Arokodare scores late equaliser to earn battling Wolves a draw against Brentford

[p]The hosts began the match on the front foot, and arguably, should have taken the lead on 10 minutes when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/damsgaard-mikkel/WIxH5hxa/"]Mikkel Damsgaard[/a] fired over the bar from a great position after receiving [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ouattara-dango/GvqREHp3/"]Dango Ouattara[/a]’s smart pass.[/p][p]The Bees didn’t have to wait much longer to make the breakthrough, however.[/p][p][b]An excellent cross from the left by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lewis-potter-keane/UyeRftbc/"]Keane Lewis-Potter[/a] was met by a bullet header from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kayode-michael/CrxJQ1Q8/"]Michael Kayode[/a] inside the box, and his effort flew past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guardiola-pep/hxNijWrJ/"]Jose Sa[/a] to notch his first-ever PL goal.[/b][/p][p]With momentum behind them, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andrews-keith/OjJhW3k1/"]Keith Andrews[/a]’ side came close to doubling their advantage shortly afterwards, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodriguez-thiago/MmJb4MzQ/"]Igor Thiago[/a] surprisingly steered his header wide from close-range.[/p][p][b]The striker soon made amends, as within 10 minutes of the interval, a long kick from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kelleher-caoimhin/4S8JqWN0/"]Caoimhin Kelleher[/a] was superbly brought down by Ouattara, who passed the ball across the face of the goal to allow Thiago to tuck the ball home comfortably for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]Brentford[/a]’s second of the night.[/b][/p][p]At that point, the visitors were all at sea and were inches away from conceding a third, but Thiago’s close-range header struck the woodwork.[/p][image alt="Momentum" id="2dc1b6a7-fe62-43be-a998-ddfb091b0e8b" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="53bffc7d-fb22-4ce1-bfc5-1e404f8426c3" original-width="1920" original-height="1080" /][p][b]Despite being dominant for the opening 45 minutes, the hosts allowed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wolves/j3Azpf5d/"]Wolves[/a] to grab a lifeline from out of nowhere on the stroke of half-time, as an impressive finish from the edge of the box by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/armstrong-adam/djcqZvPg/"]Adam Armstrong[/a] halved the deficit to set up an intriguing remainder of the game.[/b][/p][p]Brentford were given a huge scare not long after the restart from the same source too, with an Armstrong shot coming back off the post following a perfectly-weighted pass from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tchatchoua-jackson/6w5hZnnM/"]Jackson Tchatchoua[/a] to put the home supporters on edge.[/p][p]The Bees struggled to impose themselves on the game after half-time, and Wolves’ growing belief became increasingly evident.[/p][p][b]It came as little surprise then when the visitors netted an equaliser after 77 minutes, thanks to an immediate impact from substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arokodare-toluwalase/4IsrUYg1/"]Tolu Arokodare[/a], who met [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joao-gomes/rcOLZhUD/"]Joao Gomes[/a]’ inviting delivery to head past Kelleher from close range and net the equaliser.[/b][/p][p]Remarkably, Arokodare was agonisingly close to edging the Old Gold in front only moments later, with a header that crashed off the bar. [/p][p]With full-time imminent, both teams gave everything to try and grab a late winner, and it was the hosts who almost provided the late drama when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nelson-reiss/QLwOwRlJ/"]Reiss Nelson[/a] somehow headed off target with the goal at his mercy.[/p][p]It’s ultimately a disappointing point at home for the Bees, who remain seventh in the PL table, six points behind fourth-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a].[/p][p]At the other end of the division, Wolves are 12 points from safety with time quickly running out if they are to pull off a great escape and avoid relegation to the Championship.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: Dango Ouattara (Brentford)[/b][/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="080eca89-d710-4ddf-a734-9656c3b487d3" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="c9192e8d-13fa-4da9-84d1-c0be6c6d36c5" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brentford-xYe7DwID/wolves-j3Azpf5d/?mid=0jR7cwU6"]Catch up on the match here[/a].[/b][/p]