The hosts began the match on the front foot, and arguably, should have taken the lead on 10 minutes when Mikkel Damsgaard fired over the bar from a great position after receiving Dango Ouattara’s smart pass.
The Bees didn’t have to wait much longer to make the breakthrough, however.
An excellent cross from the left by Keane Lewis-Potter was met by a bullet header from Michael Kayode inside the box, and his effort flew past Jose Sa to notch his first-ever PL goal.
With momentum behind them, Keith Andrews’ side came close to doubling their advantage shortly afterwards, but Igor Thiago surprisingly steered his header wide from close-range.
The striker soon made amends, as within 10 minutes of the interval, a long kick from Caoimhin Kelleher 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 Brentford’s second of the night.
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.
Despite being dominant for the opening 45 minutes, the hosts allowed Wolves 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 Adam Armstrong halved the deficit to set up an intriguing remainder of the game.
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 Jackson Tchatchoua to put the home supporters on edge.
The Bees struggled to impose themselves on the game after half-time, and Wolves’ growing belief became increasingly evident.
It came as little surprise then when the visitors netted an equaliser after 77 minutes, thanks to an immediate impact from substitute Tolu Arokodare, who met Joao Gomes’ inviting delivery to head past Kelleher from close range and net the equaliser.
Remarkably, Arokodare was agonisingly close to edging the Old Gold in front only moments later, with a header that crashed off the bar.
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 Reiss Nelson somehow headed off target with the goal at his mercy.
It’s ultimately a disappointing point at home for the Bees, who remain seventh in the PL table, six points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa.
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.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Dango Ouattara (Brentford)
