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London, Friday evening, floodlights – what better dress rehearsal for the Wolves ahead of the new season? VfL are taking on Brentford at 20.45 CEST at the Gtech Community Stadium, which has not long been hosting Premier League football.
London is home to seven teams who will be battling it out in the English top flight this season, namely Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and… Brentford. Everyone knows that the Gunners and the Blues play in the capital city of the UK, but if you failed to put Brentford on that list, you are not alone. At the very least, you have Vitaly Janelt for company…
“I had no idea where Brentford was when I was back in Bochum,” the 26-year-old admitted in an interview with kicker magazine. The defensive midfielder moved from Bundesliga 2 to West London around four years ago and was part of the side which made history by winning promotion to the English top flight for the first time in the club’s history in the 2020/21 season. The former German U21 international has gone on to make 161 appearances for the Bees, who are now part of the furniture in the Premier League.
