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FA Cup | Fifth Round
Feb 28, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
Molineux Stadium
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Wolves
1 - 0
Brighton

Lemina (2')
Sarabia (73'), Sa (82'), Neto (89')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Fati (17'), Julio (63')

The Match

Match Report

An early goal from Mario Lemina sends Wolverhampton Wanderers into the last eight of the FA Cup at the expense of Brighton & Hove Albion, setting up a tie with Coventry City.

Team News

Wolverhampton Wanderers make four changes for Wednesday's FA Cup fifth-round tie against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's FA Cup clash between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brighton & Hove Albion, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Wolves 1-0 Sheff Utd
Sunday, February 25 at 1.30pm in Premier League
Last Game: Brighton 1-1 Everton
Saturday, February 24 at 3pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Brighton & Hove Albion win with a probability of 44.83%. A win for Wolverhampton Wanderers had a probability of 32.11% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Brighton & Hove Albion win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.02%) and 0-2 (6.18%). The likeliest Wolverhampton Wanderers win was 2-1 (7.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.25%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.

Result
Wolverhampton WanderersDrawBrighton & Hove Albion
32.11% (0.236 0.24) 23.07% (0.044999999999998 0.04) 44.83% (-0.283 -0.28)
Both teams to score 63.61% (-0.055999999999997 -0.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.48% (-0.122 -0.12)37.52% (0.12 0.12)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.25% (-0.13 -0.13)59.75% (0.128 0.13)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.81% (0.076000000000008 0.08)23.19% (-0.077999999999999 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.92% (0.112 0.11)57.08% (-0.114 -0.11)
Brighton & Hove Albion Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.82% (-0.157 -0.16)17.18% (0.154 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.55% (-0.277 -0.28)47.45% (0.275 0.27)
Score Analysis
    Wolverhampton Wanderers 32.11%
    Brighton & Hove Albion 44.83%
    Draw 23.06%
Wolverhampton WanderersDrawBrighton & Hove Albion
2-1 @ 7.5% (0.039 0.04)
1-0 @ 5.82% (0.047 0.05)
2-0 @ 4.26% (0.044 0.04)
3-1 @ 3.65% (0.027 0.03)
3-2 @ 3.22% (0.008 0.01)
3-0 @ 2.07% (0.026 0.03)
4-1 @ 1.33% (0.013 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.18% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 3.08%
Total : 32.11%
1-1 @ 10.25% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
2-2 @ 6.6%
0-0 @ 3.99% (0.023 0.02)
3-3 @ 1.89% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 0.34%
Total : 23.06%
1-2 @ 9.03% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
0-1 @ 7.02% (0.0040000000000004 0)
0-2 @ 6.18% (-0.028 -0.03)
1-3 @ 5.3% (-0.04 -0.04)
2-3 @ 3.87% (-0.021 -0.02)
0-3 @ 3.63% (-0.036 -0.04)
1-4 @ 2.34% (-0.029 -0.03)
2-4 @ 1.71% (-0.018 -0.02)
0-4 @ 1.6% (-0.025 -0.03)
Other @ 4.15%
Total : 44.83%

How you voted: Wolves vs Brighton

Wolverhampton Wanderers
58.4%
Brighton & Hove Albion
41.6%
178
Head to Head
Jan 22, 2024 7.45pm
Gameweek 21
Brighton
0-0
Wolves
Webster (82')
Cunha (45+2'), Dawson (54'), Kilman (73'), Gomes (90+2')
Aug 19, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 2
Wolves
1-4
Brighton
Hee-chan (61')
Dawson (17'), Hee-chan (63'), Nunes (76'), Kilman (88')
Nunes (90+5')
Mitoma (15'), Estupinan (46'), March (51', 55')
Gross (8'), Milner (18'), Enciso (19'), Estupinan (60'), Pedro (64'), Webster (90+5')
Apr 29, 2023 3pm
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Brighton
6-0
Wolves
Undav (6', 66'), Gross (13', 26'), Welbeck (39', 48')
Nov 5, 2022 3pm
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Wolves
2-3
Brighton
Guedes (12'), Neves (35' pen.)
Lallana (10'), Mitoma (44'), Gross (83')
Apr 30, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 35
Wolves
0-3
Brighton

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Mac Allister (42' pen.), Trossard (70'), Bissouma (86')
Cucurella (60')
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