Brighton vs Wolves

3 - 0

🕒 Sat, 09 May 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ John Brooks 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 36

Regular Season Table

Brighton 8 · Wolves 20

Referee Stats

John Brooks

13 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.46
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	69%
Draws	15%
Away wins	15%

How the match was won

Brighton outshot their opponent (13-5).
Brighton controlled possession (72%).
Brighton had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 20

Avg: 1.58 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Wolves (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-6-13

Goals For / Against

8 / 34

Avg: 0.42 / 1.79

Points

Avg: 0.32

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.74

PPG

0.32

1.58

0.42

1.05

1.79

58%

O2.5

42%

58%

BTTS

37%

47%

Score 1st

16%

League-position context

Brighton rank8th

Wolves rank20th

Brighton points53

Wolves points20

Brighton: #8 · 53 pts · GD +6

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Wolves: #20 · 20 pts · GD -41

58 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 24 pts from safety.

33-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brighton last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals8-5

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Wolves last 5 away

D L L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals3-13

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Wolves trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.516%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home79%

Brighton clean sheet at home26%

Wolves score away37%

Wolves clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first47%

Brighton win after scoring first56%

Wolves score first16%

Wolves win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 57% · Wolves 21%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 26.8' · Wolves 43.0'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.58 vs 1.53

Brighton concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Wolves score away0.42 vs 1.22

Wolves concede away1.79 vs 1.53

Brighton score 3% above league average, while Wolves score 66% below league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 14% below league average at home, and Wolves are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Brighton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

61-75 5

46-60 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Wolves goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

61-75 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

0-15 5

31-45 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

72%

28%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

548

210

Passes Accurate

479

141

Passes %

87%

67%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Hinshelwood

Normal Goal · Assist: M. De Cuyper

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

L. Dunk

Normal Goal · Assist: M. De Cuyper

24'

24' K. Mitoma

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Hugo Bueno

1st substitution · For: D. Møller Wolfe

49'

49' Hwang Hee-Chan

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ K. Mitoma

1st substitution · For: J. Veltman

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Pedro Lima

2nd substitution · For: Rodrigo Gomes

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ M. Mane

3rd substitution · For: J. Bellegarde

68'

68' André

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ C. Baleba

2nd substitution · For: Y. Ayari

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ D. Welbeck

3rd substitution · For: G. Rutter

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Y. Minteh

Normal Goal

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ J. Hinshelwood

4th substitution · For: C. Kostoulas

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ M. De Cuyper

5th substitution · For: S. March

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ Hwang Hee-Chan

4th substitution · For: A. Gomes

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ João Gomes

5th substitution · For: T. Arokodare

Brighton vs Wolves 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brighton beat Wolves 3-0 on Saturday, 09 May 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by John Brooks. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: Brighton took an early lead at 1' when J. Hinshelwood scored, with the assist credited to M. De Cuyper, making the score 1-0. Brighton extended the lead at 5' when L. Dunk scored, with the assist credited to M. De Cuyper, making the score 2-0. K. Mitoma received a yellow card for Brighton at 24'.

Second half: Wolves made their 1st substitution at 46', with Hugo Bueno replacing D. Møller Wolfe. Hwang Hee-Chan received a yellow card for Wolves at 49'. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 58', with K. Mitoma replacing J. Veltman. Wolves made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Pedro Lima replacing Rodrigo Gomes. Wolves made their 3rd substitution at 67', with M. Mane replacing J. Bellegarde. André received a yellow card for Wolves at 68'. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 76', with C. Baleba replacing Y. Ayari. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 76', with D. Welbeck replacing G. Rutter. Brighton extended the lead at 86' when Y. Minteh scored, making the score 3-0. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 88', with J. Hinshelwood replacing C. Kostoulas. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 88', with M. De Cuyper replacing S. March. Wolves made their 4th substitution at 89', with Hwang Hee-Chan replacing A. Gomes. Wolves made their 5th substitution at 89', with João Gomes replacing T. Arokodare.

Brighton used 5 substitutions while Wolves used 5 substitutions. Brighton got 1 yellow card, while Wolves got 2 yellow cards.