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Ruben Neves’ second-half strike earned Wolves all three points at Brentford, in a game that was halted for more than 25 minutes in the first half because of a clash of heads and a drone hovering above the ground.
Referee Peter Bankes took both teams off the pitch just after the half-hour mark when the device was spotted above the Brentford Community Stadium.
That came after a six-minute break in play as a result of a nasty collision involving Brentford team-mates Mathias Jensen and Rico Henry.
Both sets of players looked bemused as Bankes ordered them off the field, while supporters looked just as confused before an announcement over the tannoy confirmed the reason for the second delay.
The teams re-emerged more than 15 minutes later but needed to warm-up again because of the lengthy stoppage. When play did eventually resume, 19 minutes were added on at the end of the first half.
Wolves were quickest to settle after the stoppages and took a deserved lead three minutes into the second half when Joao Moutinho played a neat one-two with Nelson Semedo before finding the far corner with the outside of his right foot.
Ivan Toney steered home Bryan Mbeumo’s free-kick to equalise against the run of play, moments after Bankes had overturned his decision to send off Wolves defender Toti Gomes for a challenge on Kristoffer Ajer.
But Neves restored the visitors’ lead with a well-placed finish into the bottom corner from the edge of the box, before Adama Traore had a goal ruled out for offside in second-half stoppage time.
Brentford manager Thomas Frank was shown a second yellow card for remonstrating with referee Bankes after the final whistle.
The win extends Wolves’ unbeaten run in all competitions to six games, while Brentford have now lost their last four Premier League fixtures – although they remain eight points above the bottom three.
Wolves victorious on bizarre afternoon
Brentford were starting to stamp their authority on the game when the collision between Janssen and Henry left both players covered in blood and requiring lengthy treatment on the pitch. The pair were eventually taken off as concussion substitutions.
An even longer stoppage followed when the drone was spotted near the roof of the stadium, resulting in the players being taken off. When the game restarted, Bruno Lage’s team gradually began to pin the Bees inside their own half and broke the deadlock when Moutinho curled home his second goal in three league appearances.
Frank’s team were poor after the lengthy stoppage, lacking composure on the ball and struggling to test Jose Sa in the visitors’ goal. Toney’s clinical finish from Mbeumo’s delivery – the striker’s seventh goal in all competitions this season – was the hosts’ first effort on target and looked like it might earn them an unlikely point, until Neves’ late strike.
The Bees were firmly second best and have their work cut out to arrest a worrying run, with Frank cutting a frustrated figure at full-time.
As for Wolves, they have now won four of their last five league matches.
Player of the match
Rúben NevesRúben Neves
Brentford
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Squad number17Player nameToney
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Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
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Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
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Squad number20Player nameAjer
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Squad number18Player nameJansson
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Squad number3Player nameHenry
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Squad number8Player nameJensen
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Squad number7Player nameCanós
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Squad number30Player nameRoerslev
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Squad number49Player nameLössl
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Squad number27Player nameJanelt
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Squad number5Player namePinnock
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Squad number26Player nameBaptiste
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Squad number11Player nameWissa
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Squad number14Player nameGhoddos
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Squad number9Player nameForss
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Squad number8Player nameRúben Neves
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Squad number28Player nameJoão Moutinho
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Squad number16Player nameCoady
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Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo
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Squad number37Player nameTraoré
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Squad number23Player nameKilman
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Squad number1Player nameJosé Sá
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Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri
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Squad number10Player nameDaniel Podence
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Squad number24Player nameToti
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Squad number32Player nameDendoncker
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Squad number11Player nameTrincão
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Squad number17Player nameFábio Silva
Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 3-5-2
- 49Lössl
- 20Ajer
- 18JanssonBooked at 75mins
- 5Pinnock
- 7CanósSubstituted forGhoddosat 83′minutes
- 8JensenSubstituted forBaptisteat 27′minutesSubstituted forForssat 79′minutes
- 6NørgaardBooked at 83mins
- 27Janelt
- 3HenrySubstituted forRoerslevat 26′minutesSubstituted forWissaat 58′minutes
- 19Mbeumo
- 17Toney
Substitutes
- 9Forss
- 11Wissa
- 14Ghoddos
- 26Baptiste
- 28Bidstrup
- 29Bech Sørensen
- 30Roerslev
- 36Stevens
- 40Fernández
Wolves
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Malheiro de SáBooked at 90mins
- 23Kilman
- 16Coady
- 24GomesBooked at 70mins
- 22Nélson Semedo
- 32Dendoncker
- 8NevesBooked at 60mins
- 28João Moutinho
- 3Aït-Nouri
- 10PodenceSubstituted forMachado Trincãoat 90+3′minutes
- 17Fábio SilvaSubstituted forTraoréat 75′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Hoever
- 5Marçal
- 6Cavaco Jordão
- 11Machado Trincão
- 20Tomás Oliveira
- 21Ruddy
- 33Giles
- 37Traoré
- 39Cundle
Live Text
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Match ends, Brentford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
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Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
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VAR Decision: No Goal Brentford 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves tries a through ball, but Adama Traoré is caught offside.
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Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
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Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Trincão replaces Daniel Podence.
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José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
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Attempt missed. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Conor Coady.
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Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard with a headed pass.
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Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
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Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
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Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Sergi Canós.
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Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
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Attempt missed. Marcus Forss (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Substitution, Brentford. Marcus Forss replaces Shandon Baptiste.
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