeme, Nantwich
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Feels crazy to think Wolves can stay up from this position, 12 points adrift with 7 games to go. But if they can get a positive result tonight, and they still have West Ham, Spurs, Leeds and Burnley to come. Well you never know...
Jordan
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Former Aston Villa midfielder on Sky Sports
Nelson has to score. This has been Brentford's best passage of play and how he hasn't scored is beyond me. It's a brilliant ball in from Henderson and Nelson just has to hit the target, it comes off the shoulder in the end. What a chance.
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Reiss Nelson should do better in that position.
A low delivery is curled into the box by Jordan Henderson. Nelson dives to head it, but he does not take it cleanly and his effort goes wide of the far post.
Five minutes added.
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Former Aston Villa midfielder on Sky Sports
Wolves have been outstanding in this second half, they have put Brentford to the sword. Let's not forget that they have hit the post and the crossbar as well as getting that second goal.
At a glance
Michael Kayode scores his first Brentford goal
Igor Thiago adds a second in first half for hosts
Adam Armstrong pulls a goal back for Wolves before break
Tolu Arokodare nets 77th-minute leveller for the visit
Brentford missed the chance to strengthen their Champions League credentials after blowing a two-goal lead to bottom-placed Wolves.
Tolu Arokodare's headed equaliser earned a deserved point for the visitors, with the Nigeria striker also hitting the bar as Wolves chased a winner.
Michael Kayode's first Brentford goal and Igor Thiago's 22nd strike of the season had put the hosts in charge in the first half but Adam Armstrong's superb curling effort pulled one back for Wolves before the break.
Victory would have left Keith Andrews' Brentford just two points behind fifth-placed Liverpool as they remain in the Champions League hunt.
They still sit seventh in the Premier League, chasing European football for the first time in their 134-year history having been one of the pre-season relegation favourites.
"The fact I'm getting asked question like that [about Champions League qualification] is really nice," said head coach Andrews.
"It's a good position to be in. Our destiny, where we finish in the league, what we achieve, is very much on us.
"That's the big message. What do we want to do? Continue to push hard? Because I do. I really want to push hard in these last eight games which is why it's disappointing we were unable to find three points.
"We need to manage the game better, perform better in the second half, deal with whatever way the game flows and try to mature a bit more. We didn't perform as well in the second half and we got punished for that."
The Bees were 2-0 up inside 37 minutes as defender Kayode buried Keane Lewis-Potter's excellent delivery and Thiago - who received a first Brazil call-up on Monday - added a simple second after Dango Ouattara's brilliant set-up.
Thiago nodded against the post as Wolves - bottom and 12 points from safety - looked like they would buckle but Armstrong's first goal for the club just before the break cut the deficit.
The striker almost made it 2-2 in the second half, only to turn Jackson Tchatchoua's cross against the woodwork.
Substitute Arokodare did nod in a leveller with 13 minutes left and, two minutes later, his header came back off the bar
Reiss Nelson then missed a glorious late chance for the hosts when he headed wide as Brentford had to settle for a point.
"There's a tinge of that," said Wolves boss Rob Edwards when asked if he was disappointed not to win.
"We're really proud of the way the players fought back again. We've been 2-0 down fairly recently as well against Arsenal and showed the character and quality so full credit to the boys for showing that fight.
"It's obviously a really difficult situation we're in but it's certainly a lot better if we're showing the fight and the quality and getting results than if we were giving up.
"It was looking like everything was just falling apart. It's not looking like that now."
'Some of the players need to have a good look in the mirror' - Andrews on Brentford
Of Thiago's 22 goals this season, 19 have come in the Premier League leaving him jut three behind leading scorer Erling Haaland.
And it is the Brazilian's goals that have turned Brentford into unlikely Champions League contenders.
Thiago could celebrate an excellent season by helping his country in the World Cup after his first call-up to Carlo Ancelotti's squad.
Injury wrecked the 24-year-old's first season after a £30m move from Club Brugge with a meniscus injury suffered in pre-season setting him back almost immediately.
A joint infection also ruined his recovery and he made just eight appearances without scoring.
But since netting in the opening-day defeat at Nottingham Forest he has never gone more than six games without a goal. Then, he ended his mini drought with a hat-trick in the win at Everton in January.
Players at Brentford inevitably move on, like Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa in the summer, and Thiago is likely to eventually follow suit as it is the club's model.
But he is revelling in his form and fitness to become Brentford's main man this season, one which could still end with European qualification.
'If we got away with it we'll take it' - Rob Edwards on Wolves draw
Wolves may be going down but they are going down with a fight.
For the second time in six games Edwards' side came from 2-0 down to earn a deserved point.
The first time it was against champions-elect Arsenal and, on Monday, Wolves proved their fightbacks are not down to luck.
Two defeats in eight games in all competitions show the improvement under Edwards and they were well worth a point at the Gtech Community Stadium.
It was a timid first-half display until Armstrong's goal just before the beak gave them a lifeline which they built on in the second half.
The players have rallied to Edwards' call to remain committed to the cause and he has fostered the unity which was leaving Molineux before his November arrival.
Wolves are running out of games, with just seven left, and they are 12 points from safety having played a match more than their rivals.
It will be a fight they will ultimately lose but Edwards has fulfilled the brief from when he replaced Vitor Pereira.
He has restored hope and desire within the squad and the fanbase and, despite impending relegation, Wolves can look to the future with some optimism.
Brentford travel to Leeds on Saturday (20:00 GMT) and then host Everton on 11 April (15:00) after the international break.
Wolves do not play for almost a month and return to London on 10 April to play West Ham (20:00) before heading to Leeds on 18 April (15:00).
After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 22 | 39 | 70 |
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| 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 28 | 32 | 61 |
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| 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 54 |
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| 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 51 |
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| 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 49 |
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| 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 35 | 18 | 48 |
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| 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 45 |
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| 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 43 |
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| 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 42 |
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| 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 44 | 46 | -2 | 41 |
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| 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 41 |
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| 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 40 |
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| 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 40 |
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| 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 39 |
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| 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 32 |
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| 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 47 | -7 | 30 |
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| 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 43 | -15 | 29 |
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| 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 55 | -19 | 29 |
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| 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 58 | -26 | 20 |
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| 31 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 54 | -30 | 17 |
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Manager: Keith Andrews
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Rob Edwards
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Manager: Rob Edwards
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Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.
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41' | Brentford |
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44' | Wolverhampton WanderersGoal |
45' | Brentford |
45'+1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
45'+2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
45'+3 | Brentford |
Half time 45'+4 | Brentford |
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90'+1 | Brentford |
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90'+5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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Brentford are unbeaten in their last four league games against Wolves (W3 D1), and are looking to complete the double over them for the first time since 2015-16 in the Championship.
Wolves lost this exact fixture 5-3 last season, ending a five game unbeaten run in away league games against Brentford (W3 D2).
After only losing one of their first 11 home league matches of the season (W7 D3), Brentford have since lost two of their last three at the Gtech Community Stadium (D1). The Bees haven’t suffered successive home league defeats since February 2025.
Wolves have won their last two Premier League games, having only won one of their previous 32 (D8 L23). Rob Edwards’ side could become the first team to win three consecutive Premier League matches despite starting the day of each one bottom of the table since Leicester City in April 2015.
Brentford have had the highest share of their goals come from inside the box in the Premier League this season (98% - 43/44), with no side scoring fewer from distance than the Bees (1, level with Crystal Palace).
Wolves have taken just five points from their 19 Premier League games kicking off before 7pm this season (W1 D2 L16), compared to 11 points from their 11 late kick-offs this term (W2 D5 L4).
Coming into this weekend’s games, only three teams have had fewer shots than Brentford in the Premier League this season (304), while only five teams have scored more goals (44), giving the Bees the highest shot conversion rate in the competition this term (14.5%).
Brentford’s Michael Kayode has created more chances without any of them being converted in the Premier League so far this season (27). However, his long throws into the box have ultimately led to four goals for the Bees, more than any other player this term.
Four of Rodrigo Gomes’ five Premier League goals for Wolves have been as a substitute, including all three this season. Of all players to score 5+ in the competition, only Matt Derbyshire (90%) and Fábio Carvalho (83%) have scored a higher share from the bench than Gomes (80%).
Brentford’s Igor Thiago has made more off the ball runs both into the attacking third (316) and into the opposition box (151) than any other player in the Premier League this season.
