Dunk rescues vital point as Brighton, Wolves play out six-goal thriller
Date published: Saturday 2nd January 2021 7:50 - Steve Pearson
Brighton fought back from a two-goal deficit to snatch a vital draw with Wolves in a contest that was thrilling from start to finish.
Captain Lewis Dunk nodded in Albion’s 70th-minute equaliser after Neal Maupay’s penalty early in the second half sparked a seemingly unlikely comeback.
Wolves had complete control of the contest at half-time thanks to Romain Saiss’ header, a Dan Burn own goal and Ruben Neves’ spot-kick following Aaron Connolly’s early opener.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s visitors crumbled after the restart and may be thankful not to leave the south coast empty handed as
Brighton fights back to draw 3-3 against Wolves
January 2, 2021 GMT
BRIGHTON, England (AP) Struggling Brighton fought back from two goals down to snatch a point in a thrilling 3-3 Premier League draw with Wolves on Saturday.
Captain Lewis Dunk nodded in the home side’s 70th-minute equalizer at the Amex Stadium after Neal Maupay’s penalty early in the second half sparked a seemingly unlikely comeback.
Midtable Wolves had complete control at halftime thanks to Romain Saiss’ header, Dan Burn’s own-goal and Ruben Neves’ spotkick following Aaron Connolly’s early opener for Brighton.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s Wolves crumbled after the restart and may be thankful not to leave the south coast empty-handed as the Seagulls also struck the crossbar through Adam Webster during a vastly improved second-half showing.
Brighton fights back to draw against Wolves
Struggling Brighton fought back from two goals down to snatch a point in a thrilling 3-3 Premier League draw with Wolves on Saturday.
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BRIGHTON, England Struggling Brighton fought back from two goals down to snatch a point in a thrilling 3-3 Premier League draw with Wolves on Saturday.
Captain Lewis Dunk nodded in the home side’s 70th-minute equalizer at the Amex Stadium after Neal Maupay’s penalty early in the second half sparked a seemingly unlikely comeback.
Midtable Wolves had complete control at halftime thanks to Romain Saiss’ header, Dan Burn s own-goal and Ruben Neves’ spotkick following Aaron Connolly’s early opener for Brighton.
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BRIGHTON, England (AP) Struggling Brighton fought back from two goals down to snatch a point in a thrilling 3-3 Premier League draw with Wolves on Saturday.
Captain Lewis Dunk nodded in the home side’s 70th-minute equalizer at the Amex Stadium after Neal Maupay’s penalty early in the second half sparked a seemingly unlikely comeback.
Midtable Wolves had complete control at halftime thanks to Romain Saiss’ header, Dan Burn s own-goal and Ruben Neves’ spotkick following Aaron Connolly’s early opener for Brighton.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s Wolves crumbled after the restart and may be thankful not to leave the south coast empty-handed as the Seagulls also struck the crossbar through Adam Webster during a vastly improved second-half showing.
Brighton and Wolves celebrated the New Year by putting on an exciting clash that ended 3-3 as Graham Potter s side drew for the eighth time this season.
With just one win at the Amex in 2020, Potter s men looked to have turned a corner when Aaron Connolly handed them an early lead (13), but Wolves roared back with three goals before the break.
Romain Saiss headed them level (19) before Dan Burn scored an unfortunate own goal (34). He then compounded a miserable evening by fouling Adama Traore inside the box and Ruben Neves slotted home the penalty (44).
Wolves shot themselves in the foot, though, giving away a penalty just 15 seconds into the second half when Joao Moutinho tripped Neal Maupay, who dusted himself down to make it 3-2 from the spot (46).