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Image source, Getty ImagesBrentford move 10 points clear of the bottom three and continue to be a very stable side under Keith Andrews.
The rookie manager has built an efficient side even if they did not need to show much quality to beat an awful Wolves.
Keane Lewis-Potter knew they needed to be patient, a pre-match directive by Andrews, and he took his chances for first league goals since January.
The unknown managerial nous of former Republic of Ireland international Andrews at the start of the season, having succeeded Thomas Frank, would have led to some relegation fears, but the Bees are comfortable in mid-table.
Brentford do not put as much influence on the manager as other clubs, believing their data and processes allow them to slot in whoever may be head coach.
Andrews has done that in a so far solid debut season.
This was their first win since beating Burnley in late November but victories have come consistently enough to keep the pressure off and therefore allow Andrews time to adapt and grow into his role.
The Bees are just three points behind sixth-placed Crystal Palace, and while challenging at the very top may be fanciful, Brentford are ticking along very nicely.
Andrews happy for 'patient' Lewis-Potter
Brentford manager Keith Andrews speaking to BBC Sport: "I mentioned to the players before the game, in the previous five games Wolves have been drawing at half-time, so we needed to be patient.
On goalscorer Keane Lewis-Potter: "He's had to be patient. I inherited him as a full-back, which I am quick to remind him of. He has had to suffer a little bit in terms of game time but I have a soft spot for him and it was nice to see him get his reward today because he has been trying really hard.
"The clean sheet was really important for the group today. It's not rocket science, you keep a clean sheet and you have more chance of winning a game. We want to be more attacking but we have to get the balance right and today we did that.
"Away from home we haven't had the results we perhaps deserve but it was nice to get that today. With the way they support us on the road, it's nice to reward the fans today."
Did you know?
Brentford have won three of their five Premier League away meetings with Wolves (D1 L1) – only earning more victories on the road in the competition against West Ham United (4).
Brentford's Caoimhin Kelleher has saved three of the five penalties that he has faced in the Premier League, with his 60% save rate the highest of any goalkeeper to have faced five or more penalties in the competition.
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Rob Edwards makes four changes with Wolves still looking for their first Premier League win of the season.
Jose Sa, Ki-Jana Hoever, Santi Bueno and Fer Lopez are all handed starts
Toti and Sam Johnstone miss out while Emmanuel Agbadou has joined Ivory Coast for the Africa Cup of Nations for and Yerson Mosquera is banned.
Wolves XI: Sa, Hoever, Doherty, S Bueno, Krejci, Wolfe, Andre, J Gomes, Lopez, Hwang, Strand Larsen
Subs: Johnstone, Tchatchoua, Pond, Olagunju, Rawlings, Gonzalez, Mane, Arias, Arokodare
Striker Igor Thiago wins his fitness battle and starts for Brentford.
The 12-goal forward was rated touch and go by boss Keith Andrews with a knock - missing the 2-0 Carabao Cup quarter-final defeat at Manchester City on Wednesday - but will lead the line at Molineux.
Rico Henry, Yehor Yarmoliuk and Kevin Schade start but Jordan Henderson is only fit enough for the bench.
Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, Van Den Berg, Henry, Jensen, Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Schade, Thiago, Lewis-Potter
Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Henderson, Ajer, Damsgaard, Konak, Nunes, Donovan
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What a miserable Christmas party the Wolves players must have had. They are not staying up - not a chance.
They pushed Arsenal close with their rearguard action at Emirates Stadium last weekend, but still lost in the end.
Rob Edwards needs something, anything, to go his way after five defeats from five games and maybe - just maybe! - he will get a crumb of comfort on Saturday.
The reason I say that is because Brentford's away record is woeful, with seven defeats and just one win in the Premier League so far.
I still think the Bees might nick it, but instead I am going for Wolves to get a point and bring a tiny bit of Christmas cheer to Molineux, although I am not sure how long it will last.
Sutton's prediction: 1-1
Henry Cowling
BBC Sport journalist
Bottom side Wolves continue their search for a first league win of the season when they welcome an out-of-form Brentford to Molineux on Saturday. BBC Sport looks at some of the key themes going into the match.
Wolves tightening up?
Wolves have now lost nine league games in a row, their most in Premier League history, and are guaranteed to be bottom of the table at Christmas. Nonetheless, they showed promising signs during their heartbreaking late loss to league leaders Arsenal at the Emirates last weekend.
The visitors restricted Mikel Arteta's side to two shots on target – the joint-fewest Wolves have faced in a Premier League game this season.
Arsenal have only had fewer shots on target in their 1-0 loss to Liverpool in August, while they failed to register any in the first half of a Premier League fixture for the first time this season.
It was a far cry from Wolves' leaky showing earlier this month at home to Manchester United, who ran riot at Molineux – winning 4-1 and recording 27 shots, with 10 on target.
Wolves will be hoping they can continue the defensive promise they showed last time out as they face a Brentford side who have scored just one goal in their past three league games.
Brentford dropping points
It was an all too familiar occurrence for Brentford last weekend as they relinquished a lead and dropped points.
Keith Andrews' side were heading for a sixth home league win of the season when Jordan Henderson struck with 20 minutes left to play but Dominic Calvert-Lewin rescued a point for Leeds.
Brentford have now dropped more points from winning positions than any other Premier League team. The Bees have let 13 points slip after going ahead over the course of the season so far.
Grace Wheeler
BBC Sport
Brentford boss Keith Andrews has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux (kick-off 15:00).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Andrews said Jordan Henderson and Igor Thiago both picked up little knocks against Leeds on Sunday. "We don't know yet how they are. They've been with the medics today and we'll see how they are for the game on Saturday."
On other availability, he said: "If you take Fabio [Carvalho] and Antoni's [Milambo] cruciate injuries out of the equation, we're in a really good place. We've managed that side of things really well. The medical team has been outstanding - the way we communicate, the dynamics of how we train and push players."
He added: "It's about finding the right balance to have the right amount of edge and prepare for games. Really happy on that front."
Andrews said he will not underestimate Wolves' ability. "It's going to be a really difficult game. I watched a lot of them this morning and have a decent understanding of how they play, with more detail around exactly what they do. They have a lot of pride in what they're trying to do. I'm anticipating a really tough game, one we have to be ready for."
Andrews is a former Wolves player - spending nine years of his career at the club - so for him Saturday is "a bit of a full circle". He added: "It will be really nice to go back."
On Wolves' boss Rob Edwards, Andrews said: "I like Rob a lot. He's a really good guy and I have a lot of admiration for his coaching journey. I'm well aware of what he did at Wolves - academy, U21s - Telford, Forest Green and then spectacularly at Luton. That achievement will go down for ever in the history books and shouldn't be forgotten and it was a little in the way they went down. But it was remarkable, he's one of the good guys [and it will be] good to see him on Saturday."
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Everton midfielder Leon Osman says Brentford deserve credit for "putting themselves in the right positions" to try and end their wait for a major trophy.
The Bees reached the Carabao Cup quarter-finals for the third season in the last five but were beaten 2-0 at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening.
"It's never easy coming to Manchester City and trying to get the victory when you know City are in it to win it themselves," Osman told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.
"Credit to Brentford as a club because if you keep putting yourself in these situations, taking the competition seriously, and getting to quarter-finals - at some point the draw will be favourable.
"At some point, things will go your way and you will get that bit of fortune, but you have to be in the competition at that stage to benefit from the fortune.
"Yes, the Premier League is very important and it's important to take that seriously but they are putting themselves in the right positions where something might fall their way."
The Bees travel to bottom club Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday and Osman sees this as the perfect opportunity for Keith Andrews' side to return to winning way after no victories in their past four in all competitions.
"The last two wins they've had were at home so it would be good for them to go away and get three points," he added. "If any team play Wolves and don't win, it will feel like points dropped so Brentford don't want to fall into that situation.
"It's an opportunity for them to go there, be positive, take the positives from this season into it and get three points."
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your thoughts after Wednesday's Carabao Cup game between Manchester City and Brentford, as Pep Guardiola's side reached the last four of the competition for the first time since 2021.
Here are some of your comments:
Man City fans
Kevin: A comfortable win in the end, but at times it was complacent and training-ground stuff that verged on showboating. Luckily, Brentford were lethargic and unimaginative, eventually transitioning to surrender. This performance won't cut the cake in the other three priority competitions.
Harry: A brilliant performance with a well-rotated team, unlike the Bayer Leverkusen fiasco. What more can I say about Rayan Cherki? if he keeps himself grounded, he will go on to be a legend here. I hope Savinho knows that real fans of this club love him. He has so much talent and I desperately want him to become a core of this team. Well done to our academy lads too for an all-round professional performance. Credit to the Brentford fans who made the trip and to their players who were class.
David: While Abdudokir Khusanov grew into the game and showed some talent, Rico Lewis showed himself exactly for what he is: a jobbing lower division player. I'm sure he is on a nice package though!
Andy: Khusanov is an exciting player but is always a liability. He could've easily been sent off. He needs to not react as impulsively because this isn't the first time he could've cost City.
Brentford fans
John: It looked like we were lacking in any ambition, albeit against a very good side. Kevin Schade is not a centre-forward and such late offensive substitutions would not please the travelling supporters. It's a shame.
Kevin: It was fairly clear from team selection that the Bees had no intention of winning this tie. I feel sorry for the supporters who made the trip. After resting Yehor Yarmoliuk and Mikkel Damsgaard at the weekend, I thought we might give it a go following the poor performance against Leeds, but not to be. Five at the back does not work.
George: We had our eye on Wolves this weekend and could only offer promising spells at the start of each half without any end product. Our forward-thinking runs were too often at odds with our new 'pass it back a lot and then hoof it forward' mentality, which is yet to produce a result.
Joe: A bit underwhelming to be honest. Felt like we made some decent chances for ourselves but really lacked any form of execution. Igor Thiago and Jordan Henderson's absence was very notable. Wolves on Saturday now becomes a very important match to win
Shamoon Hafez
Football reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesBrentford boss Keith Andrews will be left wondering what could have been had the referee brandished a red card instead of a yellow in the direction of Manchester City defender Abdukodir Khusanov during Wednesday's Carabao Cup quarter-final defeat at Etihad Stadium.
With no VAR available until the next round, Brentford had to accept Sam Barrott's decision and Andrews' pleas towards the fourth official made no difference.
"I'm very quick to defend officials generally - it is such a difficult job, but that was one they didn't get right," Andrews said.
"The explanation - the touch being too far away from goal - doesn't quite sit well with me after watching it back because he is clean through on goal.
"If it's a red card, it's a big advantage for us obviously - but we will never know."
Mathias Jensen's resulting free-kick was well struck but batted away by goalkeeper James Trafford.
The visitors were unable to find a way past the stand-in goalkeeper, and have now lost five of their past six meetings against Manchester City.
Brentford fell at the quarter-final stage of the Carabao Cup for the second consecutive season, having lost to eventual winners Newcastle last season.
Brentford boss Keith Andrews has been speaking to the media after his side were knocked out of the Carabao Cup: "We played with a lot of courage. I had to make some changes, with Dango [Ouattara] going away and a couple of knocks to [Igor] Thiago and Jordan [Henderson].
"We had one day prepare and one day of training. We actually flipped the system, so the players showed they are so intelligent, so adaptable and so versatile. I was very impressed in terms of how we played.
"We had to play with courage in how we tried to break them down and control the play. Unfortunately, we couldn't quite get that bit of quality in the final third, but I felt we were close on quite a few occasions.
"I'm disappointed, obviously, but I thought we defended brilliantly and I'm very proud of the boys."
Brentford midfielder Mathias Jensen has also been speaking to the media following the match: "We gave it a go. We tried to play with a lot of courage.
"I think we did quite well, actually. Their goals came from a set-piece and a transition from one of ours. I don't think they had too many clear-cut chances.
"We did very well in the first phase or two, but maybe lacked a bit of quality in the final third."
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Manchester City make seven changes to the side that beat Crystal Palace on Sunday.
James Trafford starts in goal, with Rico Lewis, Abdukodir Khusanov, Nathan Ake, Oscar Bobb and Savinho coming into the side.
Academy star Divine Mukasa starts up front in place of Erling Haaland.
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden all drop to the bench.
Man City XI: Trafford, Lewis, Khusanov, Ake, O'Reilly, Gonzalez, Reijnders, Bobb, Cherki, Savinho, Mukasa.
Subs: Donnarumma, Dias, Haaland, Bernardo, Gvardiol, Nunes, Foden, Gray, Mfuni.
Brentford make six changes following the weekend's draw at Leeds.
Hakon Valdimarsson starts in goal in place of Caoimhin Kelleher, while Rico Henry, Kristoffer Ajer, Mikkel Damsgaard, Yehor Yarmolyuk and Kevin Schade come into the side.
Brentford XI: Valdimarsson, Henry, Van den Berg, Collins, Ajer, Kayode, Jensen, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Janelt, Schade.
Subs: Kelleher, Hickey, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter, Peart-Harris, Konak, Donovan, Arthur, Nunes.
Brentford boss Keith Andrews has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Carabao Cup game against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium (kick-off 19:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
There "were a couple of knocks" in Sunday's draw with Leeds but everyone should be fine.
Dango Ouattara and Frank Onyeka have left for Afcon, while Reiss Nelson remains sidelined.
Andrews said playing Manchester City "is obviously a very difficult game" and Erling Haaland is "difficult to keep quiet".
He said they can take some "positives" from the narrow defeat to City in October because they "grew into the game" and "restricted them to few clear cut chances."
Andrews says Crystal Palace winning the FA Cup last season "was a great story and shows that the so called lesser teams can succeed" too.
Despite focusing on the Premier League, Andrews said they "are going to take the game as serious as the game dictates as it's a great opportunity to get into a quarter final."
Ian Westbrook
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesIt is still early in the Keith Andrews era at Brentford, but one question that is not resolved yet is 'what is our identity?'.
In recent seasons, we've been known as a fast, attacking team who are particularly dangerous from set-pieces.
This season we have been somewhat different. Obviously the loss of Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa and Christian Norgaard has had an impact on that - but Sunday's lucklustre display against Leeds left us wondering what sort of team we are.
We have been very good in some games, but very poor in others - rarely has there been any middle ground.
We keep playing long balls up to Igor Thiago who, for all his many qualities, is not the best at getting on the end of these and we don't get many crosses into the penalty area.
For a team managed - as everyone keeps reminding us - by last season's set-piece coach, we have been pretty ineffective at set-pieces.
Ignoring penalties, we have scored from just three in the Premier League - all long throws - with only bottom-placed Wolves netting from fewer.
It means that we have failed to get a goal from a single free-kick or corner all season - in fact we didn't even win a corner in the Leeds game.
Meanwhile our terrible away form faces a real test this week with trips to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals and then Wolves in the league.
I would love to see us win a cup - I really would - but I guess that we won't go full-strength at City given the recent league form.
Wolves on paper looks easy - but many of us Bees fans fear the worst as we've seen our side lose many similar games over the years.
We must remember the overall picture though - seven points clear of danger and only five points off fifth place give plenty of cause for satisfaction in this transition season.
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Dale Johnson
Football issues correspondent
Image source, Getty ImagesIn Sunday's 1-1 draw at Brentford, the VAR review took three minutes and resulted in Brentford's penalty against Leeds being overturned.
Referee John Brooks pointed to the spot, ruling that Dango Ouattara was pulled back by Gabriel Gudmundsson. Eventually the penalty was cancelled as Ouattara was offside.
But did the foul come before the offside?
The Ifab law states: a player in an offside position is moving towards the ball with the intention of playing the ball and is fouled before playing or attempting to play the ball, or challenging an opponent for the ball, the foul is penalised as it has occurred before the offside offence.
We have seen this a few times in recent seasons.
Most notably in March 2019, just before VAR came into the Premier League, an offside Harry Kane was pushed over by Arsenal's Shkodran Mustafi as a ball was delivered into the area. A penalty was awarded.
In February 2024, Newcastle were given a penalty on VAR review against Bournemouth. Fabian Schar was ahead of the last defender but had not committed an offside offence before he was pulled back by Adam Smith.
On Sunday, Ouattara was running towards the flight of the ball. Like Kane, you can make a case that he did not do anything to make him actively offside prior to the foul.
However, fans struggle to get on board with these situations where an offside player effectively benefits from being in that position.
It is why there was controversy over Arsenal's first goal against Wolves. That came from a corner which was awarded despite Bukayo Saka being offside.
When Toti Gomes headed the ball behind, Saka had not committed any kind of offside offence. The Arsenal player was running forwards but did not challenge Gomes or try to play the ball.
Yet Wolves would argue that Toti only attempted the header because Saka was behind him.
Gudmundsson's challenge was incredibly soft, however, and it should have led to a VAR review to be overturned if Ouattara was onside. But the evidence suggests this would not have happened.
Usually, the VAR will check the subjective element, in this case the foul. If there is to be a review the referee would be sent to the screen. While he is running over the VAR checks for any offside.
As the referee was not told to go to the monitor it indicates the foul had been cleared by the VAR, Michael Salisbury.
Leeds were denied their own penalty claim at the start of the second half when Nathan Collins tugged back Dominic Calvert-Lewin. It was a much clearer claim than the foul given against Gudmundsson.
There was probably not quite enough in it for a VAR penalty, but it certainly would not have been overturned had it been given.
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We asked for your views on Sunday's Premier League game between Brentford and Leeds.
Here are some of your comments:
Brentford fans
Graham: Very poor performance - lots of players look out of their depth and lots of finger pointing and blame. Not a team playing for each other, and the substitutions were negative. I think our manager has peaked and I'm worried for the rest of the season.
Mark: What a disjointed performance. Probably the worst game so far this season, despite getting a draw. Too many mistakes, gifting the ball to the opposition. Why Damsgaard didn't start is a mystery. He made the difference which resulted in the goal. We need to up our game if we want to avoid a scrappy, relegation-avoiding second half of the season.
Jen: Oh, Brentford. Need to have some good transfer business in January. Keith needs to make some positive substitutions. Keep going forward, not sideways and then backwards - and players need confidence. Take some chances, Bees! You can score!
Nicholas: Disappointing result after taking the lead. I don't understand why Andrews shut up shop by going with five at the back. Important not to lose but his ability to change things positively is a big concern. Huge game coming up at Wolves.
Leeds fans
Dan: I really thought this would be the proper test to see if we really have turned a corner after the previous three results. We have a miserable away record against London teams so to go toe to toe with an established team like Brentford and earn a decent draw was evidence enough that we really have turned that corner.
Omar: A point at Brentford is a great result and a fair reflection of the game. Tough team and tough venue. Delighted to see Calvert-Lewin continuing to prove doubters wrong. It was a beautifully taken header - he hung in the air like Michael Jordan! Hopefully this combination of grit and intensity will see us finish in the 'top 17'.
Thomas: I genuinely think Brentford had their mind on the cup match against Manchester City in the week. Leeds really should have taken advantage as they are very strong at home. Several players - Tanaka, Okafor and Calvert-Lewin - weren't at their best. Gnonto did well again as a substitute, so hopefully he can get a few games under his belt over the hectic Christmas period and show what he can do.
Robert: Leeds were the better side in the second half - good spirit and belief. Farke made good subs again. DCL worked very hard again and deserved his goal. Stach, Ampadu and Gudmundsson were great. Pleased with a point but felt three were there for the taking.
Pundits Joe Hart and Theo Walcott and Joe Hart join host Kelly Cates to bring you the action and talking points from Sunday's Premier League fixtures.
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