[Albion] Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Dick Head]

Wolves v Albion

PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: Molineux Stadium
Date: Saturday 30th April 2022
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Simon Hooper
Assistants: Daniel Robathan, Derek Eaton
Fourth Official: James Linington
VAR: Michael Salisbury
Additional VAR: Ian Hussin
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TEAM NEWS

Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves will be absent despite a return to training after six weeks out with a knee injury.

Defender Max Kilman and winger Daniel Podence remain sidelined.

Brighton welcome back midfielder Yves Bissouma after a two-match suspension.

Tariq Lamptey is likely to be available after recovering from a minor knee issue, while teenager Jeremy Sarmiento is out with a recurring hamstring injury.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

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  [*=left] Wolverhampton Wanderers have won their last two games against Brighton, as many victories as they managed in their previous 16 fixtures against the south coast club.
  [*=left]Wolves are aiming to complete a league double over Brighton for the first time.
  [*=left]The Seagulls have just one win from their last 11 league visits to Molineux (D7, L3).

Wolves

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  [*=left]Wolves have lost six of their last nine Premier League matches, winning the other three.
  [*=left]No ground has seen fewer Premier League goals than Molineux this season, with Wolves scoring 18 and conceding 16 in their 16 home fixtures.
  [*=left]Wolves have conceded 29 league goals this season, with 20 of those coming in the second half.
  [*=left]Jonny could become the first Wolves player to score in three successive Premier League home fixtures since Henri Camara between April and May 2004.

Albion

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  [*=left]Brighton have earned seven points from their past four Premier League games, as many as they accrued in their previous 11 matches.
  [*=left]The Seagulls' four Premier League wins in 2022 have all come away from home.
  [*=left]Just nine different players have scored for Albion in the top flight this season; only Watford have fewer contributors, with eight.
  [*=left]Neal Maupay has gone nine Premier League games without scoring since he found the net in a 2-0 win at Watford in February.

Graham Potter's Wolves Press Conference



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[Mortdecai]

 

[Beach Hut]

So excited, off to Wolverines

 

[Perfidious Albion]

So it’s off to the Black Country on our travels ( not me sadly, I will be home with the radio) . We are much better away , so we can tame these Wolves!

 

[Stat Brother]

I've not done a wash this week so my lucky Groß t-shirt won't be making the trip north.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

So clearly Wolves are the favourites today, with an eight-point advantage and a game in hand, can we squeeze the gap

I have been very impressed with them.

 

[Beach Hut]

Thankfully changed trains and left those stinking filthy Pompey Scum

 

[Dick Head]

So excited, off to Wolverines

were loose

 

[Guinness Boy]

Well, this one's clearly captured the imagination

OK, I'll do it.

"Who will Potter pull out of the bingo machine this week?".

 

[brighton_tom]

Wolves without Kilman and Neves i believe

 

[jcdenton08]

Were loose.

 

[Icy Gull]

So clearly Wolves are the favourites today, with an eight-point advantage and a game in hand, can we squeeze the gap

I have been very impressed with them.

We are going to THRASH them, you heard it here first

 

[Icy Gull]

Well, this one's clearly captured the imagination

OK, I'll do it.

"Who will Potter pull out of the bingo machine this week?".

Looking forward to your initial reaction to the team

 

[Solid at the back]

Wolves are on the beach. An easy 2 nil victory for us.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Looking forward to your initial reaction to the team

I will let [MENTION=4675]Frutos[/MENTION] whatsapp it. He's like a well oiled clock. Actually, scrub that. He's just like a clock. I'm the one that's normally well oiled

Anyway, like I said before Spuds, it's normally the mad looking teams that do well so I'm hoping, once again, for maximum bonkersness.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Now my head hurts. Cucu centre half and March left back? Veltman Centre Half and March right back?

 

[Dick Swiveller]

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[southdownswolf]

Wolves without Kilman and Neves i believe

Pardon...?

 

[Dick Swiveller]

In a change from previous seasons, the team are concentrating but NSC are on the beach. Teams out for 8 minutes and no reaction at all?

 

[Yoda]

Now my head hurts. Cucu centre half and March left back? Veltman Centre Half and March right back?

Cucu, Dunk & Veltman back 3 with Solly & Mwepu as wing back my guess.