Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Wolves 2-3 Brighton: The Seagulls struck late to take all three points to punish 10-man Wolves at Molineux
Pascal Gross’s late goal sealed a thrilling 3-2 victory for Brighton and Hove Albion at 10-man Wolverhampton Wanderers in a rip-roaring Premier League clash on Saturday.
Wolves trailed to an early Adam Lallana goal, then led with goals by Goncalo Guedes and Ruben Neves only for Kaoru Mitoma to level and Nelson Semedo to be red-carded, all before halftime.
Brighton pressed hard for a winner after the break but struggling Wolves were resisting admirably until Gross fired high into the roof of the net in the 83rd minute.
It was tough on Wolves, who had earlier named Spaniard Julen Lopetegui as their new manager, but Brighton deservedly backed-up last week’s victory over Chelsea to move into sixth place.
Brighton have 21 points from 13 games played while Wolves are in 19th place with 10 points.
Wolves vs Brighton starting line-ups
Wolves XI: José Sá, Collins, Kilman, Bueno, Nélson Semedo, João Moutinho, Rúben Neves(c), Traoré, Gonçalo Guedes, Daniel Podence, Hwang
Subs: Ronan, Jonny, Hodge, Griffiths, Sarkic, Aït-Nouri, Fraser, Mosquera, Traoré
Brighton XI: Sánchez, Webster, Estupiñán, Groß, Dunk(c), Lallana, Mac Allister, Mitoma, March, Caicedo, Trossard
Subs: Lamptey, Veltman, Undav, Steele, Sarmiento, Welbeck, Gilmour, Colwill, Enciso
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Roberto De Zerbi will be looking to make it two wins in a row after notching his first Premier League victory last weekend, beating Chelsea 4-1. Sitting in eighth position at the start of play today, Brighton have recent form to rely on, as the Seagulls have lost just one of their last 10 meetings with Wolves.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion
The lowest scorers in the Premier League, Wolves will need a win if they wish to finish the weekend outside of the relegation places, with only Nottingham Forest below them in the table. Despite the appointment of Julen Lopetegui as coach, Steve Davis will oversee this fixture; tasked with solving the problem at striker with both Raul Jimenez and Sasa Kalajdzic injured and Diego Costa suspended.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion
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