Brighton vs Wolves

26 October 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Danny Welbeck 45’
  • Evan Ferguson 85’
  • Rayan Ait Nouri 88’
  • Matheus Cunha 90+3’

Match summary

Brighton and Wolves drew 2-2. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Danny Welbeck put Brighton ahead in the 45th minute, set up by Georginio Rutter. In the second half, Evan Ferguson made it 2-0 in the 85th minute, set up by Tariq Lamptey, Rayan Ait Nouri pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in the 88th minute, and Matheus Cunha equalised in stoppage time, set up by Tommy Doyle.

Brighton had the better of the chances, with 1.51 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Wolves's 1.14 from 14.

Match stats

Brighton Wolves
19 Shots 14
6 Shots on Target 7
9 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.51 xG 1.11
1.51 Non-penalty xG 1.11
12 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Brighton Wolves
Kick-off
Danny Welbeck
Assist: Georginio Rutter1-0 (Brighton)
45’
Half-time1-0
Evan Ferguson
Assist: Tariq Lamptey2-0 (Brighton)
85’
88’
Rayan Ait Nouri2-1 (Wolves)
90+3’
Matheus Cunha
Assist: Tommy Doyle2-2 (Wolves)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Brighton
  • Igor Julio
  • Estupiñán
  • Georginio Rutter
Wolves
  • Toti
  • Rayan Ait Nouri
  • Jørgen Strand Larsen

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 1.51 1.14 45’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-0 45’ 85’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), 2-0 85’ 88’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), 2-1 88’ 90+3’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), 2-2 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.51 1.14 45’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-0 Welbeck 45’ 85’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), 2-0 Ferguson 85’ 88’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), 2-1 Nouri 88’ 90+3’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), 2-2 Cunha 90+3’
Brighton 1.51 xGWolves 1.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Brighton attacking 
32’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 45’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 67’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 88’ Craig Dawson (Wolves), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 84’ Craig Dawson (Wolves), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 88’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 85’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 62’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+3’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 9’ Tommy Doyle (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 71’ Santiago Bueno (Wolves), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 64’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 37’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 75’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 5’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Estupiñán (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 32’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 45’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 67’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 88’ Craig Dawson (Wolves), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 84’ Craig Dawson (Wolves), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 88’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 85’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 62’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+3’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 9’ Tommy Doyle (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 71’ Santiago Bueno (Wolves), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 64’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 37’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 5’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+1’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Estupiñán (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Joël Veltman DEF901 0.020.000
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF900 0.000.041
Igor Julio DEF900 0.000.000
Estupiñán DEF901 0.030.011
Ferdi Kadioglu MID760 0.000.000
Yasin Ayari MID901 0.080.143
Carlos Baleba MID843 0.050.102
Kaoru Mitoma MID904 0.520.051
Georginio Rutter FWD8414 0.190.372
Danny Welbeck FWD7714 0.510.081
Brajan Gruda Sub140 0.000.000
Evan Ferguson Sub1311 0.110.000
Tariq Lamptey Sub610 0.000.111
Mats Wieffer Sub60 0.000.000
Julio Enciso Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 61% Avg odds 1.57
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.37
Wolves win 17% Avg odds 5.67

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

Form going into the game

Brighton DDLWW
Wolves LLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 0-0 Wolves, 22 Jan 24 Next meeting: Wolves 0-2 Brighton, 10 May 25  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.