Brighton vs Wolves 2021-22 English Premier League
Wolves win at Brighton extends Seagulls' winless streak to 11 Premier League games
Romain Saiss struck a superb volley in first-half stoppage time to give Wolves a 1-0 win away to Brighton in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Hwang Hee-Chan because of an injury.
- 45'+1': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a through ball following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Aaron Connolly.
- 69': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Taylor Richards replaces Enock Mwepu.
- 84': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Yves Bissouma.
- 90'+1': Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leander Dendoncker replaces Trincão.
- 90'+11': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Adama Traoré.
- 90'+14': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
Game Information
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 30,362
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +21 | Arsenal | 17 | 39 | 2 |
| +25 | Manchester City | 17 | 37 | 4 |
| +9 | Aston Villa | 17 | 36 | 3 |
| +12 | Chelsea | 17 | 29 | 4 |
Statistics
 WOL |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 40.7 | Possession | 59.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 283 | Accurate Passes | 441 |
| 365 | Passes | 524 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 22 | Clearances | 10 |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn  |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 2 | Tariq Lamptey |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 15 | Jakub Moder |
| 12 | Enock Mwepu |
| 7 | Aaron Connolly |
| 11 | Leandro Trossard |
| 20 | Solly March |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 5 | Fernando Marçal |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 10 | Daniel Podence |
| 26 | Hwang Hee-Chan |
| 11 | Francisco Trincão |
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