Diogo Jota and his team-mates endured a frustrating afternoon against Brighton at Molineux
Brighton ended a run of five successive defeats as they picked up a valuable point in their battle against relegation against Wolves at Molineux.
Keeper Mat Ryan was the hero for the Seagulls, who move three points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.
First, Ryan bravely got down as Leander Dendoncker closed in on the rebound when Wolves dangerman Diogo Jota headed against a post midway through the second-half. Then, three minutes from time, Ryan was in the right place to stop the Belgian's header.
In a meeting of the two beaten FA Cup semi-finalists, Brighton offered little as an attacking force and it is now 570 minutes since they last scored.
However, given their 12-goal advantage over third-bottom Cardiff, Saturday's point means even a shock win for the Bluebirds against title contenders Liverpool on Sunday will not be enough to send Chris Hughton's men into the bottom three.
Wolves will surely feel it is two dropped points in their quest to be the 'best of the rest' by finishing seventh. They drop to ninth.
Brighton are next in action at Tottenham on Tuesday. Wolves entertain Arsenal the following day.
More to follow.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Wolves
11Rui PatrÃcio
5Bennett
16Coady
15Boly
2DohertySubstituted forTraoréat 84'minutes
17Gibbs-WhiteSubstituted forDendonckerat 73'minutes
8Neves
28João Moutinho
19Castro OttoSubstituted forVinagreat 67'minutes
9Jiménez
18Jota
Substitutes
7Cavaleiro
10Hélder Costa
21Ruddy
27Saïss
29Vinagre
32Dendoncker
37Traoré
Brighton
1Ryan
2BrunoSubstituted forBernardoat 70'minutes
4Duffy
5Dunk
3Bong
13Groß
6StephensBooked at 32mins
24PröpperSubstituted forKayalat 10'minutes
20March
17Murray
19Izquierdo
Substitutes
7Kayal
9Locadia
10Andone
16Jahanbakhsh
27Button
30Bernardo
33Burn
Referee:
Craig Pawson
Attendance:
31,096
Match Stats
Home TeamWolvesAway TeamBrighton
Possession
Home68%
Away32%
Shots
Home22
Away5
Shots on Target
Home5
Away0
Corners
Home14
Away1
Fouls
Home0
Away8
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Posted at
Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4'
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Posted at 90'
Attempt missed. Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
Posted at 88'
Attempt blocked. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dale Stephens.
Posted at 87'
Attempt saved. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willy Boly.
Posted at 86'
Rúben Vinagre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 86'
Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Posted at 86'
Attempt blocked. Rúben Vinagre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
Posted at 85'
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Bernardo.
Posted at 84'
Attempt saved. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho.
SubstitutionPosted at 84'
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Matt Doherty.
Posted at 79'
Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 79'
Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Posted at 79'
Attempt saved. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Moutinho.
Posted at 78'
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
Posted at 76'
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Solly March.
Posted at 75'
Attempt missed. Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matt Doherty with a cross.
Posted at 74'
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Beram Kayal.
Posted at 74'
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Mat Ryan.
Posted at 73'
Attempt saved. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
Posted at 73'
Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
SubstitutionPosted at 73'
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leander Dendoncker replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
SubstitutionPosted at 70'
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Bernardo replaces Bruno because of an injury.
Posted at 69'
Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
Posted at 68'
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Gaëtan Bong.
Posted at 67'
Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rúben Vinagre with a cross.
SubstitutionPosted at 67'
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Vinagre replaces Jonny.
Posted at 65'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Posted at 64'
Delay in match Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
Posted at 63'
João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 63'
Foul by Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Posted at 61'
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Mat Ryan.
Posted at 61'
Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
Posted at 61'
Attempt blocked. Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross.
Posted at 61'
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Dale Stephens.
Posted at 61'
Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
Posted at 57'
Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bruno with a cross.
Posted at 54'
Attempt missed. Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dale Stephens.
Posted at 51'
Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny.
Posted at 50'
Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny with a cross.
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