Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Buoyed by a 2-0 win over Watford, Wolverhampton will be aiming to give fans yet another reason for celebration when they take on Brentford at their Molineux Stadium. The Wolves have been showing signs of improvement, and it is no wonder the odds for home win keep on dropping. Summer signing Hee-Chan Hwang is pushing for a start after finding the net on his Wolverhampton debut, while Jonny and Neto remain in the recovery room.
The Bees, on the other hand, have suffered only one defeat in the new Premier League campaign, but seeing that the Wolves are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we do not believe that the newcomers are capable of grabbing something from Saturday’s clash. Gunnarson, Sorensen, and Dasilva are all out of contention for the visitors, who suffered a 1-0 loss to Brighton in their last league match.
Highlighted Player (John Ruddy):
John Ruddy is a goalkeeper who was born in St Ives, England on 24 October, 1986. He played for a number of English clubs in the past and he started his senior career at Cambridge United. After making 39 appearances for Cambridge, he signed a deal with Everton for a fee of £250,000.
However, he failed to establish himself as the team’s first-choice shoot-stopper and as a result, he spent a bit part of his career on loan at Walsall, Rushden and Diamonds, Chester City, Stockport County, Wrexham, Bristol City, Crewe Alexandra and Motherwell. In 2010 he made a right decision when he signed for Norwich city for an undisclosed fee as he was immediately given the number 1 shirt. Two years later he received his first England call-up as Roy Hodgson decided to bring him to Euro 2012 finals.
However, Ruddy was forced to withdraw from the squad through injury. John Ruddy is married to Laura and his nickname is “The Iceman”. He was named Norwich City Players’ Player of the Year for the 2011/2012 season.
Highlighted Team (Brentford):
Based in London, Brentford compete in the Championship and they were founded in 1898. Griffin Park has been the home ground of the club since 1904 and the capacity of the venue is 12,300.
The Bees have yet to play in the Premier League and it has to be noted that they made it to the FA Cup sixth round on four occasions (1937/1938, 1945/1946,1948/1949, 1988/1989). Brentford played in the League Cup round 4 in the 1982/1983 and 2010/2011 season and that is the club’s biggest success in the competition.
Brentford’s main rivals are Fulham and Queens Park Rangers and they take on each other in the West London Derby. The rivalry with the Cottagers is probably the biggest and you should bear in mind that the clashes between the two teams have their history of crowd violence. The colour of Brentford’s shirts is red and white and they wear black shorts.