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Brighton Triumph Over Ten-Man Wolves in Tense Encounter
Brighton secured a victory over Wolves in a heated Premier League clash at Molineux Stadium, despite the home side playing with ten men for the majority of the match. The game, part of the seventh round of the season, was filled with cards and an unfortunate own goal that initially put Wolves ahead.
Wolves suffered an early blow when V. Pereira was sent off in the 20th minute, forcing them to adjust their tactics. Just a minute later, an own goal by B. Verbruggen, assisted by M. Munetsi, gave the home side the lead, but their joy was short-lived.
Despite enjoying 58% of the possession, Brighton struggled to break down the resilient Wolves defense. The ‘Seagulls’ managed 17 shots, only 6 of which were on target. Frustration grew, leading to yellow cards for players like C. Baleba, L. Dunk, M. Wieffer, and D. Welbeck.
In the 86th minute, J. P. van Hecke finally scored the winning goal for Brighton, assisted by S. Tzimas. The match concluded with Wolves fighting to maintain composure, adding another yellow card to Andre in the final minutes.
Brighton dominated possession with 58% compared to Wolves’ 42%. In terms of shots, Brighton had 17 (6 on target, 6 off target) while Wolves had 6 (3 on target, 3 off target). Corners favored Brighton with 8 compared to Wolves’ 2. Regarding fouls, Wolves committed 12 compared to Brighton’s 7. Referee Jarred Gillett issued 5 yellow cards, 4 to Brighton and 1 to Wolves, and a straight red card to Wolves player V. Pereira.
Substitutions brighton: at minute 46 C. Baleba came in and G. Rutter went out., at minute 70 B. Gruda came in and S. Tzimas went out., at minute 71 M. Wieffer came in and M. De Cuyper went out., at minute 77 D. Gomez came in and J. Milner went out.
Substitutions wolves: at minute 61 Hwang Hee-Chan came in and E. Agbadou went out., at minute 77 J. S. Larsen came in and J. Bellegarde went out., at minute 77 S. Bueno came in and D. M. Wolfe went out., at minute 90 M. Munetsi came in and T. Arokodare went out., at minute 90 Joao Gomes came in and Y. Mosquera went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Wolves
Brighton
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