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

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Premier League · 2020-21

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

2 – 1

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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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game

Standings

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

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

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	3 G	3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	2 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	2 G
Malick Yalcouye	2 G
Maxim De Cuyper	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Molineux Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
13' The England Lewis Dunk breaks the deadlock on 13 minutes. 0-1!
18' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 18 minutes.
23' Brighton & Hove Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
28' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
33' Brighton & Hove Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
38' It’s high time Graham Potter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
43' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Brighton & Hove Albion FC backline.
48' The 30-year-old Neal Maupay has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
53' Controversy at the stadium! Lewis Dunk argues furiously but the Red card stands.
58' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Alexis Mac Allister on, Alireza Jahanbakhsh off on 58 minutes.
61' Adama Traore has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ruben Neves on 61 minute.
66' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
69' Willian Jose gets the nod from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. He replaces Daniel Podence and will look to change the dynamic.
70' Willian Jose gets the nod from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. He replaces Daniel Podence and will look to change the dynamic.
75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brighton & Hove Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
76' What a moment for Adama Traore! That strike on 76 puts his side firmly in control.
77' Another change for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC made on 77 minute. Vitor Ferreira leaves to be changed by Leander Dendoncker.
78' Leander Dendoncker gets the nod from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. He replaces Vitor Ferreira and will look to change the dynamic.
80' It’s a booking for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC player. Max Kilman gets a Yellow card.
83' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
85' Brighton & Hove Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' A goal from the England international Morgan Gibbs-White! He fires home on 90 to make it 2-1!
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Kaoru Mitoma	2
Ruben Neves	2
Romain Saiss	2
Deniz Undav	2
Gerard Deulofeu	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

2 / 4

1.34 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC44% Draw28% Brighton & Hove Albion FC28%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

56%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC28% Draw49% Brighton & Hove Albion FC23%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 0

10.4%

1 – 0

10%

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	21%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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