English FA Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2023-24 English FA Cup, Fifth Round

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Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 2': Mario Lemina
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1 - 0
Brighton & Hove Albion

    About

    Wolverhampton Wanderers are hosting Brighton & Hove Albion at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English FA Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 2': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross.
    • 6': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 6': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 10': Foul by Cameron Peupion (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 10': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
    • 14': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 16': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 16': Foul by Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 16': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 22': Cameron Peupion (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte.
    • 24': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra is caught offside.
    • 26': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 26': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 27': Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Toti (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 34': Attempt missed. Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a headed pass.
    • 35': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
    • 36': Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 38': Attempt missed. Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.
    • 40': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 40': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 41': Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Cameron Peupion (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
    • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 45'+1': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde with a cross.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Facundo Buonanotte.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Cameron Peupion.
    • 49': Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 50': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Toti.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
    • 52': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 56': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pablo Sarabia replaces Mario Lemina.
    • 56': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto replaces Hwang Hee-Chan because of an injury.
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 58': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 58': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman.
    • 61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Jakub Moder.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Toti.
    • 63': Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 63': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 70': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Benicio Baker-Boaitey replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
    • 70': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces Ansu Fati.
    • 70': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 70': Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 72': Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 73': Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Boubacar Traoré replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a through ball.
    • 79': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.
    • 79': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Julio Enciso.
    • 80': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Valentín Barco replaces Igor Julio.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valentín Barco.
    • 82': José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valentín Barco with a cross.
    • 84': Boubacar Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
    • 87': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Simon Adingra.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
    • 88': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Pablo Sarabia.
    • 89': Benicio Baker-Boaitey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 89': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentín Barco with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Craig Dawson replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nélson Semedo replaces João Gomes because of an injury.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Dunk following a corner.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    7 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 2
    71.8 Possession 28.2
    18 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.1 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    590 Accurate Passes 194
    675 Passes 266
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    8 Accurate Crosses 4
    35 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    35 Long Balls 51
    16 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    6 Blocked Shots 4
    9 Effective Tackles 11
    17 Tackles 16
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    5 Interceptions 8
    6 Effective Clearances 39
    6 Clearances 39

    Game Information

    Competition: English FA Cup

    Venue: Molineux Stadium
    Location: Wolverhampton, England
    Attendance: 23,822

    Line-Ups

    WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 José Sá (GK) Yellow Card
    4 Santiago Bueno
    24 Toti Gomes
    23 Max Kilman
    8 João Gomes
    5 Mario Lemina
    20 Tommy Doyle
    3 Rayan Aït-Nouri
    2 Matt Doherty
    27 Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
    11 Hwang Hee-Chan
    Wolverhampton Wanderers Substitutes:
    Boubacar Traoré, Nélson Semedo, Pablo Sarabia, Nathan Fraser, Hugo Bueno, Craig Dawson, Daniel Bentley, Tawanda Chirewa, Pedro Neto.

    BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    23 Jason Steele (GK)
    5 Lewis Dunk
    3 Igor Julio Yellow Card
    29 Jan Paul van Hecke
    13 Pascal Groß
    15 Jakub Moder
    30 Pervis Estupiñán
    44 Cameron Peupion
    31 Ansu Fati Yellow Card
    24 Simon Adingra
    40 Facundo Buonanotte
    Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:
    Odeluga Offiah, Julio Enciso, Valentín Barco, Adam Webster, Danny Welbeck, Carlos Baleba, Bart Verbruggen, Adam Lallana, Benicio Baker-Boaitey.

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