Bryan Mbeumo scored his 20th Premier League goal of the season, and Brentford will do well to maintain their star player this summer as major clubs surround.
Bryan Mbeumo had Brentford dreaming of Europe, but events at Molinuex and elsewhere dashed those hopes. The Bees’ goal machine scored 20 league goals in another impressive season, attracting the attention of a number of Premier League heavyweights.
Christian Norgaard set up the easiest of 19th-minute finishes, taking advantage of Wolves defender Rayan Ait-Nouri’s loss of possession deep in his own half.
It was also the livewire striker’s 20th league goal of another outstanding season, which has piqued the interest of a number of Premier League heavyweights.
Manager Thomas Frank admitted: “I can definitely understand the interest in him. There should be interest in him. He is at his best age, he has scored 20 goals.
“I would like to keep him but we are a selling club so if someone comes in with the right price…”
Brentford passports were being packed up long before Marshall Munetsi’s spectacular 75th-minute strike equalised the score.
A terrible mistake by Goncalo Gomes appeared to encapsulate up Wolves’ deficiencies in front of goal, but Munetsi made up for it by latching onto a Jorgen Strand Larsen ball and hammering past Mark Flekken from just beyond the box.
Fortunately for Wolves, this meant they had broken the final day curse. In the previous seven seasons, they had lost their final match of the season.
They are almost certain to lose their Brazilian talisman Matheus Cunha to Manchester United, which did not go unnoticed by the home crowd, who chanted anti-United during the game.
Wolves manager Vitor Pereira, who has 33 points from 22 games in charge, admitted: “It has been a bit emotional. The group of players may be the best I’ve ever worked with, but for others, this will be their final game.”
Brentford has no European ambitions, only another top ten finish and a summer in which they will be desperate to keep highly regarded manager Thomas Frank.
