The 4th Official
·18 September 2021
The 4th Official
·18 September 2021
Wolverhampton Wanderers clashed heads with Brentford at the Molineux Stadium earlier this afternoon as they looked to secure a positive result at home. Bruno Lage’s men made a sloppy start to the game and conceded a penalty in the 28th minute when Marcal was found guilty of dragging down the opposition.
Ivan Toney converted his penalty and gave the visitors a shock lead before Bryan Mbeumo went on to double their advantage just six minutes later when he found the back of the net from close range. Wolves went into the half-time break two goals down and with a mountain to climb in the second half.
Shandon Baptiste got booked twice and was sent off in the 64th minute but the home side failed to make their numerical advantage count. They continued to be abysmal in the final third as the contest finished with Wolves suffering a disappointing 2-0 loss in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Wolves player fared during the clash against Brentford.
The Portuguese keeper made one solid save but couldn’t do much about either of Brentford’s goals today.
Kilman made one important interception during the game and was also good on the ball. However, he won’t be pleased after conceding two goals during the game.
The Wolves centre-back got stuck in with some crunching tackles to make life difficult for the opposition. He even made a couple of crucial clearances at the back and was tidy with his passing.
Saiss was strong in the air but was replaced at the half-time break.
Wolverhampton Nelson Semedo and Brentford Rico Henry during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brentford at Molineux, Wolverhampton, England on 18 September 2021. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxUK Copyright: xAndrewxAleksiejczukx PMI-4430-0003
He worked his socks off down the right-wing but was lackluster in the final third. He got subbed in the 81st minute.
Neves cleared his lines when needed and engineered two key chances from midfield.
The veteran midfielder tried to protect his backline but was too slow to react to the danger in the first half. However, he lacked quality on the ball.
Marcal gave away a poor penalty when he was found guilty of dragging the opposition down deliberately in the first half. He failed to impress in the Brentford half in what proved to be a frustrating outing for him.
Trincao’s performance was all flash and no substance today. He had a few lively moments but didn’t do enough to get a goal.
The Mexican striker did his best to create some decent openings for others around him but wasted a glorious chance to score a goal in the second half.
Traore completed plenty of dribbles in the Brentford half but lacked quality with his final delivery.
He tried to make things happen but never got a sniff at goal.
Podence added some energy to Wolves’ attack.
He hardly had any time to make an impact.