Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 18 October 2016

Result

Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship · Tuesday 18 October 2016, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

Brighton & Hove Albion · Wolverhampton Wanderers · Championship predictions

Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: match report

Brighton & Hove Albion defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 in the Championship on Tuesday 18 October 2016. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Sam Baldock of Brighton & Hove Albion in the 14th minute.

Discipline: Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards; Wolverhampton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Brighton & Hove Albion were 3rd on 22 points from 12 and Wolverhampton Wanderers 11th on 16 points from 12. Brighton & Hove Albion went on to finish that season 2nd with 93 points, and Wolverhampton Wanderers 14th with 58.

Brighton & Hove Albion lined up in a 4-4-2 and Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 4-5-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Anthony Knockaert of Brighton & Hove Albion (8.0), ahead of Lewis Dunk (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Brighton & Hove Albion win, 5 draws and 2 for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Sam BaldockBrighton & Hove Albion · 1-0
  • 21'Yellow card · D. BatthWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 34'Yellow card · Dominic IorfaWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 49'Yellow card · Steve SidwellBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Jón Dadi BödvarssonWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Lewis DunkBrighton & Hove Albion

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Brighton & Hove Albion 1, draws 5, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.

Team news

Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-4-2)

David Adam Stockdale, Bruno Saltor, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, Gaëtan Bong, Anthony Knockaert, Oliver Norwood, Steve Sidwell, Jiri Skalak, Sam Baldock, Glenn Murray

Wolverhampton Wanderers line-up (4-5-1)

Carl Ikeme, Dominic Iorfa, Danny Batth, Kortney Hause, Matt Doherty, Hélder Costa, Conor Coady, Romain Saïss, Dave Edwards, Prince Oniangué, Nouha Dicko