In this 23rd week match, on Saturday Jan 22nd, Brentford hosts Wolverhampton Wanderers in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Brentford is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Liverpool. Fabinho struck first for Liverpool in the 44th minute on a feed from Trent Alexander-Arnold, then Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain added another in the 69th minute In the end, Brentford couldn’t muster any offence and Liverpool ran away with the shutout win. Brentford is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 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 shot, then Conor Coady added another in the 59th minute. Wolverhampton Wanderers is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Brentford was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Ivan Toney struck first for Brentford in the 28th minute from the penalty spot, 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 5 matches. Brentford’s most prolific scorer has been Bryan Mbeumo. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Brentford will be without Frank Onyeka, Tarique Fosu-Henry, Joshua Da Silva, Rico Henry, Charlie Goode, Sergi Canos and David Raya, while Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento’s squad will be without Jonny Castro, Willy Boly, Pedro Neto and Mosquera.