English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2023-24 English Premier League

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Brighton draw with Wolves enough to leapfrog Man United

Brighton & Hove Albion could only muster a point in a scoreless draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday but it was enough to lift them above Manchester United into seventh place in the Premier League table.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 3': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 3': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
  • 4': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 4': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood with a cross.
  • 5': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 5': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
  • 11': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
  • 15': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty is caught offside.
  • 17': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 17': José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 19': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia following a fast break.
  • 23': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 23': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 26': Attempt saved. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  • 26': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by José Sá.
  • 27': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto following a fast break.
  • 32': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 34': Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
  • 42': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 42': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  • 44': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 45'+1': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 45'+2': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
  • 47': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 47': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
  • 49': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
  • 54': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
  • 54': Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jason Steele.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 57': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
  • 57': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 57': José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 58': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 59': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 63': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Danny Welbeck.
  • 65': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
  • 67': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 67': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood is caught offside.
  • 69': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 69': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde replaces Pablo Sarabia.
  • 72': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 72': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Pervis Estupiñán.
  • 72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Webster replaces James Milner.
  • 73': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 73': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto following a fast break.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Cunha with a through ball.
  • 82': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
  • 82': Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 82': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood.
  • 88': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tawanda Chirewa replaces Pedro Neto.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Benicio Baker-Boaitey replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
  • 90'+2': Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 90'+2': Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 90'+4': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 3
28.2 Possession 71.8
8 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
238 Accurate Passes 717
312 Passes 791
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 8
6 Crosses 32
0.0 Cross % 0.3
40 Long Balls 41
15 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 6
8 Effective Tackles 10
20 Tackles 13
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
13 Interceptions 7
35 Effective Clearances 7
35 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,505

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 4 +5 12
2 Arsenal 4 +8 9
3 Tottenham Hotspur 4 +7 9
4 AFC Bournemouth 4 +1 9
Full Table

Line-Ups

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Jason Steele (GK)
5 Lewis Dunk
29 Jan Paul van Hecke
30 Pervis Estupiñán
41 Jack Hinshelwood
11 Billy Gilmour
6 James Milner
13 Pascal Groß
18 Danny Welbeck
9 João Pedro
40 Facundo Buonanotte

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK)
15 Craig Dawson Yellow Card
24 Toti Gomes Yellow Card
23 Max Kilman Yellow Card
5 Mario Lemina
20 Tommy Doyle
2 Matt Doherty
22 Nélson Semedo
7 Pedro Neto
12 Matheus Cunha Yellow Card
21 Pablo Sarabia

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