Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers – prediction, team news, lineups
On a mission to win their first-ever major honour, Brighton & Hove Albion will welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to The Amex for a third-round clash in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night.
The Seagulls are coming into this match following an unbeaten start to the fresh Premier League campaign, whilst Wolves are struggling to click into gear in the top flight so far.
Despite enjoying nearly 70% possession and creating the majority of the clear-cut chances at The Amex on Saturday afternoon, Brighton were unable to make their dominance count as they were forced to settle for a share of the spoils against newly-promoted Ipswich Town in the Premier League.
Regardless of the disappointment of failing to earn a third maximum from a quartet of top-flight contests in 2024-25, the Seagulls are still one of five sides in the division who remain unbeaten after four gameweeks, keeping company with title chasers Manchester City and Arsenal.
Collecting a healthy tally of eight points from their opening four Premier League battles, Brighton are currently occupying sixth position in the top-flight table, four points behind Pep Guardiola’s Citizens, who are the only outfit to still have their 100% record intact.
Representative of their humble past in terms of competing in the upper echelons of the English game, the Seagulls are still on the hunt for their first piece of major silverware, although Wednesday’s hosts did manage to reach the final of the FA Cup during the 1982-93 season.
After the four-goal demolition of a fiesty Crawley Town outfit at The Amex last month in this competition, Brighton are striving to avoid back-to-back third-round exits in the EFL Cup, with a solitary strike from Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson dumping Roberto De Zerbi’s troops out at this stage last season.
