Wolves head coach Rob Edwards has hailed the impact of striker Tolu Arokodare in Monday night’s 2-2 draw at Brentford in the Premier League.
The Super Eagles striker started the game on the bench, but made a telling contribution as his goal, just few minutes after coming on, sealed a remarkable point for his side.
It also marked his third league goal of the campaign for Wolves and his sixth across all competitions for the struggling side.
Michael Kayode had given Brentford the lead, while Igor Thiago added a second as they raced into a 2-0 lead.
However, Adam Armstrong pulled one back for Wolves, before Arokodare netted a second three minutes after his introduction to seal a stunning comeback.
Kayode and Arokodare steal spotlight in Premier League classic
Wolves went into the clash with little hopes of beating the drop, while Brentford were hoping to close the gap on Chelsea with a win.
The hosts started well and took the lead in the 22nd minute when Nigerian-eligible defender Kayode ghosted past the defenders to head home from a cross by Lewis-Potter.
The lead was doubled moments after as Dango Ouattara squared for Thiago, who tapped home his 19th league goal of the season into an empty net.
Arsmstrong halved the deficit after a neat break, before Arokodare came into the game as Wolves searched for an equalizer.
The Nigerian forward scored with his first real contribution of the game, heading home past Kelleher to level the scoreline.
He almost had a second moments later, but his superb header came off the crossbar as Wolves earned a 2-2 draw at Brentford.
Rob Edwards reacts to Wolves’ draw with Brentford
Speaking after the match, Edwards was impressed by the impact of Arokodare and other substitutions in the stunning comeback.
“I thought all the subs came on and affected the game really well—Tolu got his goal; Angel and Rodrigo, I thought they all had an effect”, Edwards said.
The goal did change our half-time plan a little bit. We were playing really well, they went 2-0 up but I felt like it was our fault.
“That goal allowed us to keep the same shape and the same plan, there was just a little adjustment personnel-wise.
“We were right in the game and it proved to be the right thing at half-time, the second-half performance was excellent”, the Wolves boss concluded.
Wolves are now unbeaten in their last three league outings, but will wait until April 10 before they are back in action against fellow strugglers West Ham United.
