Brighton are aiming for three wins on the bounce when they face Wolves at home on Saturday.
The Seagulls have impressively claimed two recent wins against Tottenham and Newcastle, while lowly Wolves remain rock bottom of the table.
The teams have already played each other this season as Brighton won 3-2 in the League Cup.
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Brighton Recent Form
Prior to those two wins against Spurs and Newcastle, Brighton went four in a row without a win, drawing against Arsenal, Ipswich and Nottingham Forest and losing against Chelsea.
Brighton Injury News
Brighton have a number of injury concerns at the moment as Joao Pedro, James Milner, Matt O’Riley and Adam Webster are all out, while there are fitness doubts over Danny Welbeck, Simon Adingra, Yankuba Minteh and Solly March.
Welbeck has been in superb form this season and scored the winning goal against Newcastle, but it came as a price as he picked up a lower back injury. He might make it, but his fitness will be assessed closer to the game.
Last Brighton Lineup
Here’s how Brighton lined up against Newcastle.
Wolves Recent Form
Wolves’ recent form couldn’t really be worse as they have collected just one point from eight matches this season, with their solitary draw coming at the end of August versus Nottingham Forest.
They have lost five matches in a row against Newcastle, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Brentford and Manchester City this past weekend.
They were unlucky not to claim at least a point against City, who scored a winner in the 95th minute.
Wolves Injury News
Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez Medina, Sasa Kalajdzic, Boubacar Traore and Hwang hee-Chan are all definitely out for Gary O’Neil.
Last Wolves Lineup
Here’s how Wolves lined up against Man City.
Brighton vs Wolves – who is the referee and VAR?
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistants: Stuart Burt, James Mainwaring
Fourth official: Gavin Ward
VAR: Graham Scott
Assistant VAR: Adrian Holmes
Brighton – Player To Watch
It remains to be seen whether Welbeck will be fit and if he isn’t, there will be added pressure on his team-mates to deliver in the final third. Georginio Rutter is on good form for the Seagulls, with two goals and an assist in his last three games.
Wolves – Player To Watch
Wolves may not have won this season, but Jorgen Strand Larsen has contributed positively to the cause for his new club and has scored in his last two games.
Brighton vs Wolves – Prediction
The chances are Wolves will eventually claim a league win this season but it likely won’t be on Saturday as they face a Brighton side coming off victories against two good opponents in Spurs and Newcastle.
Scoreline prediction – Brighton 3-1 Wolves
Brighton vs Wolves – Betting Tips
Brighton to Win and Over 2.5 Goals Scored
– Wolves have lost five of their last six away games.
– In four of Brighton’s last six home games, there has been over two goals scored.
– Wolves have scored in four and conceded in six of their last six away games
