Brighton and Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 09 May 2026

Score3-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeJohn Brooks
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAmerican Express Stadium
Attendance31,587

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 16 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 7 Drawn: 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 2 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 14 . Brighton and Hove Albion were now unbeaten in nine consecutive league meetings for the first time since August 1991 (13).

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Rob Edwards

Goals:

Jack Hinshelwood 1 G
Lewis Dunk 5 G
Yankuba Minteh 86 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Danny Welbeck

Starting lineup:

Dan Bentley Goalkeeper
Santiago Bueno Defender
Yerson Mosquera Defender
Pedro Lima Defender
Toti Defender
Hugo Bueno Defender/Midfielder
André Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
HWANG Hee-chan Midfielder/Forward
Mateus Mané Midfielder/Forward
Adam Armstrong Forward

Substitutions:

Joël Veltman for Kaoru Mitoma 58
Yasin Ayari for Carlos Baleba 76
Georginio Rutter for Danny Welbeck 76
Charalampos Kostoulas for Jack Hinshelwood 88
Solly March for Maxim De Cuyper 88

Substitutions:

David Møller Wolfe for Hugo Bueno 46
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for Mateus Mané 67
Rodrigo Gomes for Pedro Lima 67
Angel Gomés for HWANG Hee-chan 89
Tolu Arokodare for João Gomes 89

Cards:

Kaoru Mitoma 24 Y

Cards:

HWANG Hee-chan 49 Y
André 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Josh Gracey
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Jackson Tchatchoua
Defender/Midfielder Ladislav Krejčí
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Midfielder Angel Gomés
Midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes
Forward Tolu Arokodare

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won six of their last 17 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the bottom three (lost one). . The Seagulls had now scored 50 or more goals for a fourth consecutive season in the Premier League. . They had now won 22 and lost 14 of their last 50 games in the Premier League. . Jack Hinshelwood’s goal was timed at 35 seconds from the start of the game; this was the earliest that Albion had scored in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now become the first team to lose a game against all of the other 19 teams in a season in the Premier League since Sheffield United in 2023-24. . Wolves had now become the first team to fail to score in 19 games in a season in the Premier League since Norwich City in 2021-22 (22). . There had now been 602 goals scored in their 227 away games in the Premier League (for 217, against 385).

3 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Jack Hinshelwood 1 G
Lewis Dunk 5 G
Yankuba Minteh 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Danny Welbeck

Substitutions:

Joël Veltman for Kaoru Mitoma 58
Yasin Ayari for Carlos Baleba 76
Georginio Rutter for Danny Welbeck 76
Charalampos Kostoulas for Jack Hinshelwood 88
Solly March for Maxim De Cuyper 88

Cards:

Kaoru Mitoma 24 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won six of their last 17 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the bottom three (lost one). . The Seagulls had now scored 50 or more goals for a fourth consecutive season in the Premier League. . They had now won 22 and lost 14 of their last 50 games in the Premier League. . Jack Hinshelwood’s goal was timed at 35 seconds from the start of the game; this was the earliest that Albion had scored in the Premier League.

0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Rob Edwards

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Dan Bentley Goalkeeper
Santiago Bueno Defender
Yerson Mosquera Defender
Pedro Lima Defender
Toti Defender
Hugo Bueno Defender/Midfielder
André Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
HWANG Hee-chan Midfielder/Forward
Mateus Mané Midfielder/Forward
Adam Armstrong Forward

Substitutions:

David Møller Wolfe for Hugo Bueno 46
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for Mateus Mané 67
Rodrigo Gomes for Pedro Lima 67
Angel Gomés for HWANG Hee-chan 89
Tolu Arokodare for João Gomes 89

Cards:

HWANG Hee-chan 49 Y
André 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Josh Gracey
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Jackson Tchatchoua
Defender/Midfielder Ladislav Krejčí
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Midfielder Angel Gomés
Midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes
Forward Tolu Arokodare

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers had now become the first team to lose a game against all of the other 19 teams in a season in the Premier League since Sheffield United in 2023-24. . Wolves had now become the first team to fail to score in 19 games in a season in the Premier League since Norwich City in 2021-22 (22). . There had now been 602 goals scored in their 227 away games in the Premier League (for 217, against 385).