Brighton vs Wolves

27 October 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Glenn Murray 48’

Match summary

Brighton won 1-0 at home to Wolves. It was goalless at half-time.

Glenn Murray put Brighton ahead in the 48th minute, set up by Bruno.

Wolves can feel hard done by, creating 1.38 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Brighton's 1.03 from 7.

Match stats

Brighton Wolves
2 Shots 25
1 Shots on Target 7
1 Corners 10
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.01 xG 1.38
1.01 Non-penalty xG 1.38
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Brighton Wolves
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Glenn Murray
Assist: Bruno1-0 (Brighton)
48’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Lewis Dunk
  • Beram Kayal
  • Anthony Knockaert

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 1.38 48’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), 1-0 48’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 1.38 48’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), 1-0 Murray 48’
Brighton 1.03 xGWolves 1.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Brighton attacking 
41’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.52 xG, hit the woodwork 90+3’ Ryan Bennett (Wolves), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 48’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 33’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 80’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 51’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+4’ Hélder Costa (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Bruno (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Léo Bonatini (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Willy Boly (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 18’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 70’ Ryan Bennett (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Willy Boly (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 31’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 41’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.52 xG, hit the woodwork 90+3’ Ryan Bennett (Wolves), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 48’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 33’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 80’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 89’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 51’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+4’ Hélder Costa (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 78’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Bruno (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Léo Bonatini (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Willy Boly (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Ryan Bennett (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Willy Boly (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 18’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 31’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mat Ryan GK900 0.000.000
Bruno DEF9011 0.050.392
Shane Duffy DEF902 0.580.000
Lewis Dunk DEF900 0.000.000
Gaëtan Bong DEF900 0.000.000
Alireza Jahanbakhsh MID901 0.010.000
Beram Kayal MID900 0.000.000
Dale Stephens MID900 0.000.000
José Izquierdo MID820 0.000.000
Solly March MID722 0.050.582
Glenn Murray FWD9011 0.350.051
Yves Bissouma Sub180 0.000.000
Anthony Knockaert Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 31% Bet365 odds 3.20
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.20
Wolves win 39% Bet365 odds 2.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton DLLWW
Wolves WDWWL

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Wolves 0-0 Brighton, 20 Apr 19  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.