Wolves 2 Brentford 0 – Bees Breakdown’s Tactical Breakdown
Beesotted contributors The Gowler and Paul Kowalczyk (@BeesBreakdown) give us the tactical and statistical lowdown of Brentford?s loss against Wolves.
Thomas Frank chose his usual 4-3-3 with Dasilva and Schade in the starting XI. Janelt, Damsgaard, and Wissa waited on the bench. Wolves tried to prevent Brentford from easily progressing the ball, but Brentford were usually able to comfortably play it out of the back.
Wolves came out in their 4-2-3-1 with Costa up top. Nunes and Sarabia were the wide players, while Lemina, Gomes and Cunha were the midfielders. Brentford looked to target Semedo on the right wing, with Mbeumo getting in-behind a few times.
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Quick Stats:
Possession: Wolves 51% – 49% Brentford
xG: Wolves 0.76 ? 1.17 Brentford
xGOT: Wolves 2.53 ? 1.10 Brentford
Shots: Wolves 11 ? 10 Brentford
Clearances: Wolves 20 ? 13 Brentford
Other Brentford stats:
Interceptions: 13
Aerial duels won: 20 (65%)
Summary
Wolves were very physical with Toney, as are most teams, which seems to be the only way to really stop him. Brentford did well winning 65% of aerial duels, but Toney was 0/1. Brentford occasionally found some success with Mbeumo down the wing and Toney at the top of the box, but these chances were scarce.
Hickey quietly had a great game, leading the team with the most progressive passes and passes into the final third. Hickey was comfortable on the ball and connected on 4/...
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