Post Match report for the Wolves game - Saturday, 10th May 2025
PREMIER LEAGUE 24/25: Wolverhampton V Brighton - 10/5/25 P36
* * * * * CLEAN SHEET HELPS A TAD * * * * *
RESULT: 0-2 ~ Welbeck Gruda . (h-t 0-1)
VENUE: Molineux, Wolverhampton - eighteenth away match of 36 fixtures to date . Sat 3:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: there were three games to go and this was the penultimate contest on the road.
We were stuck in mid division, knew that insufficient points were available to reach previous high ambitions and already prepared for eventual possible disappointment.
WEATHER: warm . GATE: 31,279 . KIT: blue & white . ATMOSPHERE: sunshine singalong
FABIAN HURZELER was attempting to salvage his season and come out of this campaign with positives going forward.
FH reviewed what had gone before and elected to make alterations for this match-day group.
INJURED: 7 March 14 Rutter 24 Kadioglu
SQUAD: 5 Dunk 34 Veltman 39 Rushworth (gk) . BAN: 9 Pedro
REHAB: 6 Milner. OOL: 10 Enciso 28 Ferguson
LEFT: 15 Moder 32 Peupion 44 McConville 45 Boaitey 46 Ifill 47 Samuels 48 Turns
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 27 Wieffer 29 van Hecke 4 Webster 30 Estupinan
. 2 Lamptey 20 Baleba 26 Ayari 17 Minteh
. . . . . 33 ORiley . . . 18 Welbeck
SUBS: 8 Gruda (59), 11 Adingra (59), 25 Gomez (80) 22 Mitoma (80), 41 Hinshelwood (94)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk) 3 Julio 16 Cashin 72 Howell
GOALS:
0-1 - 28 . WELBECK converts a spot kick for ongoing double figures following a clear impingement in the box.
0-2 - 85 . GRUDA scores his first goal with a chip from an assist by Adingra.
YELLOWS: Wieffer 45
CHANGES: 59 Gruda & Adingra for ORiley & Lamptey
80 Gomez & Mitoma for Baleba & Minteh . 94 Hinshelwood for Ayari
FIRST HALF: locals rack up several attempts but visitors have one netted chalked off for offside.
Seagulls lead via a penalty just prior to half an hour.
SECOND HALF: hosts push up for an equaliser as travellers appear to grind out the single goal advantage.
An opportunist second score puts blue & white out of reach late in the afternoon.
IN THE END: Brighton hold out for a precious clean sheet from a gritty display against a team recently in form.
NUMBERS: poss 56%-44%, on target 3-2, off target 7-5, corners 7-4,
fouls 8-11, yellows 1-1, subs 5-5, shape 3421-4231 . . . . . gd3 pt55 po9
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