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

Championship · Friday 1 January 2016

Result

Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship · Friday 1 January 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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

Brighton & Hove Albion were beaten by Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 in the Championship on Friday 1 January 2016. It was 0-1 at half-time.

The only goal was an own goal by Connor Goldson in the 32nd minute, credited to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Discipline: Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card; Wolverhampton Wanderers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Brighton & Hove Albion were 4th on 44 points from 24 and Wolverhampton Wanderers 11th on 31 points from 24. Brighton & Hove Albion went on to finish that season 2nd with 90 points, and Wolverhampton Wanderers 13th with 58.

Brighton & Hove Albion lined up in a 4-4-2 and Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 4-2-3-1.

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

Going into the match Brighton & Hove Albion's last five read L-D-L-D-D and Wolverhampton Wanderers's W-W-L-L-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 32'Own goal · Connor GoldsonWolverhampton Wanderers · 0-1
  • 37'Yellow card · Bruno SaltorBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 50'Yellow card · Dominic IorfaWolverhampton Wanderers

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Unavailable

  • Kortney HauseWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (Hamstring Injury)
  • Nouha DickoWolverhampton Wanderers · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
  • Kazenga LuaLuaBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Groin Injury)
  • Uwe HünemeierBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Tear in the abductor muscle)
  • Gaëtan BongBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Torn Tendon)

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

David Adam Stockdale, Lewis Dunk, Bruno Saltor, Gordon Greer, Joe Bennett, Greg Halford, Dale Stephens, Beram Kayal

Wolverhampton Wanderers expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Carl Ikeme, Richard Stearman, Danny Batth, Dominic Iorfa, K. McDonald, Dave Edwards, Bakary Sako, Benik Afobe