Looking to halt a worrying run of three-straight defeats, Brentford will welcome a resurgent Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Gtech Community Stadium on Wednesday night in the Premier League.
The Bees have been afforded a full week to prepare for a festive battle with Wolves, while the Black Country outfit are fresh from their Christmas Eve success over Chelsea.
Former Hull City starlet Keane Lewis-Potter netted his maiden goal of the top-flight season to put Thomas Frank's men ahead at the Gtech, but the second-half dismissal of Ben Mee changed the course of the contest, with the Villans grabbing late goals through Alex Moreno and Ollie Watkins, who did not hold back his celebrations against his former employers.
Having lost five of their last six matches in the Premier League, Brentford supporters will not be in a festive mood as nervously look over their shoulders towards the relegation zone, with 18th-placed Luton Town just seven points behind the West Londoners as the New Year approaches.
The absence of last season's leading marksman Ivan Toney has placed increased pressure onto the attacking talents of Bryan Mbeumo, who currently leads his side's goalscoring charts with seven top-flight strikes, with no other Bees player managing more than three goals so far.
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