Brighton & Hove Albion moved up to seventh in the table above Manchester United after sharing the points in a goalless draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers at Amex Stadium.
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It was a second successive 0-0 draw for Brighton and means that since the start of their first Premier League season in 2017/18, they have played out 25 goalless draws in the competition, more than any other side.
The match was a landmark evening for Brighton's James Milner, who featured in his 633rd match to move second in the Premier League’s all-time appearance charts and is now 20 behind Gareth Barry.
How the match unfolded
Brighton welcomed defender Lewis Dunk back in place of Adam Webster, who dropped to a bench, with fit-again Tariq Lamptey named among the substitutes.
For Wolves, Pedro Neto made his first start since October, while Matt Doherty and Mario Lemina also came into the side as Gary O’Neil made three changes from their last Premier League match, a 3-0 win over Everton on 30 December.
In a first half of few clear-cut chances, the best one fell to Brighton on 12 minutes, but Tommy Doyle got behind his goalkeeper Jose Sa to clear Facundo Buonanotte’s diving header off the line.
Brighton dominated with 69.6 per cent possession, but lacked much of a threat as Joao Pedro’s tame effort did little to worry Sa.
It is only the third time this season that Brighton have failed to score in the opening half of a Premier League home match, also failing to do so against West Ham United in August and Burnley in December.
Wolves could have taken the lead within seconds of the restart but Matheus Cunha's low shot was clawed out by Jason Steele, with the Brazilian firing the rebound over.
At the other end, Pascal Gross’ corner, aided by the wind, bent towards goal but Sa did well to push it over.
Nelson Semedo then made a superb tackle, sliding in to deny Joao Pedro before Max Kilman almost put through his own net as he diverted Jack Hinshelwood's cross against a post.
Wolves looked the more threatening of the two sides in the final 15 minutes, but Cunha poked wide before Steele dived to his right to keep out a shot from Lemina.
Brighton are now seventh on 32 points while Wolves remain in 11th spot with 29 points.
| Position Pos | Club | Played Pl | GD | Points Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
Newcastle
NEW
|
37 | +21 | 57 |
| 8 |
Man Utd
MUN
|
37 | -3 | 57 |
| 9 |
West Ham
WHU
|
37 | -12 | 52 |
| 10 |
Brighton
BHA
|
37 | -5 | 48 |
| 11 |
Bournemouth
BOU
|
37 | -12 | 48 |
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Key facts
Brighton captain Lewis Dunk has started all 225 of his Premier League matches, with only four outfield players making more appearances in the competition while starting every one of them; Gareth Southgate (426), Paul Ince (306), Des Walker (264) and Gary Pallister (261).
Since the start of Matchweek 15 (5 December 2023), only Liverpool (17) have picked up more Premier League points than Wolves (14 – P7 W4 D2 L1).
Wolves have lost only one of their last 12 trips to the south coast in the Premier League (W7 D4), with that loss coming at Brighton in this exact fixture last season (6-0).
Brighton have won only three of their last 15 Premier League matches (D8 L4), but they have kept back-to-back clean sheets in the competition for the first time since last April-May.