
Brentford vs Wolves 2021-22 English Premier League
Ruben Neves goal gives Wolves 2-1 victory at Brentford
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Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Ruben Neves scored a late goal to seal a 2-1 win at Brentford in Saturday's Premier League match.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 26': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Rico Henry because of an injury.
- 27': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Mathias Jensen because of an injury.
- 45'+27': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 48': Goal! Brentford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 58': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Mads Roerslev.
- 60': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Goal! Brentford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 75': Pontus Jansson (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Fábio Silva.
- 78': Goal! Brentford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho.
- 79': Substitution, Brentford. Marcus Forss replaces Shandon Baptiste.
- 83': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Sergi Canós.
- 90'+1': José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Trincão replaces Daniel Podence.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
Game Information
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 16,982
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
69 | Arsenal | 28 | 3 | 3 |
61 | Manchester City | 27 | 4 | 4 |
50 | Manchester United | 26 | 5 | 6 |
49 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 4 | 9 |
Statistics
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WOL![]() |
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6 | Fouls | 7 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 4 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
0 | Saves | 0 |
49.5 | POSSESSION | 50.5 |
11 | SHOTS | 7 |
1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
335 | Accurate Passes | 355 |
455 | Passes | 477 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
22 | Crosses | 7 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
55 | Long Balls | 69 |
19 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
16 | Tackles | 22 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
10 | Interceptions | 9 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 34 |
14 | Clearances | 34 |
Brentford (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
49 | Jonas Lössl (GK) |
18 | Pontus Jansson ![]() |
5 | Ethan Pinnock |
20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
27 | Vitaly Janelt |
8 | Mathias Jensen |
6 | Christian Norgaard ![]() |
3 | Rico Henry |
7 | Sergi Canós |
17 | Ivan Toney |
19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | José Sá (GK) ![]() |
16 | Conor Coady |
24 | Tote Gomes ![]() |
23 | Max Kilman |
28 | João Moutinho |
32 | Leander Dendoncker |
8 | Rúben Neves ![]() |
3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
22 | Nélson Semedo |
17 | Fábio Silva |
10 | Daniel Podence |
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