Ruben Neves scored a brilliant winner to help Wolves produce one of the close football scores of the weekend in the Premier League. The game was stopped for 19 minutes when a drone stopped playing. Joao Moutinho scored the opener with a superb strike in the 48th minute before Ivan Toney equalized in the 71st minute with a brilliant volley. With the game heading for a draw, Ruben Neves produced a moment of magic to seal the win.
Player ratings
Brentford: Lossl (6), Ajer (5), Jansson (6), Pinnock (6), Canos (6), Jensen (5), Norgaard (6), Janelt (6), Henry (5), Mbeumo (7), Toney (7).
Subs: Roerslev (6), Baptiste (6), Wissa (n/a).
Wolves: Sa (6), Kilman (7), Coady (6), Toti Gomes (6), Semedo (8), Neves (8), Moutinho (9), Dendoncker (6), Ait-Nouri (7), Podence (6), Fabio Silva (6).
Subs: Trincao (n/a), Traore (6).
Man of the match: Joao Moutinho.
Managers Reaction
Brentford manager Thomas Frank: “In general, I thought we played a solid game. We gave away two goals which weren’t really chances. If there was one team that deserved to win today, it was us. It was a great goal from Moutinho. For the second goal, I feel we could’ve got closer and Jonas could’ve done better as well. I haven’t seen the stats, but I think by far we had the most shots in the game today so I thought we were fine.”
Wolves manager Bruno Lage: “It was a strange first half and the two breaks didn’t help our rhythm but we played very well in the second half. My players brought the will I wanted. With time to work with the team, with consistency and personality on the ball, our performances in December and January have been good.”
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