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
Roberto De Zerbi names an unchanged XI from the side that beat Chelsea 4-1 last Saturday. Sanchez in goal is protected by a back four of Gross, Webster, Dunk and Estupinan. Caicedo and Mac Allister sit just ahead of them, while the trio of March, Lallana and Mitoma will supply Trossard - the striker.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Wolves make three alterations to the XI that earned a 1-1 draw with Brentford last time out. Moutinho comes into the side for the injured Matheus Nunes, while Guedes is preferred to Adama Traore on the right wing. The final switch comes in attack, where is a suspended Diego Costa is replaced by Hwang.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion
BRIGHTON SUBS: Billy Gilmour, Jason Steele, Levi Colwill, Jeremy Sarmiento, Deniz Undav, Danny Welbeck, Tariq Lamptey, Joel Veltman, Julio Enciso.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion
BRIGHTON XI (4-2-3-1): Robert Sanchez, Pascal Gross, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Pervis Estupinan; Moises Caicedo, Alexis Mac Allister; Solly March, Adam Lallana, Kaoru Mitoma; Leandro Trossard.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion
WOLVES SUBS: Connor Ronan, Adama Traore, Joseph Hodge, Jonny, Nathan Frazer, Rayan Ait Nouri, Harvey Griffiths, Matija Sarkic, Yerson Mosquera.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion
WOLVES XI (4-3-3): Jose Sa; Hugo Bueno, Max Kilman, Nathan Collins, Nelson Semedo; Boubacar Traore, Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho; Daniel Podence, Hwang Hee-Chan, Goncalo Guedes.
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