Wolves Vs Brighton Preview: Home Side Look To Boost Push For Europe

Friday, 29 April 2022 15:32

By Dominic Kureen @WriteOnDom

Today (Saturday) sees Brighton and Hove Albion head to the Midlands for a 3pm kick-off against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.

Albion have reached the sanctuary of 41 points with a string of improved displays in recent weeks.

A spirited four game, seven point sequence culminated with an unlucky 2-2 draw against Southampton at the Amex last Sunday, with Wolves recording a 1-0 defeat against Burnley on the same afternoon.

Bruno Lage's side's stingy backline has leaked only 29 goals in their 33 league matches to date, a stat slightly undermined by the lack of firepower they possess - a meagre 33 goals netted during the PL campaign.

Wolves have been hit and miss on their own patch this season, seven victories and seven defeats punctuated by two draws.

Premier League home table (Soccer Stats)

Brighton's away form continues to prop up their dismal efforts at the Amex, and is just two points shy of a top-four away record for the campaign.

Premier League away table snip (Soccer Stats)

Form guide

Despite losing their past two fixtures, Wolves have been in reasonable form, with a dearth of draws meaning they're picking up maximum points when they don't lose.

Brighton's away wins at Spurs and Arsenal have propelled them from the bottom of the form table to just below the middle.

Premier League form table (Soccer Stats)

Wolves Premier League form:
W W L W L L

Brighton Premier League form:

L D W W L D

Historically the sides have met 37 times, with 15 wins for Wolves, 8 for Brighton and 14 stalemates.

Injury news

Wolves trio Ruben Neves, Daniel Podence and Max Kilman all remain on the side-lines, but they are otherwise at full strength for this encounter.

For Brighton, Jakub Moder will miss the rest of the season and Tariq Lamptey faces a late fitness test.

Possible line-ups

Wolves (3-4-3):

Brighton (3-5-1-1):

Prediction: Wolves 1 - 0 Brighton

The home side's solid defensive record and greater need for points should just about see them over the line against Albion's away day specialists.

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