Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton and Hove Albion, 05 October 2025

Score1-1
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux
Attendance29,504

View Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 2 Drawn: 7 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 14 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 28 . Wolverhampton Wanderers were now without a win in the eight meetings in the Premier League since December 2021 (lost five).

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Vítor Pereira

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Bart Verbruggen own goal 21 OG

Goals:

Jan Paul Van Hecke 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Jackson Tchatchoua
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Defender/Midfielder Ladislav Krejčí
Midfielder André
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder Marshall Munetsi
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Arias
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Forward Jørgen Strand Larsen

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Brajan Gruda Midfielder/Forward
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Emmanuel Agbadou for HWANG Hee-chan 60
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for Jørgen Strand Larsen 76
David Møller Wolfe for Hugo Bueno 77
Tolu Arokodare for Marshall Munetsi 90+1
Yerson Mosquera for João Gomes 90+1

Substitutions:

Georginio Rutter for Carlos Baleba 46
Maxim De Cuyper for Mats Wieffer 70
Stefanos Tzimas for Brajan Gruda 70
James Milner for Diego Gómez 77

Cards:

Santiago Bueno 51 Y
André 90+6 Y

Cards:

Carlos Baleba 20 Y
Lewis Dunk 36 Y
Mats Wieffer 43 Y
Danny Welbeck 45+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Yerson Mosquera
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Agbadou
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
Midfielder/Forward Fer López
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes
Forward Tolu Arokodare

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder/Forward Tom Watson
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter
Forward Stefanos Tzimas

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers avoided becoming the first team to lose their first four home games in consecutive seasons in the top division. . Wolves were now without a win in their last 11 games in the Premier League (lost eight). . They had now scored in 34 of their last 43 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 12th . After seven games, Brighton and Hove Albion had now gained seven points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season. . Albion were now one of the three teams that had yet to keep a clean sheet so far in this Premier League season along with Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers. . The Seagulls had now drawn ten of their last 29 games in the Premier League (won 12).

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Vítor Pereira

Goals:

Bart Verbruggen own goal 21 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Jackson Tchatchoua
Defender/Midfielder Hugo Bueno
Defender/Midfielder Ladislav Krejčí
Midfielder André
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder Marshall Munetsi
Midfielder/Forward Jhon Arias
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Forward Jørgen Strand Larsen

Substitutions:

Emmanuel Agbadou for HWANG Hee-chan 60
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for Jørgen Strand Larsen 76
David Møller Wolfe for Hugo Bueno 77
Tolu Arokodare for Marshall Munetsi 90+1
Yerson Mosquera for João Gomes 90+1

Cards:

Santiago Bueno 51 Y
André 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Yerson Mosquera
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Agbadou
Defender/Midfielder David Møller Wolfe
Midfielder Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
Midfielder/Forward Fer López
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes
Forward Tolu Arokodare

Comments:

League position: 20th . Wolverhampton Wanderers avoided becoming the first team to lose their first four home games in consecutive seasons in the top division. . Wolves were now without a win in their last 11 games in the Premier League (lost eight). . They had now scored in 34 of their last 43 games in the Premier League.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Jan Paul Van Hecke 86 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Brajan Gruda Midfielder/Forward
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Georginio Rutter for Carlos Baleba 46
Maxim De Cuyper for Mats Wieffer 70
Stefanos Tzimas for Brajan Gruda 70
James Milner for Diego Gómez 77

Cards:

Carlos Baleba 20 Y
Lewis Dunk 36 Y
Mats Wieffer 43 Y
Danny Welbeck 45+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder/Forward Tom Watson
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter
Forward Stefanos Tzimas

Comments:

League position: 12th . After seven games, Brighton and Hove Albion had now gained seven points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season. . Albion were now one of the three teams that had yet to keep a clean sheet so far in this Premier League season along with Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers. . The Seagulls had now drawn ten of their last 29 games in the Premier League (won 12).