The Guardian - Thomas Frank said he would pour himself an extra glass of red wine after watching his Brentford team, reduced to 10 men midway through the second half, rack up another milestone on their impressive journey. Ivan Toney, who would have joined Wolves as a teenager but for failing a medical, led the way after extending his flawless record from the penalty spot before Bryan Mbeumo turned in after a barnstorming run by Toney to earn their first Premier League away win with a comprehensive victory at Wolves.
For Wolves, it is now four defeats from five league matches under Bruno Lage and, for all of the suffering they inflicted in slender defeats to Tottenham and Manchester United here before victory at Watford, this performance felt like they regressed back to square one. They were full of hot air in the final third and failed to muster a shot on target, though Adama Traoré saw a first-half shot cannon against the crossbar via Pontus Jansson. Shandon Baptiste was sent off after he picked up a silly second yellow card for a challenge akin to a rugby tackle on halfway but Brentford defended gallantly and Wolves toiled. Continue reading...