Brentford v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 05 October 2024

Score5-3 to Brentford
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGtech Community Stadium
Attendance16,960
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 Brentford won: 3 Drawn: 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 3 Brentford scored: 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 12 . This was the first game in the Premier League to include six different goalscorers since Manchester United’s 4-3 win at Reading in December 2012.

5 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Nathan Collins 2 G
Bryan Mbeumo penalty 20 P
Christian Norgaard 28 G
Ethan Pinnock 45+2 G
Fábio Carvalho 90 G

Goals:

Matheus Cunha 4 G
Jørgen Strand Larsen 26 G
Rayan Aït Nouri 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade

Starting lineup:

Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Nélson Semedo Defender
Toti Defender
Rayan Aït Nouri Defender/Midfielder
Mario Lemina Defender/Midfielder
André Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
Carlos Forbs Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Fábio Carvalho for Kevin Schade 77
Yegor Yarmolyuk for Christian Norgaard 77
Mads Roerslev for Kristoffer Ajer 90+2
Yunus Konak for Mikkel Damsgaard 90+2

Substitutions:

HWANG Hee-chan for André 57
Gonçalo Guedes for Carlos Forbs 68
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for João Gomes 77

Cards:

Kristoffer Ajer 55 Y
Vitaly Janelt 87 Y

Cards:

Craig Dawson 42 Y
Carlos Forbs 55 Y
Nélson Semedo 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender KIM Ji-soo
Defender Ben Mee
Defender Jayden Meghoma
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Ryan Trevitt
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder Yunus Konak

On the bench:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Matt Doherty
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia

Comments:

League position: 9th . Brentford had now opened the scoring within two minutes in their last four games in the Premier League, but this was the first that they had gone on to win. . They had now won four of their last ten home games in the Premier League (lost one). . This was the first time that the Bees had scored four or more goals in the first half of a game in the Premier League since their 4-0 win against Manchester United in August 2022. . Brentford were awarded a penalty in the 19th minute following a VAR review for a foul.

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers now remained with only one point from their opening seven league games of the season for the first time since 1964-65 in League Division One. . Wolves had now lost 100 of their 194 away games in the Premier League (won 42). . This was the first time that they had conceded four or more goals in the first half of a game in the Premier League since their 6-0 loss at Brighton and Hove Albion in April 2023.

5 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Nathan Collins 2 G
Bryan Mbeumo penalty 20 P
Christian Norgaard 28 G
Ethan Pinnock 45+2 G
Fábio Carvalho 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Defender/Midfielder Kristoffer Ajer
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Keane Lewis-Potter
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Midfielder/Forward Kevin Schade

Substitutions:

Fábio Carvalho for Kevin Schade 77
Yegor Yarmolyuk for Christian Norgaard 77
Mads Roerslev for Kristoffer Ajer 90+2
Yunus Konak for Mikkel Damsgaard 90+2

Cards:

Kristoffer Ajer 55 Y
Vitaly Janelt 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender KIM Ji-soo
Defender Ben Mee
Defender Jayden Meghoma
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Ryan Trevitt
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder Yunus Konak

Comments:

League position: 9th . Brentford had now opened the scoring within two minutes in their last four games in the Premier League, but this was the first that they had gone on to win. . They had now won four of their last ten home games in the Premier League (lost one). . This was the first time that the Bees had scored four or more goals in the first half of a game in the Premier League since their 4-0 win against Manchester United in August 2022. . Brentford were awarded a penalty in the 19th minute following a VAR review for a foul.

3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Matheus Cunha 4 G
Jørgen Strand Larsen 26 G
Rayan Aït Nouri 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Nélson Semedo Defender
Toti Defender
Rayan Aït Nouri Defender/Midfielder
Mario Lemina Defender/Midfielder
André Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
Carlos Forbs Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

HWANG Hee-chan for André 57
Gonçalo Guedes for Carlos Forbs 68
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for João Gomes 77

Cards:

Craig Dawson 42 Y
Carlos Forbs 55 Y
Nélson Semedo 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Matt Doherty
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers now remained with only one point from their opening seven league games of the season for the first time since 1964-65 in League Division One. . Wolves had now lost 100 of their 194 away games in the Premier League (won 42). . This was the first time that they had conceded four or more goals in the first half of a game in the Premier League since their 6-0 loss at Brighton and Hove Albion in April 2023.