One of only two all-Premier League FA Cup third-round replays takes place at Molineux on Tuesday evening, as Wolverhampton Wanderers renew hostilities with Brentford.
Gary O'Neil's side held out for a 1-1 draw at the Gtech Community Stadium on January 5, despite playing over 80 minutes of the contest with a numerical disadvantage.
However, whatever choice words O'Neil had during the half-time break for his 10 men went down a treat, as Brentford failed to make their extra player count and succumbed to a 64th-minute equaliser from Tommy Doyle, set up by none other than proficient playmaker Pedro Neto.
Thanks in no small part to the Portuguese's eighth assist of the season - only Bukayo Saka (11) and James Ward-Prowse (10) boast more among Premier League players in all competitions this term - Wolves have the chance to right a few wrongs this week, having taken Liverpool to a replay in the 2022-23 third round only to suffer defeat in the return match.
Since the start of the 2017-18 campaign, O'Neil's troops have also bowed out to Swansea City and Manchester United in identical circumstances, but during their time as a top-division club, it has been 49 years since the hosts were eliminated from the third round in back-to-back campaigns.
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