Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Brentford 1-4 Wolves: Hee-chan Hwang scored twice for the impressive visitors as Brentford’s slide down the table continued
Hwang Hee-chan scored twice as Brentford forgot how to defend and Wolves took full advantage with a 4-1 win in west London.
Hwang took his tally for the season to 11 as Wanderers followed up their Christmas Eve win over Chelsea by collecting another festive three points.
It was a first victory in the capital in 15 attempts for Wolves, their last coming in a 2-0 win at Tottenham in February last year.
But it was gifted to them by a Brentford side who could soon be looking nervously over their shoulders at the relegation battle after a fourth straight defeat and a sixth in seven matches.
Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Here come those Wolves changes. Doyle replaces Sarabia, who assisted the first goal and has looked lively throughout.
Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bellegarde scampers forward to feed Lemina on the break, but Wolves' opening goalscorer is caught offside on the left side of the box. O'Neil is about to make two further changes, with Doherty and Doyle seemingly preparing to come on.
Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Damsgaard goes down under pressure from Semedo inside a crowded Wolves area, and there are some half-hearted penalty appeals from the home fans, but nothing from the Brentford players. That was good, strong defending from Semedo.
Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Might O'Neil feel Neto has 30 minutes in him if he decides to freshen things up? Despite spending around two months on the sidelines after suffering a hamstring injury in a 2-2 draw with Newcastle United, Neto has the joint-most assists in the Premier League this season, with his tally of seven only matched by Kieran Trippier and Mohamed Salah.
Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves are sitting off Brentford and asking the Bees to break them down. It's been one-way traffic since the start of the second half, but the visitors always provide a threat on the counterattack.
Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brentford have lost five of their last six Premier League games (one win), including each of their last three in a row. They last lost more consecutively between January and February 2022, a run of five in which the fourth game was a 2-1 home loss against Wolves, with Ruben Neves and Joao Moutinho on target.
Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
The latest Brentford set-piece causes more panic in the Wolves area, with Santiago Bueno forced into a last-ditch block. The Bees come again down the left, and this time it's Semedo back to make the intervention. Brentford are well on top, and Wolves may need some fresh legs soon.
Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Kilman becomes the first Wolves player in the book for a strong challenge on Maupay. He didn't seem to make much contact there, but he flew in with plenty of force as Maupay flicked the ball past him.
Brentford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
ALMOST! Ait-Nouri is forced to put a Lewis-Potter cross out for a throw-in, which is hurled into a packed penalty area by Roerslev. It's nodded down for Lewis-Potter to strike it on the volley, and his effort takes a wicked deflection, but Sa gets behind it well.
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