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Pascal Gross scored his fifth Premier League goal of the season to earn Brighton victoryTen-man Wolves slipped to defeat as Pascal Gross' 83rd-minute winner completed Brighton's comeback victory at Molineux to keep their hosts in the relegation zone.
On the day former Spain and Real Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui was announced as their next manager, Wolves showed battling qualities as they played the second-half a man down following Nelson Semedo's red card just before half-time.
But they could not hold off increasing Brighton pressure and lost for the eighth time this season, despite scoring twice in a game for the first time.
A pulsating opening period had seen Wolves respond to falling behind to a rare Adam Lallana goal with Goncalo Guedes and a Ruben Neves penalty putting them 2-1 up.
They then conceded an equaliser a minute from Japan international Kaoru Mitoma before the break.
But Semedo's dismissal for a foul on Mitoma shortly afterwards changed the dynamic of the contest.
Winger Mitoma was a pivotal figure in the game and it was his run into the box that created the opportunity for Gross' winner.
The result leaves Wolves sitting second-bottom of the league with 10 points, while Brighton are sixth.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
Squad number1Player nameJosé Sá
Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo
Squad number4Player nameCollins
Squad number23Player nameKilman
Squad number64Player nameBueno
Squad number6Player nameTraoré
Squad number8Player nameRúben Neves
Squad number28Player nameJoão Moutinho
Squad number17Player nameGonçalo Guedes
Squad number11Player nameHwang Hee-Chan
Squad number10Player nameDaniel Podence
Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri
Squad number19Player nameJonny
Squad number25Player nameRonan
Squad number37Player nameTraoré
Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number1Player nameSánchez
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number4Player nameWebster
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán
Squad number10Player nameMac Allister
Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
Squad number7Player nameMarch
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number22Player nameMitoma
Squad number11Player nameTrossard
Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
Squad number21Player nameUndav
Squad number27Player nameGilmour
Squad number34Player nameVeltman
Line-ups
Wolves
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Sá
- 22Nélson SemedoBooked at 45mins
- 4CollinsBooked at 65mins
- 23Kilman
- 64Bueno
- 6TraoréSubstituted forRonanat 90'minutes
- 8Neves
- 28João Moutinho
- 17Gonçalo GuedesSubstituted forAït-Nouriat 74'minutes
- 11Hwang Hee-ChanSubstituted forTraoréat 68'minutes
- 10PodenceSubstituted forCastro Ottoat 45'minutesBooked at 62mins
Substitutes
- 3Aït-Nouri
- 13Sarkic
- 14Mosquera
- 19Castro Otto
- 25Ronan
- 37Traoré
- 59Hodge
- 63Fraser
- 66Griffiths
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Sánchez
- 13Groß
- 4Webster
- 5Dunk
- 30EstupiñánSubstituted forGilmourat 82'minutes
- 10Mac Allister
- 25Caicedo
- 7March
- 14LallanaSubstituted forWelbeckat 65'minutes
- 22MitomaSubstituted forVeltmanat 90'minutes
- 11TrossardSubstituted forUndavat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Lamptey
- 6Colwill
- 18Welbeck
- 19Sarmiento
- 20Enciso
- 21Undav
- 23Steele
- 27Gilmour
- 34Veltman
Referee:Graham Scott
Attendance:30,732
Live Text
Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 3.
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 3.
Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. José Sá tries a through ball, but Rayan Aït-Nouri is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joël Veltman.
Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Attempt saved. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hugo Bueno.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Connor Ronan replaces Boubacar Traoré.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Billy Gilmour tries a through ball, but Solly March is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 3. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Deniz Undav replaces Leandro Trossard.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Billy Gilmour replaces Pervis Estupiñán.
Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
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