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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton and Hove Albion; Premier League

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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton and Hove Albion. Premier League.

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Jonny celebrates following his equaliser
Image: Jonny remains out for Wolves

Team news, key stats and ways to follow ahead of Wolves vs Brighton in the Premier League.

Team news

Jonny remains out for Wolves ahead of the visit of Brighton. The wing-back is sidelined after suffering an ankle injury against Norwich last month.

Midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White will also miss out after suffering his own ankle injury playing for the U23s but it is not thought to be serious.

Brighton boss Graham Potter reported no fresh selection concerns following last weekend's home defeat by rivals Crystal Palace.

Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister is now training with the first-team squad again following his recall from a loan spell at Boca Juniors in Argentina.

Colombian Jose Izquierdo remains unavailable as he continues to recovery from a knee problem.

How to follow

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  • Wolves have never beaten Brighton in a top-flight match, drawing two and losing seven of their nine previous meetings.
  • Six of the last eight league meetings between Wolves and Brighton at Molineux have ended as draws, including a goalless draw in last season's Premier League encounter.
  • Wolves have registered just a 13%-win ratio over Brighton in 31 league games against them (W4 D12 L15), their worst win percentage against any side they've faced more than twice in their Football League history.
  • Wolves are looking to secure three consecutive Premier League victories for the first time since May 2019. Wolves have netted six goals across these two victories, as many as they'd netted in their previous seven Premier League games combined.
  • This is just Wolves' 10th Premier League game on a Saturday this season - they're unbeaten in their last eight such games (W4 D4) since losing 2-5 against Chelsea back in September.
  • Brighton are the only side without a Premier League victory so far in 2020 (W0 D5 L3). The Seagulls also picked up fewer victories (8) and points (34) than any of the 17 ever-present top-flight sides in 2019.
  • Wolves have gained a league-high 21 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, losing only six of their 19 games in which they've fallen behind at some point (W4 D9). The last time a side won more points from behind in a season was in 2012-13 (Man Utd 29, Tottenham 23, Everton 22).
  • Brighton have won just one of their last 13 Premier League away games (D4 L8), with that victory coming at Arsenal in December.
  • Raúl Jiménez's 13 Premier League goals this season have been worth 16 points to Wolves - no other player's strikes have been as valuable to their teams this season.
  • Brighton's Neal Maupay is the highest Premier League goalscorer this season who is yet to score more than once in a single match (8 goals). The record for this in a single season is 14 goals (Robert Pires 2003-04, Eden Hazard 2014-15).

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Charlie's prediction

Brighton are a lovely football team but they're in free fall. They're really having a struggle at the moment. Graham Potter is perhaps looking to see if he has variety of play within his group, and I think the answer is 'no'. For that reason, they're in serious danger now.

On the other hand, I've tipped Wolves to make up the top four. There's an inconsistency about the other teams in contention, and even though Wolves are a dark horse for the Europa League and they've not got the biggest group of players, I think they've got real quality.

These are the type of games in the past they've struggled with, breaking teams down, but Brighton are now quite open.

CHARLIE PREDICTS: 2-0 (6/1 with Sky Bet)