Wolves vs Brighton match stats & report

1–4 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 2 · Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton · Ref A. Madley

Wolves stats & fixtures · Brighton stats & fixtures

Wolves lost to Brighton 1–4 in the Premier League on 19 August 2023. Expected goals finished 2.14–2.22. Brighton had 54% of the ball.

Wolves vs Brighton match statistics

WolvesBrighton

46% Ball possession 54%
2.14 Expected goals (xG) 2.22
16 Total shots 16
5 Shots on target 8
6 Shots off target 5
5 Blocked shots 3
12 Shots inside the box 11
5 Corners 3
14 Fouls 11
4 Offsides 7
5 Yellow cards 6
1 Red cards 0
462 Passes 552
84% Pass accuracy 88%
4 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

8' Yellow card P. Groß Brighton
15' Goal K. Mitoma (assist P. Estupiñán) Brighton
17' Yellow card Craig Dawson Wolves
18' Yellow card J. Milner Brighton
19' Yellow card J. Enciso Brighton
46' Goal P. Estupiñán (assist K. Mitoma) Brighton
51' Goal S. March (assist J. Enciso) Brighton
55' Goal S. March (assist J. Enciso) Brighton
60' Yellow card P. Estupiñán Brighton
61' Goal Hwang Hee-Chan (assist Pablo Sarabia) Wolves
63' Yellow card Hwang Hee-Chan Wolves
64' Yellow card Joao Pedro Brighton
76' Yellow card M. Nunes Wolves
88' Yellow card M. Kilman Wolves
90+5' Yellow card M. Nunes Wolves
90+5' Red card M. Nunes Wolves
90+5' Yellow card A. Webster Brighton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Wolves

Confirmed 4-4-1-1 G. O'Neil

1 José Sá

3 R. Aït-Nouri 23 M. Kilman 15 Craig Dawson 22 Nélson Semedo

27 M. Nunes 5 M. Lemina 8 Joao Gomes 7 Pedro Neto

12 Matheus Cunha

29 Fábio Silva

Bench Hwang Hee-Chan , Pablo Sarabia , Toti Gomes , Hugo Bueno , S. Kalajdzic , D. Bentley , J. Hodge , Matt Doherty , B. Traore

Brighton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 R. De Zerbi

23 J. Steele

30 P. Estupiñán 5 L. Dunk 4 A. Webster 6 J. Milner

11 B. Gilmour 13 P. Groß

22 K. Mitoma 10 J. Enciso 7 S. March

18 D. Welbeck

Bench J. Veltman , Joao Pedro , E. Ferguson , M. Dahoud , A. Lallana , S. Adingra , B. Verbruggen , J. van Hecke , Igor

Form guide

Wolves at home

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 4.4 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Brighton away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.5 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Wolves vs Brighton head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 Apr 23	Brighton v Wolves	6–0
5 Nov 22	Wolves v Brighton	2–3

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Wolves vs Brighton head-to-head record