For a full review and analysis of Wolves’ season before Christmas, as well as details of past meetings, check out the preview for last week’s Premier League meeting here.
Friday will be the second time Brentford and Wolves have met in any cup competition.
The first was in the first round of the 1987/88 Sherpa Van Trophy. After both sides had come through the group stages, we met at Molineux in the first knockout stage – but it was not to be our night as Steve Bull hit a hat-trick, and Robbie Dennison was also on target, as Wolves cruised to a 4-0 victory.
They went on to win the trophy, beating Burnley 2-0 in the final.
BRENTFORD’S RECENT FA CUP HISTORY
In the past nine seasons since promotion to the Championship, when we have entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, we are yet to put together a decent run. We have gone out at four times at both the first hurdle and in the fourth round, and only once got beyond that stage in 2018/19.
Then, after beating Oxford 1-0 and Barnet 3-1, following a 3-3 draw, we were drawn away to fellow Championship side Swansea, but despite taking a first-half lead through Ollie Watkins, we fell apart after the break and slumped to a 4-1 defeat.
Had we won, we would have equalled our best performance in the competition of reaching the quarter-finals, something we have achieved four times.
The last occasion was in 1988/89 when, as a Third Division (now League One) side, we overcame second tier Manchester City, at home, ...