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.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Mac Allister’s corner from the left fails to find Mitoma as Semedo is allowed two opportunities to clear his lines, skewing his first effort before pumping the ball down the pitch effectively with his second.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion
With just over five minutes left in the half, De Zerbi can’t have too much to complain about other than the score, with his team looking comfortable on the ball in attack. Two moments of madness at the back have tarnished an otherwise productive half, with more surely to come from the visitors.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Wolves have won just two of their last 20 Premier League games (D6 L12), having won three of their four before this. They've not scored more than once in any of their last 16 league games (9 goals in total).
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion
PENALTY! Wolves are awarded a penalty after a VAR review, with Dunk’s arm deemed to have made contact with the ball during Podence’s cross. Neves steps up to place the ball on the spot - can he put the hosts ahead?
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Penalty Goal Rúben Diogo da Silva Neves
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