English League Championship

FT
Brighton & Hove Albion WLWWW 2
–
Wolverhampton Wanderers WWWWL 0
1st2ndT
BHA112
WOL000
Molineux Stadium · 23,221 att.

Match Report

Brighton close in on promotion with victory over Wolves

Brighton close in on promotion with victory over Wolves

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
0
48.4
Possession
51.6
10
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
268
Accurate Passes
271
372
Passes
381
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
5
10
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.2
89
Long Balls
83
37
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
6
10
Effective Tackles
12
20
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
41
Effective Clearances
27
41
Clearances
27

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

WOL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Andy LonerganG
  2. 30Kortney HauseCD-L
  3. 6Danny BatthCD-R
  4. 2Matt DohertyLB
  5. 16Conor CoadyRB
  6. 50Ivan CavaleiroAM
  7. 4David EdwardsLM
  8. 27Romain SaïssRM
  9. 22Jón BödvarssonF
  10. 64Ben MarshallAM-L
  11. 63Andreas WeimannAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 60Michael WilliamsonSUB
  2. 55Morgan Gibbs-WhiteSUB
  3. 8George SavilleSUB
  4. 9Nouha DickoSUB
  5. 31Harry BurgoyneSUB
  6. 14Lee EvansSUB
  7. 34Donovan WilsonSUB

BHA · 4-4-2

  1. 13David StockdaleG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 4Uwe HünemeierCD-R
  4. 12Sébastien PocognoliLB
  5. 2BrunoRB
  6. 14Steve SidwellCM-L
  7. 6Dale StephensCM-R
  8. 20Solly MarchLM
  9. 11Anthony KnockaertRM
  10. 10Tomer HemedCF-L
  11. 17Glenn MurrayCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Chuba AkpomSUB
  2. 15Jamie MurphySUB
  3. 21Oliver NorwoodSUB
  4. 25Vegard ForrenSUB
  5. 8Jiri SkalakSUB
  6. 27Fikayo TomoriSUB
  7. 1Niki MäenpääSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Stockdale.
  2. 70' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jamie Murphy replaces Solly March because of an injury.
  3. 76' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Donovan Wilson replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
  4. 76' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nouha Dicko replaces Ben Marshall.
  5. 82' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Glenn Murray with a headed pass following a fast break.
  6. 84' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Oliver Norwood replaces Tomer Hemed.
  7. 87' Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.

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