Wolves missed their last best chance to pick up their first Premier League win before 2025 comes to an end on Saturday, as Rob Edwards’ side eventually came undone and were beaten 2-0 by Brentford at home.
WATCH — Wolves v Brentford full match replay
Keane Lewis-Potter bagged a second-half brace, his first in the Premier League, and Caoimhín Kelleher saved a penalty (that he gave away) in the 88th minute to preserve the clean sheet and give Keith Andrews’ side its first win in four league games. The victory bumps the Bees (23 points) up to 12th in the table, now 10 points above the relegation zone after the majority of pre-season predictions had them down near the bottom-three in the wake of Thomas Frank and Bryan Mbeumo’s summer departures.
Between now and the new year, Wolves (20th - 2 points) will wrap up a woeful (second half of) 2025 with trips to Anfield and Old Trafford to face Liverpool and Manchester United.
What’s next?
- Liverpool vs Wolves — Saturday, 10 am ET
- Brentford vs Bournemouth — Saturday, 10 am ET
Wolves vs Brentford live updates - by Andy Edwards
Wolves vs Brentford final score: 0-2
Goalscorers: Keane Lewis-Potter (63', 83')
GOAL! Wolves 0-2 Brentford: Lewis-Potter bags his first Premier League brace (83')
GOAL! Wolves 0-1 Brentford: Lewis-Potter breaks the deadlock at long last (63')
Wolves starting lineup
Sa - Doherty, Krejci, Bueno - Hoever, J. Gomes, Andre, Lopez, Moller Wolfe - Strand Larsen, Hwang
Brentford starting lineup
Kelleher - Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Henry - Janelt, Yarmolyuk, Jensen - Schade, Lewis-Potter, Thiago
How to watch Wolves vs Brentford live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 10am ET Saturday
Venue: The Molineux Stadium — Wolverhampton, West Midlands
TV Channel: Peacock
Streaming: Stream live on Peacock
Rob Edwards nearly led the Wolves to a huge result last time out as his new tenure still awaits a first point. Their 2-1 loss at Arsenal featured two own goals and leaves them with a 0-2-14 record at the season creeps to its midpoint. With Liverpool and Man United next, a failure to win at home on Saturday could well mean that 2025 will end without a win in this Premier League season.
Brentford remain closer to mid-table than the bottom three with 20 points to the 13 held by 18th place West Ham and they may be missing a pair of important names in Igor Thiago and Jordan Henderson. The Bees won four-of-six under Keith Andrews and finished November in 10th place only to take just one point from their last nine. Losses at Arsenal and Spurs are not surprising, but a home draw with Leeds on Sunday was unwelcome.
Wolves team news, focus
OUT: Tawanda Chirewa (international duty - AFCON), Hugo Bueno (unspecified), Yerson Mosquera (suspension), Emmanuel Agbadou (international duty - AFCON), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (hamstring), Marshall Munetsi (calf), Rodrigo Gomes (groin), Leon Chiwone (knee) | QUESTIONABLE: Dan Bentley (ankle)
Brentford team news, focus
OUT: Dango Ouattara (international duty - AFCON), Frank Onyeka (international duty - AFCON), Antoni Milambo (knee), Fabio Carvalho (torn ACL), Josh Dasilva (knee) | QUESTIONABLE: Reiss Nelson (fitness), Igor Thiago (knock), Jordan Henderson (knock)
Wolves vs Brentford prediction
Is today the day for Wolves? In addition to the possibilities that Thiago and Henderson miss out, Brentford are without three AFCON participants including the influential Dango Ouattara. Wolves in turn are without Emmanuel Agbadou and their injury list has grown a bit too much for comfort. Wolves 1-1 Brentford.
