FALMER. Wolverhampton Wanderers prevails over Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 after R. Saiss scored just 1 goal (45′). Brighton & Hove Albion lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Tony Harrington with the collaboration of Marc Perry and Tim Wood. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.4 degrees Celsius or 50.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Brighton & Hove Albion had a superior ball possession 59% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Brighton & Hove Albion was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Wolverhampton Wanderers was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Brighton & Hove Albion shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards (Y. Bissouma and D. Burn). On the opposite side, Wolverhampton Wanderers didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this encounter, Brighton & Hove Albion will stay with 20 points like Crystal Palace and Brentford to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Wolverhampton Wanderers will have 24 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away with Manchester United on the 18th of December with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers will host Chelsea on the 19th of December with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (2 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

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

The manager Graham Potter decided to play with the following team: Robert Sánchez (7.3), Tariq Lamptey (7.0), Joël Veltman (6.8), Dan Burn (7.3), Marc Cucurella (6.6), Enock Mwepu (6.1), Yves Bissouma (7.1), Jakub Moder (6.2), Solly March (7.4), Aaron Connolly (6.4) and Leandro Trossard (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Evan Ferguson, Marc Leonard, Kjell Scherpen, Alexis Mac Allister (7.0), Ed Turns, Haydon Roberts, Taylor Richards (6.2), Adam Lallana (6.2) and Steven Alzate.

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: A. Connolly for A. Mac Allister (61′), Y. Bissouma for A. Lallana (84′) and E. Mwepu for T. Richards (84′).

Best player: Solly March​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Solly March.

His rating is (7.4) with 24 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 9 crosses.

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento played with: José Sá (7.0), Max Kilman (7.2), Conor Coady (7.0), Romain Saïss (8.0), Nélson Semedo (6.9), Rúben Neves (6.8), João Moutinho (7.2), Rayan Aït Nouri, Fernando Marçal (7.2), Francisco Trincão (6.2) and Daniel Podence (7.3), Hee-Chan Hwang (6.4).

They had on the bench: John Ruddy, Ki-Jana Hoever, Adama Traoré, Leander Dendoncker, Luke Cundle, Louie Moulden, Fábio Silva and Willy Boly.

Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of A. Traore (injured).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 3 changes: Hwang Hee-Chan for A. Traore (16′), A. Traore for F. Silva (90′) and Trincao for L. Dendoncker (90′).

Best player: Romain Saïss​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Romain Saïss.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 47 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• Arsenal – West Ham United – 2-0
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 0-1
• Crystal Palace – Southampton – 2-2