Brentford host Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday, with both teams looking to get back to winning ways in the Premier League.
The Bees lost 4-0 at managerless Aston Villa last weekend, while Wolves lost by the same scoreline at home to Leicester City.
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Brentford have made a steady start to their second season in the top tier, currently sitting in 11th place, having acquired 14 points from their opening 12 fixtures.
Recent form may have disappointed manager Thomas Frank however, with his side winning just one of their last six games, losing 5-1 away at Newcastle United and 4-0 to Villa in the process.
The Bees will be glad to be back on home soil, where they have picked up 11 of their 14 points so far this season and have only lost once, in a 3-0 defeat to league leaders Arsenal.
Solid results in recent matches in West London include a 2-0 home win against Brighton & Hove Albion, a game in which Ivan Toney bagged a brace, and a 0-0 draw against Chelsea, where Brentford displayed resolute defensive efforts to take a point off the team chasing the Champions League places.
Frank's side have won just one of their last six encounters with Wolves, but there may be no better time to play them, considering the fact that their opponents are currently managerless and struggling for form.
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Indeed, Wolves sacked Bruno Lage at the start of October following their 2-0 defeat against West Ham United, a result that placed them in the relegation zone, where they still remain, now sitting in 19th.
Since parting with their manager however, results have shown little in the way of improvement for the Black Country side, with a solitary 1-0 win against Nottingham Forest being the only points that they have managed to gain in Lage's absence.
A 3-0 defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge is perhaps understandable, but the other losses that Wolves have suffered recently will alarm them more, succumbing 2-1 to Crystal Palace, before losing 4-0 at home to Leicester City last time out.
It was the first time that the Foxes have managed to pick up any points in a Premier League away match this season, and the loss will sting even more for Wolves due to Leicester leapfrogging them in the table in the process.
To avoid being cut adrift further than the two points they already are from safety, Wolves now need to start putting a run together, or they may find themselves embroiled in a relegation battle.
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Pontus Jansson has missed the last four Brentford fixtures with a thigh injury, and he will be absent in the Bees defence, as will right-back Aaron Hickey, who has not played in the last three due to an ankle issue.
In Jansson's absence, Ethan Pinnock has recently been given the nod instead, while Mads Roerslev Rasmussen has replaced Hickey on the right, with the pair both expected to start again.
Elsewhere, Christian Norgaard is inching to a return from an Achilles tendon injury, but Saturday's game is likely to prove to be too soon for a return to the first-team squad.
Ivan Toney has undoubtedly been the star man for his side this season, weighing in with eight goals and two assists from 12 Premier League appearances, and he is expected to feature alongside Bryan Mbeumo up front.
For Wolves, Pedro Neto and Toti have both been missing with knocks as of late, but the duo could be set to return to the squad on Saturday, as they are both making good progress towards recovery.
Caretaker manager Steve Davis has opted to start 20-year-old left-back Hugo Bueno in recent matches, and he is set to play again, with Jonny the likely choice on the opposite side of the defence.
Diego Costa is yet to score since arriving at the club in September, so Davis will have a dilemma about whom to start up front, with Hwang Hee-chan also an option.
Brentford possible starting lineup:
Raya; Pinnock, Zanka, Ajer; Rasmussen, Onyeka, Janelt, Jensen, Henry; Mbeumo, Toney
Wolverhampton Wanderers possible starting lineup:
Sa; Jonny, Collins, Kilman, Bueno; Moutinho, Neves; Traore, Nunes, Podence; Costa
We say: Brentford 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brentford will be wanting to respond after the disappointing loss against Aston Villa last week, and we expect them to do so in a narrow victory against Wolves. Given the away side's poor recent form and away record, they are likely to come up short against the Bees, who have been decent at home.
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