Wolves vs Brentford

18 September 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Darren England

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Ivan Toney 28’ (pen)
  • Bryan Mbeumo 34’

Match summary

Brentford won 2-0 away at Wolves. Brentford led 2-0 at half-time.

Ivan Toney put Brentford ahead from the penalty spot in the 28th minute and Bryan Mbeumo made it 0-2 in the 34th minute, set up by Ivan Toney.

The chances backed that up: Brentford created 2.33 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Wolves's 1.02 from 11. Brentford had a player sent off.

Match stats

Wolves Brentford
11 Shots 9
0 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.02 xG 2.33
1.02 Non-penalty xG 1.57
4 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Wolves Brentford
Kick-off
28’
Ivan Toney
Penalty0-1 (Brentford)
34’
Bryan Mbeumo
Assist: Ivan Toney0-2 (Brentford)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Wolves
  • José Sá
  • Romain Saiss
  • Conor Coady
  • Rúben Neves
Brentford
  • Shandon Baptiste
  • Pontus Jansson
  • Rico Henry

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.02 2.33 28’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), 0-1 28’ 34’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), 0-2 34’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.02 2.33 28’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), 0-1 Toney 28’ 34’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), 0-2 Mbeumo 34’
Wolves 1.02 xGBrentford 2.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Wolves attacking 
34’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 28’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 29’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 32’ Trincão (Wolves), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 68’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.38 xG, blocked 90’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 85’ Trincão (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Fernando Marçal (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Fernando Marçal (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 34’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.79 xG, goal 28’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 29’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 68’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.38 xG, blocked 32’ Trincão (Wolves), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 90’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 85’ Trincão (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Fernando Marçal (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Fernando Marçal (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
José Sá GK900 0.000.000
Conor Coady DEF900 0.000.000
Max Kilman DEF900 0.000.011
Romain Saiss DEF491 0.010.000
Nélson Semedo MID851 0.050.000
Fernando Marçal MID752 0.030.000
Rúben Neves MID901 0.010.022
João Moutinho MID900 0.000.000
Trincão FWD902 0.440.031
Raúl Jiménez FWD901 0.060.453
Adama Traoré FWD902 0.060.061
Hee-Chan Hwang Sub411 0.380.000
Daniel Podence Sub150 0.000.000
Fabio Silva Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 52% Avg odds 1.83
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.35
Brentford win 19% Avg odds 5.10

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Wolves LLLLW
Brentford WDDL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Brentford 1-2 Wolves, 22 Jan 22  All Wolves vs Brentford meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.