🔗 Share this article Jan Paul van Hecke Secures Draw for Brighton After Verbruggen's Costly Error Against Wolves Jørgen Strand Larsen, after being a major transfer collapse late in the window, appeared angrily confronting his team's coaching staff when the match ended. It happened after his late substitution, just moments after he struck the post with Wolves ahead thanks to Bart Verbruggen's own goal. The Seagulls pushed to get a last-gasp equaliser, that came through defender Van Hecke. Wolves Denied Once More by Late Strike This marks the second successive match, Wolves' bid to get their season up and running was thwarted by a last-ditch tying goal. Vítor Pereira had been dismissed shortly prior to the Premier League's last-placed team took the lead, after a Munetsi shot rebounded off the bar and in off the Brighton goalkeeper. Brighton's side deserved a draw for their after-interval dominance, but Wolves, for the second game in a row following their tie at Spurs, looked as if they were going to hold out for a first league win of the season before allowing a late leveler. Match Explodes with Incidents Strand Larsen looked Wolves' most likely source for a decisive second goal, and the hosts seemed less able to get out with Jhon Arias leading the line. The match exploded into life in the heart of the first half. The Wolves boss was furious at the referee's call not to give a free-kick when Gomes was challenged by Baleba midway in the Brighton half. Then, following the official booked Baleba for an altogether more obvious infraction on Hugo Bueno, the dismissal was shown to the Wolves manager for kicking a spare ball from a marker at the officials' technical area. Even though he quickly said sorry, it was clearly a dangerous action. The tension had been ignited. After a deep free-kick into the Brighton area was headed back into the six-yard box, Danny Welbeck only managed to clear the ball away as far as the midfielder, on the right side of the spot, who dispatched a true hammer of a shot toward goal. Even though Verbruggen managed to deflect the ball against the underside of the crossbar, it bounced down and across the goal-line off the goalkeeper's glove. A single goal almost turned into two, only for Verbruggen to calmly push Ladislav Krejci's headed effort, from a further long diagonal free-kick, to safety. Brighton, with their deeply impressive record at their ground – they had taken victory in their four previous games – and a good beginning to the campaign as well, broke forward with occasional menace. After the Break Drama When Tchatatchoua underpowered a return pass, Brajan Gruda was within his rights to contest Johnstone for the ball, although he did catch the Wolves goalkeeper with his challenge. After a tetchy period, the importance of the next goal became more apparent. It almost went Wolves' way, early in the second period, only for Jhon Arias to sidefoot over the bar from six yards after a superb break spearheaded by Larsen, after he enabled Hwang Hee-chan to set up the advancing Hugo Bueno to cross low. The away side, a little slow in the first half, looked stronger for the introduction of Rutter and, from Minteh's left-side delivery, the replacement could hardly have caught his shot any more sweetly. Johnstone, however, justifying his retention in the starting lineup over Sá, dived back to his side to deny him. Hürzeler had previously asked Yasin Ayari to man the base of his engine room on his own, leading Brighton to greater possession control, when he introduced the striker Tzimas to join Welbeck in the frontline, with Gómez just in support of them. Late Drama as Van Hecke Strikes Brighton have scored more times against Wolves than against every other team in the Premier League. But Wolves were set to hold firm to what they held and so came close to putting the match away when Larsen fired against the base of the upright. The Norwegian striker, still seeking full fitness after an achilles injury, did not look impressed when he was taken off minutes later as Luis Miguel, the manager's number two, looked to secure the win. The move backfired however as Brighton equalised with four minutes left. Wolves felt the ball had already gone out for a goal kick when the defender made sure by touching it on. From Minteh's near-post set-piece, De Cuyper delivered and, after Tzimas got a small touch, the defender thudded home only his second goal in seventy-seven league appearances for the team.
Jørgen Strand Larsen, after being a major transfer collapse late in the window, appeared angrily confronting his team's coaching staff when the match ended. It happened after his late substitution, just moments after he struck the post with Wolves ahead thanks to Bart Verbruggen's own goal. The Seagulls pushed to get a last-gasp equaliser, that came through defender Van Hecke. Wolves Denied Once More by Late Strike This marks the second successive match, Wolves' bid to get their season up and running was thwarted by a last-ditch tying goal. Vítor Pereira had been dismissed shortly prior to the Premier League's last-placed team took the lead, after a Munetsi shot rebounded off the bar and in off the Brighton goalkeeper. Brighton's side deserved a draw for their after-interval dominance, but Wolves, for the second game in a row following their tie at Spurs, looked as if they were going to hold out for a first league win of the season before allowing a late leveler. Match Explodes with Incidents Strand Larsen looked Wolves' most likely source for a decisive second goal, and the hosts seemed less able to get out with Jhon Arias leading the line. The match exploded into life in the heart of the first half. The Wolves boss was furious at the referee's call not to give a free-kick when Gomes was challenged by Baleba midway in the Brighton half. Then, following the official booked Baleba for an altogether more obvious infraction on Hugo Bueno, the dismissal was shown to the Wolves manager for kicking a spare ball from a marker at the officials' technical area. Even though he quickly said sorry, it was clearly a dangerous action. The tension had been ignited. After a deep free-kick into the Brighton area was headed back into the six-yard box, Danny Welbeck only managed to clear the ball away as far as the midfielder, on the right side of the spot, who dispatched a true hammer of a shot toward goal. Even though Verbruggen managed to deflect the ball against the underside of the crossbar, it bounced down and across the goal-line off the goalkeeper's glove. A single goal almost turned into two, only for Verbruggen to calmly push Ladislav Krejci's headed effort, from a further long diagonal free-kick, to safety. Brighton, with their deeply impressive record at their ground – they had taken victory in their four previous games – and a good beginning to the campaign as well, broke forward with occasional menace. After the Break Drama When Tchatatchoua underpowered a return pass, Brajan Gruda was within his rights to contest Johnstone for the ball, although he did catch the Wolves goalkeeper with his challenge. After a tetchy period, the importance of the next goal became more apparent. It almost went Wolves' way, early in the second period, only for Jhon Arias to sidefoot over the bar from six yards after a superb break spearheaded by Larsen, after he enabled Hwang Hee-chan to set up the advancing Hugo Bueno to cross low. The away side, a little slow in the first half, looked stronger for the introduction of Rutter and, from Minteh's left-side delivery, the replacement could hardly have caught his shot any more sweetly. Johnstone, however, justifying his retention in the starting lineup over Sá, dived back to his side to deny him. Hürzeler had previously asked Yasin Ayari to man the base of his engine room on his own, leading Brighton to greater possession control, when he introduced the striker Tzimas to join Welbeck in the frontline, with Gómez just in support of them. Late Drama as Van Hecke Strikes Brighton have scored more times against Wolves than against every other team in the Premier League. But Wolves were set to hold firm to what they held and so came close to putting the match away when Larsen fired against the base of the upright. The Norwegian striker, still seeking full fitness after an achilles injury, did not look impressed when he was taken off minutes later as Luis Miguel, the manager's number two, looked to secure the win. The move backfired however as Brighton equalised with four minutes left. Wolves felt the ball had already gone out for a goal kick when the defender made sure by touching it on. From Minteh's near-post set-piece, De Cuyper delivered and, after Tzimas got a small touch, the defender thudded home only his second goal in seventy-seven league appearances for the team.