Brighton vs Wolves

2 January 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Andy Madley

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 1–3

  • Aaron Connolly 13’
  • Neal Maupay 46’ (pen)
  • Lewis Dunk 70’
  • Romain Saiss 19’
  • Dan Burn 34’ (og)
  • Rúben Neves 44’ (pen)

Match summary

Brighton and Wolves drew 3-3. Wolves led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Aaron Connolly put Brighton ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Leandro Trossard, Romain Saiss equalised with a header in the 19th minute, set up by Nélson Semedo, Burn's own goal put Wolves in front in the 34th minute, and Rúben Neves made it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 44th minute. In the second half, Neal Maupay pulled one back to make it 2-3 from the penalty spot in the 46th minute and Lewis Dunk equalised with a header in the 70th minute, set up by Leandro Trossard.

Brighton had the better of the chances, with 2.45 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Wolves's 1.82 from 11.

Match stats

Brighton Wolves
13 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.42 xG 1.82
1.66 Non-penalty xG 1.06
12 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Brighton Wolves
Kick-off
Aaron Connolly
Assist: Leandro Trossard1-0 (Brighton)
13’
19’
Romain Saiss
Assist: Nélson Semedo1-1 (Wolves)
34’
Dan Burn
Own goal1-2 (Wolves)
44’
Rúben Neves
Penalty1-3 (Wolves)
Half-time1-3
Neal Maupay
Penalty2-3 (Brighton)
46’
Lewis Dunk
Assist: Leandro Trossard3-3 (Brighton)
70’
Full-time3-3

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Dan Burn
  • Yves Bissouma
Wolves
  • Nélson Semedo

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 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.45 1.82 13’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), 1-0 13’ 19’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), 1-1 19’ 34’ Dan Burn (Wolves) own goal, 1-2 34’ 44’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), 1-3 44’ 46’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), 2-3 46’ 70’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), 3-3 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.45 1.82 13’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), 1-0 Connolly 13’ 19’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), 1-1 Saiss 19’ 34’ Dan Burn (Wolves) own goal, 1-2 Burn 34’ 44’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), 1-3 Neves 44’ 46’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), 2-3 Maupay 46’ 70’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), 3-3 Dunk 70’
Brighton 2.45 xGWolves 1.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Brighton attacking 
44’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 46’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 68’ Andi Zeqiri (Brighton), from a corner, 0.65 xG, off target 90+4’ Owen Otasowie (Wolves), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 13’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 57’ Vitinha (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 52’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 25’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 19’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 61’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Andi Zeqiri (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Andi Zeqiri (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 4’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 77’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 34’ Dan Burn (Brighton), own goal 44’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 46’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 68’ Andi Zeqiri (Brighton), from a corner, 0.65 xG, off target 90+4’ Owen Otasowie (Wolves), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 13’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 57’ Vitinha (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 52’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 25’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 61’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 52’ Andi Zeqiri (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Andi Zeqiri (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 4’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 22’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Adam Webster (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 34’ Dan Burn (Brighton), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robert Sánchez GK900 0.000.000
Lewis Dunk DEF9011 0.050.000
Adam Webster DEF902 0.060.091
Dan Burn DEF730 0.000.000
Joël Veltman MID900 0.000.092
Solly March MID901 0.020.153
Ben White MID900 0.000.021
Yves Bissouma MID500 0.000.000
Leandro Trossard MID9021 0.060.673
Neal Maupay MID9013 0.820.000
Aaron Connolly FWD5012 0.680.000
Davy Pröpper Sub400 0.000.000
Andi Zeqiri Sub403 0.760.000
Adam Lallana Sub170 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 34% Avg odds 2.83
Draw 32% Avg odds 3.02
Wolves win 34% Avg odds 2.78

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

Form going into the game

Brighton LDDDL
Wolves LWLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 0-0 Brighton, 07 Mar 20 Next meeting: Wolves 2-1 Brighton, 09 May 21  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.