Brighton hopes to return to winning ways in the Premier League in their midweek fixture against Wolves. The match is scheduled for Wednesday at the American Express Community Stadium, with a kickoff at 10:30 pm.
The Seagulls had one week to fully prepare for this clash after their last clash was postponed. On the other hand, the Wolves fell for a 1-0 loss to Manchester City.
Brighton & Hove Albion are now a game behind their rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, after forcing the latter to postpone their proposed match due to a catastrophic COVID-19 outbreak.
The Seagulls’ most recent match saw them play out a 1-1 draw with Southampton, as Neal Maupay canceled out Armando Broja’s strike right at the death for a third consecutive stalemate under Graham Potter. Potter is not popular with the entire Brighton fanbase at present.
Furthermore, Brighton has dropped two places to 11th as they witness other top-flight sides take to the field, two points behind eighth-placed Leicester City having played one game fewer.
Manchester City was awarded a penalty when veteran midfielder Joao Moutinho handled the ball inside the area under pressure from Raheem Sterling.
Any hopes of ending their barren run without a goal were dashed when Raul Jimenez picked up two yellow cards in quick succession, and there was no way back for the ten men of Wolves at the home of the champions.
Brighton vs Wolves Head to Head
Both sides have 14 games against each other with hosts taking 4 wins while visitors with 2 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Southampton 1-1 Brighton
- West Ham 1-1 Brighton
- Brighton 0-0 Leeds United
- Aston Villa 2-0 Brighton
- Brighton 1-1 Newcastle
Away
- Man City 1-0 Wolves
- Wolves 0-1 Liverpool
- Wolves 0-0 Burnley
- Norwich City 0-0 Wolves
- Wolves 1-0 West Ham
Brighton Team News
Brighton will be without defender Shane Duffy, who has a one-game suspension to serve, while Lewis Dunk, Adam Webster, and Joel Veltman remain injury worries.
Veltman was replaced against Southampton because of injury, and Potter will be desperate to have him available here, but Steven Alzate, Danny Welbeck, Adam Lallana, and Jeremy Sarmiento are all absent.
Wolves Team News
As for the Wolverhampton Wanderers, Yerson Mosquera and Jonny will sit out due to their injuries, so Hwang Hee-chan must return to the starting XI to spearhead the charge.
Prediction and Odds
After getting an extra week of practice, we expect Brighton to come out fully prepared for a win.
- Brighton Win
- Goals Under 2.5
- Double Chance
