Wolves vs Brighton

5 October 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Bart Verbruggen 21’ (og)
  • Jan Paul van Hecke 86’

Match summary

Wolves and Brighton shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Wolves led 1-0 at half-time.

Verbruggen's own goal put Wolves ahead in the 21st minute and Jan Paul van Hecke equalised with a header in the 86th minute, set up by Stefanos Tzimas.

Brighton had the better of the chances, with 1.39 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Wolves's 0.37 from 6.

Match stats

42% Possession 58%
6 Shots 17
3 Shots on target 6
2 Corners 8
77 Attacks 115
27 Dangerous attacks 63
353 Passes 492
76% Pass accuracy 87%
26 Tackles 19
13 Fouls 9
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Wolves Brighton
Kick-off
14’
Ferdi KadiogluShot on target
20’
Carlos BalebaFoul
Vitor PereiraArgument
20’
Bart VerbruggenOwn goal1-0 (Wolves)
21’
Marshall MunetsiShot on target
21’
Ladislav KrejcíShot on target
24’
28’
Brajan GrudaShot on target
33’
Diego GómezShot on target
36’
Lewis DunkFoul
43’
Mats WiefferFoul
Jhon AriasShot on target
44’
45+2’
Danny WelbeckFoul
Half-time1-0
46’
Georginio RutterCarlos Baleba
Second half underway
Santiago BuenoFoul
51’
58’
Georginio RutterShot on target
Emmanuel AgbadouHee-chan Hwang
60’
70’
Maxim De CuyperMats Wieffer
70’
Stefanos TzimasBrajan Gruda
73’
Maxim De CuyperShot on target
Jean-Ricner BellegardeJørgen Strand Larsen
76’
76’
James MilnerDiego Gómez
David Møller WolfeHugo Bueno
77’
86’
Jan Paul van HeckeHeader1-1 (Brighton)
Tolu ArokodareMarshall Munetsi
90+1’
Yerson MosqueraJoão Gomes
90+1’
AndréFoul
90+6’
Full-time1-1

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 0.37 1.39 21’ Bart Verbruggen (Wolves) own goal, 1-0 21’ 86’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), 1-1 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.37 1.39 21’ Bart Verbruggen (Wolves) own goal, 1-0 Verbruggen 21’ 86’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), 1-1 van Hecke 86’
Wolves 0.37 xGBrighton 1.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Wolves attacking 
28’ Brajan Gruda (Brighton), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 56’ Jhon Arias (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 86’ Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 14’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 58’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 62’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 21’ Marshall Munetsi (Wolves), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Brajan Gruda (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 44’ Jhon Arias (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 83’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Ladislav Krejcí (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 25’ Brajan Gruda (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Bart Verbruggen (Brighton), own goal 28’ Brajan Gruda (Brighton), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 56’ Jhon Arias (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 86’ Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 14’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 58’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 62’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 75’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 21’ Marshall Munetsi (Wolves), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 11’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 26’ Brajan Gruda (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 82’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Jhon Arias (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 83’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Ladislav Krejcí (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 25’ Brajan Gruda (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Bart Verbruggen (Brighton), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Wolves

Lineup not available for this match.

Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Kadıoğlu
Dunk
Hecke
Wieffer 70’
Ayari
Baleba 46’
Minteh
Gómez 76’
Gruda 70’
Welbeck

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Sam Johnstone GK900 0.000.000
Jackson Tchatchoua DEF900 0.000.000
Ladislav Krejcí DEF901 0.010.000
Santiago Bueno DEF900 0.000.000
Hugo Bueno DEF790 0.000.152
André MID900 0.000.000
João Gomes MID900 0.000.071
Marshall Munetsi MID901 0.060.000
Jhon Arias FWD902 0.190.041
Jørgen Strand Larsen FWD791 0.070.000
Hee-Chan Hwang FWD621 0.040.000
Emmanuel Agbadou Sub280 0.000.000
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Sub110 0.000.000
David Møller Wolfe Sub110 0.000.000
Yerson Mosquera Sub10 0.000.000
Tolu Arokodare Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 27% Avg odds 3.46
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53
Brighton win 46% Avg odds 2.08

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

Form going into the game

Wolves LLLLD
Brighton LWLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 0-2 Brighton, 10 May 25 Next meeting: Brighton 3-0 Wolves, 09 May 26  All Wolves vs Brighton meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.