On Wed Dec 15th, in week 17, Brighton & Hove Albion will host Wolverhampton Wanderers at The American Express Community Stadium in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Brighton & Hove Albion sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Southampton. Armando Broja struck first for Southampton in the 29th minute on a feed from Nathan Redmond, then in the 8th minute of the second half’s stoppage time, Jakub Moder sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Neal Maupay earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Wolverhampton Wanderers recorded a 0-1 loss against Manchester City. Raheem Sterling scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 66th minute on a penalty, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Wolverhampton Wanderers couldn’t manage to score, and Manchester City took the shutout win. Wolverhampton Wanderers is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Wolverhampton Wanderers won the head to head battle with 1 win. Brighton & Hove Albion’s most prolific scorer has been Neal Maupay. The French attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches
Graham Potter’s Brighton & Hove Albion squad will be without Adam Lallana, Steven Alzate, Adam Webster and Sarmiento, while Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento’s Wolverhampton Wanderers squad will be without Fernando Marçal, Jonny Castro, Willy Boly, Pedro Neto, Mosquera and Hugo Bueno.