Match Report
Brighton & Hove Albion, 8th with 53 points, sat 33 points above Wolverhampton Wanderers (20th, 20). Recent form told a different story for Brighton & Hove Albion: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Scoring rates set the scale: Brighton & Hove Albion 1.37 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.71 and 1.79, with the league averaging 1.38.
Wolverhampton Wanderers had gone 6 games without a win. Over the last five, Brighton & Hove Albion had taken 10 of 15 points to Wolverhampton Wanderers's 2.
25 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Brighton & Hove Albion 10, draws 11, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, at 2.56 goals per meeting. Only 28% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The American Express Community Stadium, capacity 31,876, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Brighton & Hove Albion led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Brighton & Hove Albion: Yankuba Minteh (86'), Lewis Dunk (5'), Jack Hinshelwood (1')
Key stats
Possession: Brighton & Hove Albion 72% · Wolverhampton Wanderers 28% · Total shots: 13-5 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 7-1