A little over a week ago, the Timberwolves looked every bit like a legitimate title contender. They had won eight of nine games, they were riding a five-game winning streak, and they had climbed all the way to the three seed.

Brentford will be looking to bounce back from their FA Cup penalty shootout heartache when they welcome bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers to west London on Monday (20:00 GMT). Dango unblamed Keith Andrews' side crashed out of the cup at the fifth-round stage against West Ham United,

Igor Thiago is the Premier League's second top scorer this season, only behind City's Erling Haaland (22). The Brazilian has netted 18 times. He scored twice against West Ham in the Cup game Brentford lost on penalties, and I'm counting on him to deliver once more.

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