Brentford vs Wolves - Premier League: Team news, lineups & prediction
Brentford host Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
Neither club comes into the contest enjoying ebullient form. Ivan Toney wasn't alone in describing Brentford's 4-0 capitulation against Aston Villa as a 'shambles' last weekend. “We looked like a bunch of kids out there,” he damningly admitted.
Wolves lost by the same eye-watering margin to Leicester on the other side of the Midlands. Just like Brentford, they have won one of their last six matches, failing to score in four of those bleak outings.
Here's everything you need to know about a meeting between two teams gagging for a victory.
Where are Brentford vs Wolves playing?
- Location: London, England
- Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
- Date: Saturday 29 October
- Kick-off Time: 15:00 BST / 10:00 EST / 07:00 PST
- VAR: Peter Bankes
- Referee: Robert Madley
Brentford vs Wolves H2H Results (Last Five Games)
Brentford: 1 Win
Wolves: 3 Wins
Draws: 1
Current Form (Last Five Games)
Brentford: DLWDL
Wolves: LLWLL
Brentford team news
Christian Norgaard has returned to training and could make his first appearance since August on Saturday afternoon.
Aaron Hickey and back-up goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha are both unavailable with ankle injuries while Pontus Jansson is set to be sidelined until the World Cup with a thigh problem.
Brentford predicted lineup vs Wolves
Brentford Starting 11 (4-3-3): Raya; Ajer, Mee, Pinnock, Henry; Dasilva, Janelt, Jensen; Mbeumo, Toney, Wissa.
Bench: Cox, Canos, Onyeka, Baptiste, Ghoddos, Jorgensen, Damsgaard, Norgaard, Roerslev.
Wolves team news
Toti Gomes wasn't rushed back against Leicester last Sunday and remains a fitness doubt this weekend. Raul Jimenez is set to return to Wolverhampton after undergoing treatment for a lingering groin issue in Mexico but is still in the midst of his recovery.
Chiquinho and Sasa Kalajdzic are nursing severe knee injuries while Pedro Neto is sidelined for the foreseeable future with an ankle problem.
Wolves predicted lineup vs Brentford
Wolves Starting 11 (4-2-3-1): Sa; Jonny, Collins, Kilman, Bueno; Nunes, Neves; A Traore, Campbell, Podence; Costa.
Bench: Sarkic, Ait-Nouri, B Traore, Hwang, Mosquera, Guedes, Semedo, Hodge, Moutinho.
Brentford vs Wolves score prediction
No team in England's top four tiers has scored fewer goals this season than the toothless Wolves. However, the old gold outfit has fired off more shots than half the top flight, including Brentford.
Whereas the Bees - owned by a professional gambler acutely aware of the lessons provided by expected goals - value quality shots, Wolves are liable to take aim from anywhere.
At their bus stop in Hounslow - where they have accrued all three of their Premier League wins this campaign - Brentford may bolster their impressive home record against a Wolves side with one point on the road all season.
Prediction: Brentford 2-0 Wolves