WOLVERHAMPTON. Brighton & Hove Albion had a easy win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Brighton & Hove Albion was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with Kaoru Mitoma (15′), Pervis Estupiñán (46′), Solly March (51′) and Solly March (55′). Wolverhampton Wanderers reduced the distance with a goal (61′) by Hwang Hee-Chan, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Madley who had the assistance of James Mainwaring and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.73 degrees Celsius or 67.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 - 4

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 16 Total 16
  • 5 On Target 8
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 110 Attack 91
  • 48 Dangerous attack 43
  • 44 Ball safe 35
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 4 Off Sides 7
Fouls
  • 7 Total 5
  • 4 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Brighton & Hove Albion had a strong ball possession 55% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wolverhampton Wanderers had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Brighton & Hove Albion was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 16 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 16 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 4 yellow cards (C. Dawson, Hwang Hee-Chan, Matheus Nunes and M. Kilman). Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion received 6 yellow cards (Pascal Groß, James Milner, Julio Enciso, Pervis Estupiñán, João Pedro and Adam Webster).

Match Timeline

8'
Pascal Groß- Yellow
15'
Kaoru Mitoma (goal)Pervis Estupiñán
Craig Dawson- Yellow
17'
18'
James Milner- Yellow
19'
Julio Enciso- Yellow
46'
Pervis Estupiñán(goal)Kaoru Mitoma
51'
Solomon March(goal)Julio Enciso
55'
Solomon March(goal)Julio Enciso
Hee-chan Hwang- sub ->Fábio Silva
55'
Pablo Sarabia- sub ->João Gomes
55'
57'
João Pedro- sub ->Danny Welbeck
57'
Joël Veltman- sub ->James Milner
60'
Pervis Estupiñán- Yellow
Hee-chan Hwang(goal)
61'
Hee-chan Hwang- Yellow
63'
64'
João Pedro- Yellow
67'
Evan Ferguson- sub ->Julio Enciso
Toti- sub ->C. Dawson
71'
77'
81'
81'
Adam Lallana- sub ->Kaoru Mitoma
Hugo Bueno- sub ->R. Aït-Nouri
87'
Max Kilman- Yellow
88'
90'
90'
Adam Webster- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers stays with 0 points to occupy the 19th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion has 6 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with AFC Bournemouth on the 21st of October with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Brighton & Hove Albion will play away agasint Manchester City on the 21st of October with a 11-1 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers
G
José Sá 1.Portugal
7.0
D
Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria
6.3
87'
D
Craig Dawson 15.England
6.6
71' 17'
D
Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal
6.3
D
Max Kilman 23.England
6.3
88'
M
Mario Lemina 5.Gabon
6.6
M
Pedro Neto 7.Portugal
7.0
M
J. Pied 8.France
6.1
M
Matheus Cunha 12.Brazil
7.7
M
Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal
7.1
77'
M
João Gomes 8.Brazil
6.1
55'
F
Fábio Silva 29.Portugal
6.6
55'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Bentley 25.England
D
Toti 24.Portugal
6.7
71'
D
Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland
D
Hugo Bueno 17.Spain
87'
M
Pablo Sarabia 21.Spain
7.7
55'
M
Boubacar Traoré 6.Mali
M
Joe Hodge 32.Republic of Ireland
F
Hee-chan Hwang 11.South Korea
7.7
55' 63' 61'
F
Sasa Kalajdzic 18.Austria

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Gary O’Neil decided to play with the following team: José Sá (7.0), Nélson Semedo (6.3), C. Dawson (6.6), M. Kilman (6.3), R. Aït-Nouri (6.3), Pedro Neto (7.0), Jérémy Pied (6.1), João Gomes (6.1), M. Lemina (6.6), Matheus Nunes (7.1), Matheus Cunha (7.7) and Fábio Silva (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Boubacar Traore, Toti (6.7), M. Doherty, D. Bentley, Hugo Bueno, Hwang Hee-Chan (7.7), J. Hodge, S. Kalajdzic and Pablo Sarabia (7.7).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 4 changes: Fábio Silva for Hwang Hee-Chan (55′), João Gomes for Pablo Sarabia (55′), C. Dawson for Toti (71′) and R. Aït-Nouri for Hugo Bueno (87′).

Best player: Matheus Cunha​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Matheus Cunha.

His rating is (7.7) with 13 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He hit the woodwork once times.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion
G
Jason Steele 23.England
7.5
D
Lewis Dunk 5.England
7.0
D
James Milner 6.England
7.1
57' 18'
D
Jan Paul van Hecke 29.Netherlands
D
Pervis Estupiñán 30.Ecuador
8.2
60' 46'
D
Adam Webster 4.England
6.7
90'
M
Solomon March 7.England
9.4
51', 55'
M
Pascal Groß 13.Germany
6.8
81' 8'
M
Kaoru Mitoma 22.Japan
9.1
81' 15'
M
Billy Gilmour 11.Scotland
7.0
M
Julio Enciso 10.Paraguay
8.4
67' 19'
F
Danny Welbeck 18.England
7.0
57'
Substitutes
G
Bart Verbruggen 1.Netherlands
D
Joël Veltman 34.Netherlands
6.4
57'
D
Igor 3.Brazil
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
6.7
81'
M
Adam Lallana 14.England
6.7
81'
F
João Pedro 9.Brazil
7.0
57' 64'
F
Evan Ferguson 28.Republic of Ireland
6.7
67'
F
Simon Adingra 24.Ivory Coast

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Roberto De Zerbi played with: Jan Paul van Hecke, Jason Steele (7.5), James Milner (7.1), Adam Webster (6.7), Lewis Dunk (7.0), Pervis Estupiñán (8.2), Pascal Groß (6.8), Billy Gilmour (7.0), Solly March (9.4), Julio Enciso (8.4), Kaoru Mitoma (9.1) and Danny Welbeck (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Evan Ferguson (6.7), Bart Verbruggen, Joël Veltman (6.4), Igor Júlio, Adam Lallana (6.7), Simon Adingra, Mahmoud Dahoud (6.7) and João Pedro (7.0).

Brighton & Hove Albion could not rely on the presence of Evan Ferguson (injured).

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: Danny Welbeck for João Pedro (57′), James Milner for Joël Veltman (57′), Julio Enciso for Evan Ferguson (67′), Pascal Groß for Mahmoud Dahoud (81′) and Kaoru Mitoma for Adam Lallana (81′).

Best player: Solly March​

The most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Solly March.

His rating is (9.4) with 2 goals, 11 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​