MX23RW : Thursday, December 26 12:08:49| >> :120:6542:6542:
[monks data]
Brentford logo
Championship
Nov 29, 2014 at 3pm UK
 
Wolves logo

4-0

Judge (29'), Dallas (74'), Gray (82'), Jota (94')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Preview: Brentford vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers

Sports Mole looks ahead to Saturday's Championship meeting between Brentford and Wolves, the two sides who were automatically promoted from League One last season.

Two sides in contrasting form meet at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon as on-fire Brentford welcome out-of-sorts Wolverhampton Wanderers to Griffin Park.

Home side Brentford have won four games in a row - the longest active winning streak in the Championship - to climb up to fifth in the table. They are just one point off second and four adrift of league leaders Derby County.

Mark Warburton's side looked on course for defeat against fellow West Londoners Fulham on Friday night until a pair of late goals saw them claim a 2-1 victory and maintain their excellent run of form.

Their recent record against Wolves, who they were automatically-promoted with from League One last season, isn't good though.

They have failed to score in four of the last five games against the Black Country side and were beaten 3-0 in their last meeting back in February.

Wolves enter the match on a three-game losing streak and have conceded eight goals without reply in the two most recent defeats to East Midlands duo Derby County and Nottingham Forest.

That has seen them drop down to 11th in the table and they're now eight points behind pacesetters Derby after being right at the top themselves for much of the season's opening three months.

The club's top scorer Bakary Sako is without a goal in Wolves' recent four-game winless spell, but will hope that a pair of crystal boots to mark his 100th appearance for the club can help him find the net again.

Kenny Jackett is likely to be without centre-back Ethan Ebanks-Landell and that has caused the early recall of youngster Kortney Hause from Gillingham.

Brentford:

Recent form: DLWWWW

Possible starting lineup: Button; Bidwell, Craig, Dean, Douglas, Odubajo, Toral, Judge, Gray, Diagouraga, Pritchard

Wolves:

Recent form: WWDLLL

Possible starting lineup: Ikeme; Doherty, Batth, Stearman, Ricketts; McDonald, Rowe; Henry, Edwards, Sako; Graham

Sports Mole says: 2-2


ID:190431: cacheID:190431:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:5091:
Written by
Pascal Lemesre
No Data Analysis info

Previews by email

Click here to get Sports Mole's daily email of previews and predictions for every major game!


Restore Data
Share this article now:
Kortney Hause of Wycombe Wanderers celebrates after scoring his sides second goal during the Sky Bet League Two match between Northampton Town and Wycombe Wanderers at Sixfields Stadium on December 21, 2013
Read Next:
Wolves recall Hause from Gills
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool16123137162139
2Chelsea17105237191835
3Arsenal1796234161833
4Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest179442319431
5Bournemouth178452721628
6Aston Villa178452626028
7Manchester CityMan City178362925427
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle177552721626
9Fulham176742422225
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton176742726125
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1772839251423
12Brentford177283232023
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd176472122-122
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham175572230-820
15Everton163761421-716
16Crystal Palace173771826-816
17Leicester CityLeicester173592137-1614
18Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1733112740-1312
19Ipswich TownIpswich172691632-1612
20Southampton1713131136-256


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!