Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueWolves win at Brighton extends Seagulls' winless streak to 11 Premier League games
Romain Saiss struck a superb volley in first-half stoppage time to give Wolves a 1-0 win away to Brighton in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 5': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 5': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Attempt saved. Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joël Veltman.
- 7': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marçal.
- 9': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 9': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 15': Attempt missed. Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 16': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Hwang Hee-Chan because of an injury.
- 16': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 16': Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nélson Semedo tries a through ball, but Daniel Podence is caught offside.
- 18': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 20': Attempt missed. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Enock Mwepu.
- 23': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 26': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 26': Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 28': Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 31': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marçal.
- 33': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marçal.
- 33': Attempt missed. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Solly March following a corner.
- 33': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 33': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 34': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
- 45': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
- 45'+1': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a through ball following a corner.
- 45'+2': Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dan Burn following a set piece situation.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 47': Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 48': Attempt saved. Trincão (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a through ball.
- 48': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 54': Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box following a corner.
- 57': Attempt saved. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Moutinho.
- 59': Attempt saved. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 60': Foul by Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 60': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Aaron Connolly.
- 61': Attempt missed. Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jakub Moder with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 62': Foul by Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 62': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 63': Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 68': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 68': Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 75': Foul by Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 75': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 78': Trincão (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 79': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
- 80': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
- 81': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
- 82': Attempt missed. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 83': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 83': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Taylor Richards replaces Enock Mwepu.
- 84': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Yves Bissouma.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Solly March.
- 86': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Robert Sánchez tries a through ball, but Solly March is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 87': Taylor Richards (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+1': Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leander Dendoncker replaces Trincão.
- 90'+8': Foul by Taylor Richards (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+8': João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+9': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+11': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Adama Traoré.
- 90'+11': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+11': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+12': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+12': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+14': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
Statistics
 WOL |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 40.7 | Possession | 59.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 283 | Accurate Passes | 441 |
| 365 | Passes | 524 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 22 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 30,362
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 30,362
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 30 | +37 | 67 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 29 | +32 | 60 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 29 | +11 | 51 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 29 | +5 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn  |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 2 | Tariq Lamptey |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 15 | Jakub Moder |
| 12 | Enock Mwepu |
| 7 | Aaron Connolly |
| 11 | Leandro Trossard |
| 20 | Solly March |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 5 | Fernando Marçal |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 10 | Daniel Podence |
| 26 | Hwang Hee-Chan |
| 11 | Francisco Trincão |
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