Brighton and Wolves cancel one another out in draw Categorical Instances

Brighton and Wolves cancelled one another out in a goalless Premier League affair at Amex Stadium.

The hosts additionally struck the woodwork when Wolves captain Max Kilman deflected Jack Hinshelwood’s cross on to his personal put up after 54 minutes.

Wolves went closest simply after the restart with Brighton keeper Jason Steele diving to maintain out Matheus Cunha earlier than the visiting ahead fired over the bar on the rebound.

A degree helped Brighton transfer above Manchester United into seventh, whereas Wolves prolonged their unbeaten league run to 4 matches and are eleventh.

Milner as much as second in all-time Premier look checklist

Monday’s match was vital for 38-year-old Brighton midfielder James Milner, who overtook Ryan Giggs to go second outright on the Premier League’s all-time look checklist.

The previous Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool star has performed 633 top-flight matches, 20 in need of document holder Gareth Barry.

He might have even bought on the scoresheet within the first half, however selected to cross the ball when well-positioned within the space.

Within the second interval, Brighton had the higher of possession however struggled to interrupt Wolves down.

Shortly after the house aspect hit the put up, Joao Pedro drove into the field, earlier than being tackled by Nelson Semedo simply as he was about to unleash a close-range shot.

And, regardless of taking part in some good soccer in midfield, Brighton’s attacking momentum in the end fizzled out.

Wolves miss out on 52-year document

Wolves had been hoping to win 4 successive top-flight matches for the primary time since January 1972, after they had been managed by Invoice McGarry.

Monday’s Premier League match was the West Midlands aspect’s first in 2024, having final overwhelmed Everton 3-0 within the league on 30 December earlier than beating Brentford within the FA Cup this month.

The guests had been restricted to possibilities on the break within the first interval as Pedro Neto, making his first begin since October, and Pablo Sarabia each dragged low pictures off beam.

Within the second half, they began to click on with Craig Dawson volleying over the bar, Neto dragging a shot previous the far put up and Steele referred to as into motion to maintain out Mario Lemina.

Cunha additionally rounded the Brighton keeper within the 79th minute however his shot from a really tight angle was by no means troubling the web.

Wolves and Brighton are each away in FA Cup fourth-round motion subsequent, with the previous dealing with rivals West Brom on Sunday and the latter taking up Sheffield United on Saturday.