The duel corresponding to date 24 of the England – Premier League 2023-2024 tournament between Wolves and Brentford ended with a 2-0 victory for the visiting team. It was midfielder Christian Norgaard who led Brentford to victory in the 34th minute of the first half. The other goal fell at minute 30 of the second half with the score of Ivan Toney.
With less possession but more forcefulness, Brentford beat Wolverhampton, who had greater control of the ball (64%) throughout the match.
Nathan Collins had a great performance. The Brentford defender was important for recovering 5 balls and rejecting 6 dangerous balls.
Christian Norgaard also performed well. The Brentford midfielder scored 1 goal, made 16 correct passes and stole 6 balls.
Midfielder Mario Lemina of Wolverhampton took a shot and filtered the ball between the legs of midfielder Vitaly Janelt of Brentford in the 16th minute of the first stage.
The game was fought, but there were more infractions than the creation of fair play. There were several reprimands: Mark Flekken, Mathias Jensen, Nathan Fraser, Vitaly Janelt and Mario Lemina.
Wolves manager Gary O’Neil presented a 3-6-1 tactical layout with José Sá in goal; Maximilian Kilman, Craig Dawson and Toti on the defensive line; Nélson Semedo, Mario Lemina, João Gomes, Rayan Ait Nouri, Pablo Sarabia and Matheus Cunha in the middle; and Pedro Neto in the attack.
For its part, Thomas Frank’s team came out with a 3-5-2 tactical layout with Mark Flekken between the three sticks; Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock and Ben Mee in defense; Mads Roerslev, Mathias Jensen, Christian Norgaard, Vitaly Janelt and Sergio Reguilón in midfield; and Ivan Toney and Neal Maupay up front.
Simon Hooper was the referee chosen for the match at the Molineux Stadium.
On the next date, Wolves will visit Tottenham and Brentford will play at home against Liverpool.
In this way, the local team is in tenth place in the championship with 32 points, while the visiting team, with 25, is in fourteenth place.
BBC-NEWS-SRC: IMPORTING DATE: 2024-02-10 19:00:01