Wolves fans share their thoughts after 1-1 draw with Brighton
CRAIG HICKEY
A game there for the taking and we didn’t take it, I said I’d be happy with a point before the game. I even said 1-1, reverse psychology I thought. If I’m honest, it’s two points dropped against a slightly under strength Brighton team.
We should have won it, 2-0, 2-1 with the chances we had and a brilliant save from Johnstone was a platform we should have gone on and won.
My ratings may differ to others but I’ve been honest and pragmatic as opposed to being objective. I think the substitutions were bemusing….Larsen off and Gomes are ones that stand out, ok tiredness may be a factor but to not put on Tolu up front against two centre halves and leave Arias there…🫣.
Also their right back was a weaknesses which Rodrigo Gomes would have exposed and prevented us being targeted at our left back. The corner conceded for the equaliser, could it have been prevented and why did we allow a quick one and not mark Van Hecke?
We really need to close out these 1-0 leads or better still score again. There were some good individual performances today, Johnstone, Krejci, Santi Bueno, Andre, João Gomes, Munetsi…..the rest in my opinion played well but we let them back in…..Tactics? Substitutions? Naivety? It needs a quick fix!!
PHIL SMITH
PAM WELLS
Could we beat our bogey team sticking with a 4-3-3?
Brighton edged the opening stages, but we grew into the half. Munetsi hit a great shot that led to an own goal, off the bar and then the keeper’s back. Johnstone made a brilliant save to keep us ahead at half-time.
No changes after the break, and Brighton came out flying. We made subs, switched to a back five, and later brought on another defender for a midfielder, but it didn’t ease the pressure.
Right at the death, Brighton scored from a contentious corner. Our defenders were adamant it should have been a goal kick. We had to settle for a draw. Will we ever beat this team?
Man of the Match: Andre Performance rating: 7/10
KARL WHITEHOUSE
Pleased with the starting lineup. Vitor kept most of the team that played Tottenham, which shows the identity we’re aiming for.
We started frantically. Brighton caused problems on the counter and put pressure on our goal. Johnstone, since coming into the side, was there to keep them out.
We took the lead from a set-piece sequence. Munetsi, who had a great half, started the move. He kept causing Brighton issues. Our momentum was good, and we needed to keep it up.
The intensity was strong, like last game. We made Brighton look average by limiting them to long-range efforts.
The second half didn’t start well. We let Brighton back into the game. Their press caused us problems, as we’ve seen before.
I didn’t like the substitution on the hour mark. Changing shape while leading felt strange. We needed width to cause problems, but we went more defensive. We needed another goal instead.
After the changes, Brighton forced more mistakes. Their pressure took its toll. At times we looked slow, which is not what you want at home.
Late on, it felt like they were more likely to score. And they did. It sums up our season: take the lead, then get pegged back. You’re left wondering where the wins will come from. We look a shadow of last season’s side. That’s something to fix on the training ground. Right now, we’re a one-half team.
Fans are questioning the tactics and style. Something has to change. We can’t keep sitting back.
Now we have the international break. Vitor has a job on to make this setup work. We know there are issues, and we hope he sorts them out.
Match rating: 7 Player of the Match: Krejci
Scott drame
So disappointing. We never beat Brighton, and today felt like the day. We blew it again.
Vitor’s tactics didn’t convince me. It felt like there was no plan, apart from damage control after the red card. My belief in staying up is fading if this continues.
Man of the Match: Krejci. He did everything. Led by example.
Impressed with Hwang. He worked hard and looked sharp.
Larsen is a worry. I don’t know what’s happened, but he’s not the same player right now.
dazzle
It’s hard to shake the feeling of pure deflation after that one. For most of the game, it looked like Wolves were finally going to get that first Premier League win of the season — a gritty, emotional victory that could’ve turned everything around. Instead, we’re still rooted to the bottom, two points from seven, wondering how it slipped away yet again.
When Marshall Munetsi’s strike hit the bar and bounced in off Verbruggen for the own goal, Molineux erupted. It felt like a turning point — even after Vítor Pereira was shown red for that bizarre incident with the ball, which was more unlucky than malicious. The reaction from the players after the dismissal was brilliant; they battled, pressed, and looked hungry. For a while, it felt like the Wolves we know were back.
But then came the substitutions — and that’s where it all started to unravel. Pereira’s changes were far too negative. We dropped deeper, invited pressure, and basically told Brighton to have a go. Instead of finishing them off, we tried to see it out — and you could feel the nerves building all around the ground.
Arias should’ve made it 2-0, Strand Larsen hit the post, and Johnstone pulled off a world-class save to keep us ahead. But once we sat back, the outcome felt inevitable. And when Van Hecke’s header hit the bottom corner with four minutes left, it was like the air got sucked out of Molineux.
There was passion, effort, and glimpses of progress — but we’ve said that too many times this season. Another late blow, another two points thrown away, and another afternoon that ends in frustration. It’s getting harder to find the positives when we keep finding new ways to let it slip.