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By Matthew HowarthBBC Sport
Last updated on 18 minutes ago.From the section Premier League
The players were taken off the field in the first half after a drone was spotted above the Brentford Community StadiumRuben Neves' second-half strike earned Wolves all three points at Brentford, in a game that was halted for over 25 minutes in the first half due to a clash of heads and a drone hovering above the ground.
Referee Peter Bankes took both teams off the pitch just after the half-hour mark when the device was spotted above the Brentford Community Stadium.
That had come after a six-minute break in play due to a nasty collision involving Brentford team-mates Mathias Jensen and Rico Henry.
Wolves were quickest to settle after the stoppages and took a deserved lead three minutes into the second half when Joao Moutinho played a neat one-two with Nelson Semedo before finding the far corner with the outside of his right foot.
Ivan Toney steered home Bryan Mbeumo's free-kick to equalise against the run of play, moments after Bankes had overturned his own decision to send off Wolves defender Toti Gomes for a challenge on Kristoffer Ajer.
But Neves restored the visitors' lead with a well-placed finish into the bottom corner from the edge of the box, before Adama Traore had a goal ruled out for offside in second-half stoppage time.
Brentford manager Thomas Frank was shown a second yellow card for remonstrating with referee Bankes after the full-time whistle.
The victory extends Wolves' unbeaten run in all competitions to six games, while Brentford have now lost their last four Premier League fixtures - although they remain eight points above the bottom three.
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Brentford
Squad number49Player nameLössl
Squad number20Player nameAjer
Squad number18Player nameJansson
Squad number5Player namePinnock
Squad number7Player nameCanós
Squad number8Player nameJensen
Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
Squad number27Player nameJanelt
Squad number3Player nameHenry
Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
Squad number17Player nameToney
Squad number9Player nameForss
Squad number11Player nameWissa
Squad number14Player nameGhoddos
Squad number26Player nameBaptiste
Squad number30Player nameRoerslev
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Squad number1Player nameJosé Sá
Squad number23Player nameKilman
Squad number16Player nameCoady
Squad number24Player nameToti
Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo
Squad number32Player nameDendoncker
Squad number8Player nameRúben Neves
Squad number28Player nameJoão Moutinho
Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri
Squad number10Player nameDaniel Podence
Squad number17Player nameFábio Silva
Squad number11Player nameTrincão
Squad number37Player nameTraoré
Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 3-5-2
- 49Lössl
- 20Ajer
- 18JanssonBooked at 75mins
- 5Pinnock
- 7CanósSubstituted forGhoddosat 83'minutes
- 8JensenSubstituted forBaptisteat 27'minutesSubstituted forForssat 79'minutes
- 6NørgaardBooked at 83mins
- 27Janelt
- 3HenrySubstituted forRoerslevat 26'minutesSubstituted forWissaat 58'minutes
- 19Mbeumo
- 17Toney
Substitutes
- 9Forss
- 11Wissa
- 14Ghoddos
- 26Baptiste
- 28Bidstrup
- 29Bech Sørensen
- 30Roerslev
- 36Stevens
- 40Fernández
Wolves
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Malheiro de SáBooked at 90mins
- 23Kilman
- 16Coady
- 24GomesBooked at 70mins
- 22Nélson Semedo
- 32Dendoncker
- 8NevesBooked at 60mins
- 28João Moutinho
- 3Aït-Nouri
- 10PodenceSubstituted forMachado Trincãoat 90+3'minutes
- 17Fábio SilvaSubstituted forTraoréat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Hoever
- 5Marçal
- 6Cavaco Jordão
- 11Machado Trincão
- 20Tomás Oliveira
- 21Ruddy
- 33Giles
- 37Traoré
- 39Cundle
Live Text
Match ends, Brentford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
VAR Decision: No Goal Brentford 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves tries a through ball, but Adama Traoré is caught offside.
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Trincão replaces Daniel Podence.
José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
Attempt missed. Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Conor Coady.
Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard with a headed pass.
Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Sergi Canós.
Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
Attempt missed. Marcus Forss (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Brentford. Marcus Forss replaces Shandon Baptiste.
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