Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Wolves leave it late to beat 10-man Brighton
Morgan Gibbs-White's late strike earned Wolverhampton Wanderers a 2-1 comeback victory against 10-man Brighton & Hove Albion.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 1': Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt saved. Vitinha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 4': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 5': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Podence following a corner.
- 5': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ben White.
- 11': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 11': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ki-Jana Hoever.
- 13': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.
- 16': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ki-Jana Hoever.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 23': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Vitinha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 24': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 25': Attempt saved. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 25': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
- 26': Attempt saved. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 27': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Danny Welbeck with a headed pass.
- 29': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Ben White (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 36': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 36': Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Vitinha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 37': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 40': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 45': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Ben White (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 49': Attempt saved. Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Moutinho.
- 49': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 49': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 52': Foul by Vitinha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 52': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 53': Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the red card.
- 54': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 56': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 58': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
- 58': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 60': Hand ball by Vitinha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 61': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Rúben Neves.
- 61': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß tries a through ball, but Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
- 63': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ki-Jana Hoever.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Podence.
- 65': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ben White.
- 67': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 67': Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri with a headed pass.
- 69': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 70': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Willian José replaces Daniel Podence.
- 70': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Danny Welbeck.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 72': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 72': Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 74': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 76': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fábio Silva.
- 77': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leander Dendoncker replaces Vitinha.
- 78': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Andi Zeqiri replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 79': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 80': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 80': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 83': Andi Zeqiri (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 83': Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 85': Robert Sánchez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister tries a through ball, but Pascal Groß is caught offside.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 90'+2': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+2': Ki-Jana Hoever (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+5': Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 90'+7': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the red card.
- 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Statistics
 BHA |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.3 | Possession | 60.7 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 307 | Accurate Passes | 506 |
| 373 | Passes | 569 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 10 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 15 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 27 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 11 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 49 | Max Kilman  |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 2 | Ki-Jana Hoever |
| 20 | Vitinha |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 17 | Fábio Silva |
| 10 | Daniel Podence |
| 18 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 4 | Adam Webster |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 3 | Ben White |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 11 | Leandro Trossard |
| 16 | Alireza Jahanbakhsh |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 9 | Neal Maupay  |
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