On the 22nd of January, in this week 23 match, Brentford will host Wolverhampton Wanderers in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 14th placed Brentford, recorded a 0-3 loss against Liverpool. Fabinho scored the first goal for Liverpool in the 44th minute, then Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain added another in the 69th minute on a feed from Andrew Robertson In the end, Brentford was frustrated by Liverpool’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Liverpool ended the match with the shutout victory. Brentford is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Wolverhampton Wanderers is fresh off their 3-1 win against Southampton. Raúl Jiménez scored the first goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 37th minute on a penalty, then Conor Coady added another in the 59th minute. Wolverhampton Wanderers is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brentford last played eachother at the Molineux Stadium on the 18th of September. Brentford took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Ivan Toney struck first for Brentford in the 28th minute on a penalty, then Bryan Mbeumo added another in the 34th minute In the end, Wolverhampton Wanderers was frustrated by Brentford’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Brentford ended the match with the shutout victory.
Wolverhampton Wanderers’s most prolific scorer has been Daniel Podence. The Portugeese midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches. Brentford’s top weapon lately has been Bryan Mbeumo, who has three goals in the last five matches
Frank Onyeka, Tarique Fosu-Henry, Joshua Da Silva, Rico Henry, Charlie Goode, Sergi Canos and David Raya are unavailable to play for Thomas Frank’s team, while Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento’s squad will be without Jonny Castro, Willy Boly, Pedro Neto and Mosquera.