Brighton vs Wolves

15 December 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Tony Harrington

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Romain Saiss 45+1’

Match summary

Wolves took a 1-0 win at Brighton. Wolves led 1-0 at half-time.

Romain Saiss put Wolves ahead from a corner in first-half stoppage time, set up by Rúben Neves.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brighton created 1.28 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Wolves 1.12 from 8.

Match stats

Brighton Wolves
12 Shots 8
2 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.20 xG 1.12
1.20 Non-penalty xG 1.12
2 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Brighton Wolves
Kick-off
45+1’
Romain Saiss
Assist: Rúben Neves0-1 (Wolves)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brighton
  • Dan Burn
  • Yves Bissouma

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 1.12 45+1’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), 0-1 45+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 1.12 45+1’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), 0-1 Saiss 45+1’
Brighton 1.28 xGWolves 1.12 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Brighton attacking 
48’ Enock Mwepu (Brighton), set piece, 0.67 xG, off target 48’ Trincão (Wolves), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 46’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.33 xG, goal 45’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 59’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 48’ Dan Burn (Brighton), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 61’ Enock Mwepu (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 20’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 48’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 80’ Solly March (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 33’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 90+10’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Enock Mwepu (Brighton), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Marc Cucurella (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 82’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Enock Mwepu (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Enock Mwepu (Brighton), set piece, 0.67 xG, off target 48’ Trincão (Wolves), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 46’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.33 xG, goal 45’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.14 xG, blocked 59’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 48’ Dan Burn (Brighton), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 61’ Enock Mwepu (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 20’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 48’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 80’ Solly March (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+10’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Enock Mwepu (Brighton), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Marc Cucurella (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 82’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Enock Mwepu (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Tariq Lamptey DEF901 0.040.000
Joël Veltman DEF900 0.000.031
Dan Burn DEF901 0.120.671
Marc Cucurella DEF901 0.020.011
Jakub Moder MID900 0.000.111
Yves Bissouma MID870 0.000.000
Enock Mwepu MID874 0.820.081
Solly March FWD902 0.140.062
Aaron Connolly FWD640 0.000.000
Leandro Trossard FWD902 0.110.021
Alexis Mac Allister Sub261 0.020.000
Adam Lallana Sub30 0.000.000
Taylor Richards Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 47% Avg odds 2.07
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.18
Wolves win 23% Avg odds 4.19

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton DLDDD
Wolves WDDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 2-1 Brighton, 09 May 21 Next meeting: Wolves 0-3 Brighton, 30 Apr 22  All Brighton vs Wolves meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.