Brentford v Wolves

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The third round of the FA Cup continues on Friday night with an all-Premier League encounter between Brentford and Wolves at the Gtech Community Stadium with Brentford looking to halt a five-match losing streak in the English top flight following their recent 3-1 capitulation away from home at Crystal Palace, while Wolves continued to go from strength to strength after they registered a comprehensive 3-0 home win against Everton in the Premier League.

Brentford's worrying decline down the Premier League table has seen The Bees drop to an alarming 16th place in the table where they now hold a rather slender looking four-point cushion above the bottom three clubs, especially as the London club have lost each of their last five matches on the trot.

Recent losses to Brighton, Sheffield United, Aston Villa, Wolves (4-1 at home) and Crystal Palace have been extremely disappointing for Thomas Frank's side who are increasingly missing their star striker, Ivan Toney, up front for The Bees.

Goals look likely here though at the Gtech Community Stadium as seven of Brentford's last 10 matches in all competitions have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Wolves collected a third league win on the trot in the English top flight when the west midlands club swept aside Everton at Molineux which has helped Gary O'Neil's side up into a much more respectable looking 11th place in the Premier League table with previous wins against Chelsea 2-1 and Brentford 4-1 also contributing to Wolves' recent resurgence.

However, prior to Wolves gaining these three recent league wins on the trot, the visitors had struggled to produce consistent results in the Premier League as victories against Manchester City, Bournemouth, Tottenham and Burnley had been offset by losses incurred against Sheffield United, Fulham, Arsenal and West Ham - all of which were dealt out to O'Neil's side on their travels.

Indeed, the 4-1 win at Brentford after Boxing Day ended a previously worrying four-match losing streak on the road in the English top flight but once again the goals market appeals here as no fewer than eight of Wolves' last 10 away games have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored.

Brentford v Wolves Verdict

Both Brentford and Wolves have shown they are capable of scoring and conceding in equal measure in recent times and this upcoming FA Cup tie could be no exception as both teams will not be wanting to further clutter up their football fixture diaries, especially Brentford who find themselves in a relegation battle down towards the bottom of the Premier League table.

In addition, two of the last three meetings at Brentford have resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored and further goals look likely here in this third round cup-tie.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 2.05

Other side bets worth considering:

Wolves win @ 3.00

Correct Score: Wolves 2-1 @ 11.00