Match ends, Brentford 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
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John Swift scored twice for Brentford as the Bees stretched Wolves' winless run to seven matches.
Wolves almost took the lead when Nathan Byrne latched on to Bjorn Sigurdarson's cross, but David Button saved.
Brentford fought back as Alan Judge hit the outside of the post from long range before Swift's deflected shot put the hosts in front before half-time.
Sergi Canos found Brentford's second from an acute angle before Swift stabbed in a second from close range.
Prior to Swift and Canos extending the hosts' lead, Kevin McDonald could have forced an equaliser for Wolves when he drove a shot from 20 yards that forced Button into a fine low save.
Brentford, who came into the game on the back of a winless run of three matches, moved up three places to 11th in the Championship.
Wolves slip to 15th with their last three points coming in their 3-2 win against Fulham on 12 January.
Brentford manager Dean Smith:
"It was a really good performance matched by the result and a clean sheet too. We wanted to start on the front foot with three ball carriers and I thought we did that.
"We have conceded sloppy goals in previous weeks from our point of view so this will give the lads a lot of confidence. We won't rest on our laurels though because it's tough every week in this league."
Wolves boss Kenny Jackett:
"The games come thick and fast and we need to make it more competitive and closer than today because by the end they were three goals better than us.
"It wasn't a good feeling on the side and we didn't get anything out of the game. We have difficult games coming up and need to find resolve and character to change things around."
Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 27Button
- 28Yennaris
- 6Dean
- 22O'Connell
- 3Bidwell
- 15Woods
- 10McEachranSubstituted forKerschbaumerat 81'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 47CanosSubstituted forSaundersat 76'minutes
- 18Judge
- 19Swift
- 8DjuricinSubstituted forVibeat 86'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Saunders
- 11Hofmann
- 16Bonham
- 17Kerschbaumer
- 21Vibe
- 29Barbet
- 36Clarke
Wolves
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Ikeme
- 2Doherty
- 6Batth
- 23Ebanks-Landell
- 30Hause
- 17van La ParraSubstituted forLe Fondreat 63'minutes
- 16Coady
- 11McDonaldBooked at 71mins
- 25ByrneSubstituted forSavilleat 62'minutes
- 10Mason
- 22Sigurdarson
Substitutes
- 8Saville
- 15Rowe
- 18Iorfa
- 19Price
- 26E Martínez
- 29Le Fondre
- 35Hunte
- Referee:
- Charles Breakspear
- Attendance:
- 8,769
Match Stats
Home TeamBrentfordAway TeamWolves
- Possession
- Home58%
- Away42%
- Shots
- Home20
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away5
- Corners
- Home10
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
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Attempt missed. Joe Mason (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
Booking
Konstantin Kerschbaumer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Konstantin Kerschbaumer (Brentford).
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Adam Le Fondre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Jack O'Connell (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Saunders with a cross.
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Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Carl Ikeme.
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Attempt saved. Jake Bidwell (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lasse Vibe.
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Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Kevin McDonald tries a through ball, but Joe Mason is caught offside.
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Foul by Jack O'Connell (Brentford).
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Adam Le Fondre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Brentford. Lasse Vibe replaces Marco Djuricin.
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Attempt blocked. Alan Judge (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
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Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kortney Hause.
Substitution
Substitution, Brentford. Konstantin Kerschbaumer replaces Josh McEachran.
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David Button (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Substitution
Substitution, Brentford. Sam Saunders replaces Sergi Canos.
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Attempt saved. Adam Le Fondre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Björn Sigurdarson.
