(Football news) Only three and a half weeks have passed since Wolves’ 3-2 home triumph in an FA Cup third-round replay, when the two teams reunite for their fourth meeting of the season. Wolves accomplished their first league double over the Blues since 1974–75 last Sunday, winning 4–2 at Stamford Bridge, six weeks after defeating Chelsea 2-1 at home.
Even though Wolves had only 35% of the ball, they were clinical in the last third and turned the tide of the match after Cole Palmer’s early opener with two deflected goals; Matheus Cunha equalized just before an own goal by Axel Disasi gave the visitors the lead at halftime.
Cunha then slammed home a third before completing his hat-trick from the penalty spot to inspire Wolves to their ninth Premier League victory of the season and their first win at Stamford Bridge for 45 years.
Gary O’Neil, arguably a contender for manager of the season, has seen his Wolves side climb above Chelsea into 10th spot, and securing European football for next season has become a distinct possibility as they are only four points behind seventh-placed West Ham United and six points adrift of Manchester United in sixth with 15 games still to play.
Wolves are now gearing up for their fourth meeting with Brentford in the space of just over six weeks and they should be confident of success on Saturday having won two and drawn one of the previous three clashes against the Bees, winning the reverse fixture in the league by a 4-1 scoreline at the end of December.
The West Midlands outfit, who have won four of their last six top-flight matches, will welcome a return to Molineux where they have lost only one of their last 10 games in all tournaments – a 4-3 defeat to Man United just over a week ago courtesy of a 97th-minute goal from Kobbie Mainoo.
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