News about Nathan Collins

Brentford's official social media joked their side are 'getting slow' after taking the lead against Wolves in 77 seconds following a streak of first-minute goals. Returning captain Mikkel Damsgaard returned to the starting lineup on Saturday and had an immediate impact as his cross found Nathan Collins who headed home from close range. As kick-off approached at the Gtech Community Stadium, fans began chanting, 'We're gonna score in a minute'.

AADAM PATEL AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM: Having opened the scoring in the first minute of each of their last three Premier League matches, Thomas Frank 's side took a little longer to get going as they took the lead after just 76 seconds here. No side has ever scored four first-minute goals in a Premier League season but at this rate, Brentford will shatter that record. After ultimately dropping eight points in those three games however, they backed up their electric start with four goals in a scintillating first-half display to heap the pressure on Wolves and Gary O'Neil.

Liverpool have a shot at taking a four-point advantage over their Premier League title rivals this weekend as they get us going in the 12:30pm Saturday kick-off against Crystal Palace. Gameweek 7 also offers peril if you're connected with Manchester United , particularly if your name is Erik ten Hag . The Red Devils face a trip to Aston Villa and a negative result could spell time on the Dutchman's Old Trafford reign. Erling Haaland didn't score last weekend against Newcastle, believe it or not, but still costs you the prettiest penny out of all with a price of £15.3million.

Eze thought he had put Palace ahead in the first half when his long-range strike deceived Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken at his near post. But Barrott blew his whistle for a foul in the box before the ball hit the net , with the official deeming Will Hughes had pushed defender Nathan Collins to the floor. Replays showed there was minimal, if any, contact from Hughes. There was a brief VAR check but, because Barrott had blown his whistle before the ball had crossed the line, it was not possible to overturn the decision.

The Crystal Palace faithful had reason to be aggrieved when Eze's impressive free-kick goal, crashing in off the post, was denied due to a scuffle in the box. Referee Samuel Barrott felt that Palace's Will Hughes had fouled Nathan Collins and blew up for a foul with the ball in mid-flight. The decision sparked intense scrutiny at half-time from the Sky Sports pundits who felt, as lots of viewers did, that there had been no foul at all.

Following Brentford's draw with Aston Villa on Saturday, Ivan Toney and Nathan Collins had a tense exchange of words. Toney was held out of the Bees starting XI for the first time since returning from suspension earlier this season, but not for the trip to Villa Park due to a muscle injury. The Bees were unable to win in the Premier League in their last eight games on Saturday, and their poor form seemed to be likely to persist when Ollie Watkins fired the hosts in front before halftime.

After failing to give Arsenal's Kai Havertz a red card on Saturday, tense Brentford players reportedly confronted referee Rob Jones in the tunnel. Arsenal defeated Brentford 2-1 at Emirates Stadium to progress to the top of the Premier League, with Havertz named the hero of the game. However, Brentford players believed that the German national should not have been on the field, as reported by The Mirror.

Brentford fans have continued to vent their dissatisfaction with Arsenal forward Kai Havertz, who was accused of simulation following his side's 2-1 victory over the Bees at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Fans of the game blasted the German after he appeared to go down inside the penalty area after struggling with Nathan Collins for the ball. With the Arsenal forward, who was already on a yellow card, dangle out a leg, but not much, if any contact was made, with him falling to the ground.

Declan Rice and Havertz's goals propelled Mikel Arteta's side to the top of the Premier League, one point ahead of Liverpool and two above Manchester City. The winner of Havertz came four minutes from time and sparked wild celebrations in the Emirates, although he was unlucky to avoid a dismissal earlier in the half. After catching Kristoffer Ajer with an arm, the forward got his first warning. Havertz locked horns with Nathan Collins in the box, on the hunt for a penalty that would have put Arsenal back in front.

With a 4-0 victory over Burnley, the Reds briefly moved five points forward in the Premier League until Arsenal halted it back to two. Toney was the man to make it 3-1, leading to a comeback after Caoimhin Kelleher had saved an earlier shot, but Cody Gakpo had Liverpool's fourth to bring in the hosts' fourth. Toney and Klopp shared what seemed to be a warm embrace and brief chat before the forward returned to the changing room at full throttle.

Following his string of mistakes in Brentford's 4-1 loss to Wolves, Irish defender Nathan Collins has been mocked by football fans for a'proper Xmas hangover display.' In 2022, the 22-year-old center-back for Wolves played at Molineux for a single season before heading to the Bees for £23 million in the summer. However, Collins gave his former employers a parting gift for his efforts, which helped Wolves beat Wolves on Wednesday night at the Gtech Community Stadium in West London.

KIERAN GILL AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM: Six losses in the Premier League's last seven weeks. Four on the bounce. Brentford is in jeopardy, and it will be difficult to find a player who has had a rougher evening against his former employers this season than Nathan Collins did here. Collins was directly responsible for two of Wolves' four goals on a night when Thomas Frank was longing for the warmth of previous seasons. Brentford has been playing at home in the Premier League since its inception in 2021, but the table is now looking more down than up.

HENRY CLARK AT THE GTECHNOCOMMUNITY STADIUM: We all need to learnt how to avoid writing Brentford by now. Add this result to their collection, time after time, they have proved the doubters wrong when they reached the Premier League's promised land. Some wondered how a team that was once known by supporters as "just a bus stop in Hounslow" would survive in the Premier League's cut-throat, big-spending world. They haven't just survived; they've thrived. Some wondered if the Bees would lose their sting without superstar striker Ivan Toney, who is missing for eight months due to a betting ban.

The first international break of the new season is here, but Premier League players will not be given any time for rest and relaxation as they represent their respective nations. Any English top-flight player is residing in the United Kingdom, and the air miles are racking up for people traveling around the world to compete in international tournaments. When the Premier League returns, players will be able to travel for shorter trips abroad for European Championship qualifiers against Ukraine and Scotland, but others will have to face long-haul flights that could cause wreak havoc on their body clocks.

Premier League clubs will now have to make do with their current squads until January as the high-intensity drama of the transfer window begins to fade. The big boys in the division have been bolstered, the middle of the road sides have increased, and the teams that were supposed to face it out at the top of the table have also been increased. Transfers can make or break a team's fate during this 38-game marathon, with some teams wishing they didn't get a big contract because of the line, or ecstatic that their brand-new signing has come well. Supporters of each Premier League team will have their own minds already made up about their activity, but how does Mail Sport rank your team's dealings? Here are our A-E transfer ratings...

As we approach Friday's 11 p.m. deadline, the Premier League clubs are likely to wrap up their transfer business. Some top-flight clubs have held off waiting until the last minute to bring players in, while others have seen changed circumstances that have brought them right back to the market, while others have said no, and some are completely done. In the last hours of the summer season, Mail Sport takes you through what each of the 20 Premier League clubs still needs.

BRENTFORD 1-1 CRYSTAL PALACE - KIERAN GILL AT THE BRENTFORD COMMUNITY STADIUM: We know central defenders love a sliding tackle, but to score a goal from one? That's a whole new degree of dedication to the art of the slide by Crystal Palace's Joachim Andersen. Andersen had a one-two with Jordan Ayew while doing it in the 76th minute. Andersen was seen as if he was heading for a cul-de-sac. Mark Flekken, the Brentford goalkeeper, was not beating here from here. Before Nathan Collins, there was no one getting to the ball.

Julen Loegui rescued the beleaguered Midlands outfit last season and led them from bottom to 13th in the Premier League last season, but they could walk out as dawn breaks on a new one. The 56-year-old has been dissatisfied with his team's transfer process, claiming he has "no influence" over the club's transfer decisions, despite saying that they "need more players."

According to news, Julen Lorenzogui is considering leaving Wolves just nine months after arriving in Molineux. Since arriving at the club in November 2022, the Spanish coach was credited with rebuilding the team's ailing side and then led them to a respectable 13th-place finish at the end of the 2022-23 season. But Lorenzegui first sparked eyebrows as the season came to an end, when he wondered whether he would be able to remain at the club due to their tighter transfer policy.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: The three words that terrify virtually every top-flight club right now are 'financial,' fair' and 'play,' and 'play'. Wolves is the newest club to find themselves in a stalemate with Premier League budget policies. Wolves haven't stifled their transfer spending, rather than halting them. They have swung into an emergency stop, leaving boss Julen Lorenzo uncomplained and supporters restless with fewer than three weeks to go before their campaign against Manchester United starts on August 14. Lochiegui has expressed his 'deep disappointment' at Wolves' lack of wriggle space in the market, as he did in May. The Spaniard talked to Guillem Balague's Pure Football podcast: "We went to a plan B, trying to find cost-effective players, but we can't implement this strategy." We lost a lot of players, and the club seems to want to sell more players.

Julen Lojal, the Wolves' boss, has slammed his club's inability in the transfer market, warning that unless more players are signed, there will be 'poor news' next season. Wolves have signed Matt Doherty on a free transfer, with the defender returning to Molineux three years after leaving for Tottenham Hotspur. Alex Scott and West Ham's Aaron Cresswell are keen, but they have sold Ruben Neves, Conor Coady, Nathan Collins, and Raul Jimenez to raise around £84 million.

Fulham have announced that Raul Jimenez from Wolves has been signed in a £5.5 million contract. Mail Sport announced on Sunday that the Mexican striker had been allowed to leave the team's pre-season training camp in Portugal and arrived in London today to complete a medical with the London side earlier today. The club announced on Tuesday night that the 32-year-old had agreed a deal that would keep him at the club until 2025, with the ability to extend his contract by a year or two months.

Julen Lolley has made a troubling admission regarding Wolves' transfer window, claiming that player influxes and outgoings are "out of his control," while simultaneously reminding that he "needs more players." It comes amid the Midlands club's financial difficulties, with Wolves losing $486.1 million last year, prompting their owners, Fosun Sports Group, to request new funding to help the team keep the side competitive in the Premier League. The Spanish coach recently revealed that the club must address its FFP issues in order to remain in the English top flight, despite concerns surrounding his employment policies.

Dion Sanderson, a defender for Wolves, is getting a medical at Birmingham City today, ahead of completing a permanent transfer. The 23-year-old was on loan at St Andrews last year and will be a member of the £2 million plus-ons. He made 34 appearances for the Blues in various leagues and scored twice as they clung on to their Championship status.