Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
English Premier League, KO: 15:00 Oct 26, 2024, Amex Stadium
Brighton & Hove Albion will be bidding to make it three Premier League wins on the bounce when they welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon
Following a four-game winless run ahead of the most recent international break, the Seagulls returned to winning ways with a stunning second-half comeback to topple Tottenham 3-2.
Fabian Hurzeler followed up on that thrilling victory with a dogged display when winning 1-0 at Newcastle last weekend.
That St James’ Park success has propelled Albion up to fifth place in the Premier League table and just six points off the summit.
In contrast, Wolves are rooted to the foot of the table with just one point from their opening eight top-flight contests of the campaign.
Having said that, Gary O’Neil’s side will consider themselves unlucky not to have taken something from last Sunday’s controversial 2-1 defeat at home to Man City.
How the bookies view it: Seagulls set for another success
Brighton are 3/5 favourites on Bet 365 to bank another three points on Saturday. The Seagulls are too short to support at the aforementioned price, but adding in over one match goal will boost the odds up to a much more appealing 4/5 (Bet 365).
Wolves are 17/4 outsiders on Betano to pick up their first Premier League win of the season, while an all square affair at the Amex can be backed at 16/5 with the same bookmaker.
Head to head: Recent history favours the hosts
Brighton have claimed top honours from five of their last seven meetings with Wolves. In fact, the two teams came up against each other at this venue in the EFL Cup last month, with the Seagulls securing a 3-2 win.
Players to watch: Mitoma to make his mark?
Kaoru Mitoma regularly finds himself on the receiving end of some rough treatment from opposition defences. The Japanese ace has been fouled twice in two of Brighton’s four Premier League home games this season, making a repeat here an attractive option at 11/10 on PaddyPower.
Jorgen Strand Larsen has scored in each of Wolves' last two Premier League matches. Thus, the Norwegian forward looks overpriced to notch this weekend at 15/4 on Bet 365.
Predicted line-ups
Brighton look set to be without in-form striker Danny Welbeck who suffered a back injury during the aforementioned 1-0 win over Newcastle last weekend.
Wolves boss O’Neil will once again be unable to call upon the services of injured quartet Boubacar Traore, Enso Medina, Hwang Hee-chan and Sasa Kalajdzic.
Brighton: Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu; Hinshelwood, Wieffer; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Ferguson
Wolves: Johnstone; Semedo, S. Bueno, Toti, Ait-Nouri; Bellegarde, Lemina, Andre, Gomes, Cunha; Larsen
Anything else catch the eye?
With the aforementioned Mitoma fancied to win his side a few free-kicks during this contest, it makes sense to side with Nelson Semedo to commit a couple of fouls at 6/5 with PaddyPower.
The Wolves right-back is prone to giving away set-pieces, having done so in each of his last five Premier League appearances.
The Portuguese international has committed multiple offences in three of those five matches, so there is plenty of scope for a repeat here given his likely direct opponent.
This English Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers will be played on Oct 26, 2024 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
