Premier League Gameweek 36 Sat, May 9 2026 · 15:00 The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex
Brighton
3–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 1.62 – 0.49
Wolves
  • J. Hinshelwood 1’
  • L. Dunk 5’
  • Y. Minteh 86’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Brighton cruise past Wolves

Brighton entered as clear favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Hinshelwood, Dunk and Minteh. Brighton finished with the higher xG (1.62 vs 0.49).

Brighton ✓71%
Draw17%
Wolves12%

Model vs reality

Brighton goals
3
Model 2.48 · xG 1.62
Wolves goals
0
Model 0.92 · xG 0.49
Total goals
3
Model 3.40 · xG 2.11
Score 3–0
8%
Most likely 2–0 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 66%
Both scored
No
Model 56%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. De CuyperBrighton · 2 assists
9.3
  • RefereeJohn Brooks
  • VenueThe American Express Community Stadium
  • Table before kick-offBrighton 8th · Wolves 20th

Timeline

  1. J. Hinshelwood 1–0Assist M. De Cuyper
    1’
  2. L. Dunk 2–0Assist M. De Cuyper
    5’
  3. K. MitomaYellow card · Foul
    24’
  4. Half time · 2–0
  5. ⇄ D. Møller WolfeFor Hugo Bueno
    46’
  6. H. HwangYellow card · Foul
    49’
  7. ⇄ J. VeltmanFor K. Mitoma
    58’
  8. ⇄ J. BellegardeFor Mateus Mané
    67’
  9. ⇄ R. GomesFor Pedro Lima
    67’
  10. AndréYellow card · Foul
    68’
  11. ⇄ Y. AyariFor C. Baleba
    76’
  12. ⇄ G. RutterFor D. Welbeck
    76’
  13. Y. Minteh 3–0
    86’
  14. ⇄ S. MarchFor M. De Cuyper
    88’
  15. ⇄ C. KostoulasFor J. Hinshelwood
    88’
  16. ⇄ T. ArokodareFor João Gomes
    89’
  17. ⇄ A. GomesFor H. Hwang
    89’
  18. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Brighton14 shots · 10 in box, 4 outside
Wolves5 shots · 4 in box, 1 outside
BrightonWolves
72% Possession 28%
1.62 Expected goals (xG) 0.49
2.20 Expected points (xPts) 0.56
14 Shots 5
6 Shots on target 1
5 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 0
10 Shots inside the box 4
4 Shots outside the box 1
578 Passes 225
86% Pass accuracy 68%
7 Corners 1
1 Goalkeeper saves 3
9 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.45 Team rating 6.41

Line-ups

Brighton 4-2-3-1

17.0 B. Verbruggen(G)
299.3★ M. De Cuyper AA↓88’ 58.2 L. Dunk 67.3 J. van Hecke 246.9 F. Kadıoğlu
307.0 P. Groß 176.9 C. Baleba ↓76’
226.6 K. Mitoma ↓58’ 138.0 J. Hinshelwood ↓88’ 118.0 Y. Minteh
186.9 D. Welbeck ↓76’
  • 1B. Verbruggen (G)7.0
  • 29M. De Cuyper ★A×2↓88’9.3
  • 5L. Dunk8.2
  • 6J. van Hecke7.3
  • 24F. Kadıoğlu6.9
  • 30P. Groß7.0
  • 17C. Baleba↓76’6.9
  • 22K. Mitoma↓58’6.6
  • 13J. Hinshelwood↓88’8.0
  • 11Y. Minteh8.0
  • 18D. Welbeck↓76’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 34J. Veltman↑58’6.9
  • 7S. March↑88’6.3
  • 26Y. Ayari↑76’6.3
  • 19C. Kostoulas↑88’6.3
  • 10G. Rutter↑76’6.2

Unused: J. Steele, J. Milner, O. Boscagli, M. O'Riley

Wolves 3-4-2-1

257.3 D. Bentley(G)
246.2 Toti Gomes 45.9 S. Bueno 156.3 Y. Mosquera
36.2 Hugo Bueno ↓46’ 76.2 André 86.9 João Gomes ↓89’ 176.2 Pedro Lima ↓67’
367.0 Mateus Mané ↓67’ 96.2 A. Armstrong
115.9 H. Hwang ↓89’
  • 25D. Bentley (G)7.3
  • 24Toti Gomes6.2
  • 4S. Bueno5.9
  • 15Y. Mosquera6.3
  • 3Hugo Bueno↓46’6.2
  • 7André6.2
  • 8João Gomes↓89’6.9
  • 17Pedro Lima↓67’6.2
  • 36Mateus Mané↓67’7.0
  • 9A. Armstrong6.2
  • 11H. Hwang↓89’5.9

Substitutes used

  • 27J. Bellegarde↑67’7.3
  • 6D. Møller Wolfe↑46’6.5
  • 14T. Arokodare↑89’6.3
  • 21R. Gomes↑67’6.0
  • 47A. Gomes↑89’6.3

Unused: Josh Gracey, M. Doherty, L. Krejčí, J. Tchatchoua

Player stats

Top rated
M. De CuyperBrighton9.3
2nd
L. DunkBrighton8.2
3rd
J. HinshelwoodBrighton8.0

Brighton

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Verbruggen G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 68% 41 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
M. De Cuyper D 88 0 2 0 (0) 6 94% 52 1 0 1/2 0/2 9.3
L. Dunk D 90 1 0 4 (1) 0 93% 103 0 0 0/0 0/1 8.2
J. van Hecke D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 86 1 6 0/0 0/1 7.3
F. Kadıoğlu M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 55 1 1 0/0 2/0 6.9
P. Groß M 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 88% 72 4 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
C. Baleba M 76 0 0 1 (0) 0 90% 49 3 2 1/1 1/2 6.9
K. Mitoma M 58 0 0 1 (0) 0 78% 18 1 0 2/5 1/2 6.6
J. Hinshelwood M 88 1 0 1 (1) 0 79% 24 0 0 0/0 0/2 8.0
Y. Minteh F 90 1 0 1 (1) 2 80% 30 2 1 2/5 1/0 8.0
D. Welbeck F 76 0 0 2 (2) 0 67% 15 2 0 1/1 3/1 6.9
J. Veltman D 32 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 16 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
S. March M 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Y. Ayari M 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
C. Kostoulas F 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
G. Rutter F 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 1/3 0/0 6.2

Wolves

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Bentley G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 19% 26 0 0 0/0 0/2 7.3
Toti Gomes D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 30 1 2 1/1 0/0 6.2
S. Bueno D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 19 0 0 0/0 1/0 5.9
Y. Mosquera D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 72% 25 4 6 1/2 1/1 6.3
Hugo Bueno D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 54% 13 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
André M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 23 1 1 4/5 2/0 6.2
João Gomes M 89 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 25 8 1 1/1 2/3 6.9
Pedro Lima D 67 0 0 0 (0) 0 40% 5 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.2
Mateus Mané F 67 0 0 1 (1) 1 67% 3 1 0 1/2 0/1 7.0
A. Armstrong F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 9 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.2
H. Hwang F 89 0 0 1 (0) 0 50% 12 0 1 0/0 2/0 5.9
J. Bellegarde M 23 0 0 0 (0) 2 83% 12 0 0 0/0 0/2 7.3
D. Møller Wolfe D 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 8 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
T. Arokodare F 1 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
R. Gomes F 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 25% 8 0 1 1/1 0/0 6.0
A. Gomes M 1 0 0 1 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.