Match ends, Brentford 3, Bolton Wanderers 1.
BrentfordBrentford3BoltonBolton Wanderers1
Bolton could be relegated to League One on Saturday after they were beaten by Brentford at Griffin Park.
Lasse Vibe netted a first-half double for the Bees which followed a Nico Yennaris close-range finish to make the result all but secure by half-time.
Zach Clough scored a second-half consolation from the penalty spot for the Trotters after Alan McCormack was penalised for a foul.
Bolton are 17 points from safety with six games remaining in the season.
Defeat for Bolton extended their dreadful sequence of no away wins in a year and means defeat at Derby at the weekend will spell relegation for Wanderers.
A second win in as many games for Brentford lifted them 12 points clear of the bottom three.
Alan Judge was the creator of the home side's first chance when he almost looped a cross from the right over Ben Amos, but struck the bar.
The midfielder provided a pinpoint cross from Vibe's second goal with a header, which was the Denmark striker's third goal in two games.
Brentford manager Dean Smith:
"If you'd said to me three weeks ago that we'd have two wins on the spin at Nottingham Forest and again here, I'd have bitten your hand off.
"It means we can go to Ipswich on Saturday and try to make it three wins in a row and then we can be looking at a top 10 finish.
"I wanted more goals but with the run of form we've been on I wanted a result and that was the most important thing."
Bolton caretaker manager Jimmy Phillips:
"We have to give the supporters something to cheer about rather than give them the kind of displays we gave in the first half tonight.
"In the second half we were more competitive and we always say we have to compete before we can play.
"Before the break we were nowhere near as competitive as we needed to be."
Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 27Button
- 2ColinSubstituted forClarkeat 85'minutes
- 6Dean
- 29Barbet
- 3Bidwell
- 12McCormack
- 28Yennaris
- 15Woods
- 18Judge
- 7SaundersSubstituted forCanosat 69'minutes
- 21VibeSubstituted forHoganat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Hogan
- 16Bonham
- 17Kerschbaumer
- 22O'Connell
- 24Gogia
- 36Clarke
- 47Canos
Bolton
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Amos
- 48Maher
- 15Derik
- 36FinneySubstituted forWheaterat 45'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 3Moxey
- 30WoolerySubstituted forSamizadehat 85'minutes
- 17Trotter
- 21PratleyBooked at 86mins
- 42WalkerSubstituted forDannsat 52'minutes
- 6VelaBooked at 71mins
- 10CloughBooked at 72mins
Substitutes
- 13Rachubka
- 18Danns
- 19Heskey
- 25Wilson
- 27Twardzik
- 31Wheater
- 43Samizadeh
- Referee:
- Andy Davies
- Attendance:
- 9,062
Match Stats
Home TeamBrentfordAway TeamBolton
- Possession
- Home62%
- Away38%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away2
- Corners
- Home6
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away20
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Bolton Wanderers 1.
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Attempt saved. Zach Clough (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Trotter.
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Attempt saved. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Judge.
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Attempt missed. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Judge following a set piece situation.
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Scott Hogan (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Derik (Bolton Wanderers).
Booking
David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers).
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Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
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Attempt missed. Harlee Dean (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Josh Vela.
Booking
Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Alan Judge (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
Substitution
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Alex Samizadeh replaces Kaiyne Woolery.
Substitution
Substitution, Brentford. Josh Clarke replaces Maxime Colin.
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Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
