{"id":140143,"date":"2024-01-17T13:32:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T13:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/17\/oneil-not-thinking-about-west-brom-after-stinging-the-bees\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T13:32:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T13:32:05","slug":"oneil-not-thinking-about-west-brom-after-stinging-the-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/17\/oneil-not-thinking-about-west-brom-after-stinging-the-bees\/","title":{"rendered":"O\u2019Neil not thinking about West Brom after stinging the Bees \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

Boss Gary O\u2019Neil insists Wolves must maintain their focus after booking an FA Cup Black Country derby against West Brom.<\/p>\n

Matheus Cunha\u2019s penalty saw off Brentford 3-2 after extra-time and sent O\u2019Neil\u2019s men into the fourth round.<\/p>\n

Nelson Semedo and Nathan Fraser twice hit back for the hosts after goals from Nathan Collins and Neal Maupay in an entertaining replay.<\/p>\n

And Wolves now go to The Hawthorns on January 28 for the first Black Country derby in three years \u2014 and the first with fans in attendance since 2012.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neil, 40, said: \u201cAs soon as we walked off I was thinking about Brighton [in the Premier League].\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand fans will be excited, it will be a big atmosphere, it hasn\u2019t been played with fans for a while.<\/p>\n

\"Wolves
Wolves celebrate their winning goal against Brentford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t wait to lead the team down there and see if we can progress again but there\u2019s a Premier League game coming up and I have a very small, tired group to do some work with before we go to Brighton.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have mixed feelings about the performance but I\u2019m delighted with the win. The lads have worked unbelievably hard over the two ties.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve talked about taking the FA Cup seriously, we went down to 10 men at Brentford and tonight got a bit awkward for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe players deserve credit for how they have approached the whole tie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brentford boss Thomas Frank revealed he cannot wait to welcome star Ivan Toney back into the ranks this weekend after a run of no wins in seven matches.<\/p>\n

Toney\u2019s eight-month ban for gambling offences ends on January 17 and he is available to line up against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Frank said: \u201cIt\u2019s massive, no doubt. It\u2019s like signing a Premier League striker who can score 20 goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery team would be happy to sign a quality player like him. Ivan is a top player but he\u2019s also very good at making the whole team better.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

We\u2019re into the fourth round of the @EmiratesFACup<\/a>!<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc6\u23f1\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/onIi0giPij<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Wolves (@Wolves) January 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

LiveScore: Live Sport Updates<\/p>\n

<\/p><\/div>\n