Wolves’ incoming head coach, Julen Lopetegui, will be buoyed by the desire and determination offered by his team, who played with a one-man deficit for the second half, but he will know he is entering a relegation fight with a squad short on confidence after this entertaining defeat.
It looked as if Wolves would hold on for a point, despite Nélson Semedo’s sending off prior to the break, until Pascal Gross turned home inside the area with seven minutes to go, sending Brighton sixth in the process. What Wolves lacked in quality, they made up with commitment, even briefly leading, but their 10 men were unable to withstand the pressure.
