Brentford have made a steady start to their second season in the top tier, currently sitting in 11th place, having acquired 14 points from their opening 12 fixtures.
Recent form may have disappointed manager Thomas Frank however, with his side winning just one of their last six games, losing 5-1 away at Newcastle United and 4-0 to Villa in the process.
The Bees will be glad to be back on home soil, where they have picked up 11 of their 14 points so far this season and have only lost once, in a 3-0 defeat to league leaders Arsenal.
Solid results in recent matches in West London include a 2-0 home win against Brighton & Hove Albion, a game in which Ivan Toney bagged a brace, and a 0-0 draw against Chelsea, where Brentford displayed resolute defensive efforts to take a point off the team chasing the Champions League places.
Frank’s side have won just one of their last six encounters with Wolves, but there may be no better time to play them, considering the fact that their opponents are currently managerless and struggling for form.
Indeed, Wolves sacked Bruno Lage at the start of October following their 2-0 defeat against West Ham United, a result that placed them in the relegation zone, where they still remain, now sitting in 19th.
Since parting with their manager however, results have shown little in the way of improvement for the Black Country side, with a solitary 1-0 win against Nottingham Forest being the only points that they have managed to gain in Lage’s absence.
A 3-0 defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge is perhaps understandable, but the other losses that Wolves have suffered recently will alarm them more, succumbing 2-1 to Crystal Palace, before losing 4-0 at home to Leicester City last time out.
It was the first time that the Foxes have managed to pick up any points in a Premier League away match this season, and the loss will sting even more for Wolves due to Leicester leapfrogging them in the table in the process.
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To avoid being cut adrift further than the two points they already are from safety, Wolves now need to start putting a run together, or they may find themselves embroiled in a relegation battle.
Pontus Jansson has missed the last four Brentford fixtures with a thigh injury, and he will be absent in the Bees defence, as will right-back Aaron Hickey, who has not played in the last three due to an ankle issue.
In Jansson’s absence, Ethan Pinnock has recently been given the nod instead, while Mads Roerslev Rasmussen has replaced Hickey on the right, with the pair both expected to start again.
