Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sun 9 May 2021 · 11:00 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

R 53' Lewis Dunk

Max Kilman 80' Y

Conor Coady 83' Y

Y 85' Robert Sanchez

Y 90' Yves Bissouma

R 90' Neal Maupay

Overview

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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Andy Madley
Referee Tim Wood
Referee Marc Perry
Referee Jonathan Moss
Referee Andre Marriner
Referee Andy Halliday

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-09 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-01-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2020-03-07 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-12-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2019-04-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–1	W
03 May	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D
25 Apr	Burnley FC	H	0–4	L
17 Apr	Sheffield United FC	H	1–0	W
09 Apr	Fulham FC	A	1–0	W
05 Apr	West Ham United FC	H	2–3	L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
01 May	Leeds United FC	H	2–0	W
24 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	0–1	L
20 Apr	Chelsea FC	A	0–0	D
12 Apr	Everton FC	H	0–0	D
04 Apr	Manchester United FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC		Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#3	Position	#15
20	Points	0
38	Played	0
3 / 11 / 24	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
27	Scored	0
68	Conceded	0
-41	GD	+0
0.53	PPG	–
8%	Win %	–

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are 3rd (20 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Brighton & Hove Albion FC gets underway.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joao Moutinho is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
10' Lewis Dunk has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
13' Lewis Dunk is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
23' It’s high time Nuno Espírito Santo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
28' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
33' Neal Maupay has been relatively quiet despite scoring 80 goals in his last 344 appearances.
38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
43' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
48' Dan Burn has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
53' Lewis Dunk has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 53.
58' The crowd applauds Alireza Jahanbakhsh as he leaves the pitch. Alexis Mac Allister steps in for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
61' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adama Traore is hanging Ruben Neves on the field on 61 minute.
66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
69' The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Daniel Podence departs to be replaced by Willian Jose.
70' The crowd applauds Daniel Podence as he leaves the pitch. Willian Jose steps in for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
75' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
76' Adama Traore doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
77' The Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Vitor Ferreira departs to be replaced by Leander Dendoncker.
78' Leander Dendoncker is replacing Vitor Ferreira for the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC side.
80' Controversy at the stadium! Max Kilman argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
83' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
85' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Robert Sanchez gets a Yellow card.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Yves Bissouma.
90' Morgan Gibbs-White does the damage! The net is bulging and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC surge ahead!
Brighton & Hove Albion FC will have plenty to reflect on. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Rui Patricio
28
Joao Moutinho
8
Ruben Neves ↓ Adama Traore 61'
16
Conor Coady
18
Morgan Gibbs-White
3
Rayan Ait Nouri
10
Daniel Podence ↓ Willian Jose 69'
49
Max Kilman
2
Ki-Jana Hoever
17
Fabio Silva
20
Vitor Ferreira ↓ Leander Dendoncker 77'

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Adam Webster
18
Danny Welbeck ↓ Andi Zeqiri 78'
16
Alireza Jahanbakhsh ↓ Alexis Mac Allister 58'
5
Lewis Dunk
13
Pascal Gross
8
Yves Bissouma
9
Neal Maupay
33
Dan Burn
11
Leandro Trossard ↓ Jakub Moder 58'
3
Ben White
26
Robert Sanchez

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Danny Welbeck	4
Lewis Dunk	3
Pascal Gross	3
Deniz Undav	2
Gerard Deulofeu	2
Solly March	2
Neal Maupay	2
Diogo Jota	2

Head to Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2021-05-09 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-05-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2021-04-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–4 Burnley FC L 2021-04-17 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2021-04-09 Fulham FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2021-04-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–3 West Ham United FC L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-05-09 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-05-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–0 Leeds United FC W 2021-04-24 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-04-20 Chelsea FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-04-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Everton FC D 2021-04-04 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.69 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.62 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC38% Draw37% Brighton & Hove Albion FC25%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes25% 0% No75%

Avg goals/match: 1.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	70%	30%
± 1.5	38%	62%
± 2.5	15%	85%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

62%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC18% Draw66% Brighton & Hove Albion FC16%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

29.7%

1 – 0

16.8%

0 – 1

15.1%

1 – 1

12.7%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

3.7%

2 – 2

1.5%

3 – 0

1.3%

3 – 1

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	21%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	19%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

54% ✗

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.