Brentford 1 – 1 Wolves

Diego Costa was sent off for a headbutt late on in Wolves 1-1 draw at Brentford, which leaves the visitors in the relegation zone.

After a dire and stoppage-plagued first half, the west London encounter suddenly came into life after the interval as Ben Mee’s scissor-kick put Brentford ahead in the 50th minute – but that lead lasted just two minutes.

Wolves captain Ruben Neves swept home from the edge of the area to equalise for the visitors.

Costa and Ivan Toney passed up good opportunities to find a winner at both ends but late drama came off the ball as the Wolves striker was dismissed by referee Bobby Madley, officiating his first Premier League game in four years after being sacked in 2018, who was told by VAR to check a headbutt on Mee.

The point suits neither team as a tight bottom half of the table shows no signs of separating itself.

More to follow.

What’s next?

Brentford‘s next game is a trip to newly-promoted Nottingham Forest next Saturday, three days before hosting Gillingham in the third round of the Carabao Cup. The Bees end their pre-World Cup Premier League rota with a trip to champions Manchester City on November 12.

Wolves have three home matches before the World Cup suspends the season, with Steve Davis’ side hosting Brighton, Leeds in the Carabao Cup and Arsenal, the latter being live on Sky Sports on November 12 – with kick-off at 7.45pm.