Wolves v Brighton

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Wolves will be going in search of a third win on the trot in all competitions on Wednesday night when they play host to Brighton in this FA Cup 5th round clash at Molineux having picked up recent wins against Tottenham and Sheffield United, while Brighton were held to a 1-1 draw down on the south coast by Everton in Saturday's Premier League clash at the AMEX Stadium, so both sides will be quietly confident about their prospects in progressing through to the next round of this competition.

The two recent wins for Wolves have helped lift the west midlands club up into the top half of the Premier League table although Gary O'Neil's side still find themselves nine points behind Tottenham and the top five pack but nevertheless, the hosts and the fans will be overjoyed at the progress they have made under O'Neil.

Wolves are therefore likely to be relaxed and quietly confident ahead of this FA Cup tie as the hosts have the luxury of not looking nervously over their shoulders amidst a relegation battle and will treat this cup-tie as something of a ‘free hit' especially as they have suffered just two defeats out of their last 12 matches in all competitions.

Eight wins within these last 12 games underlines the fact that momentum is growing for Wolves.

Brighton have also made themselves a tough side to beat under manager Roberto de Zerbi as The Seagulls have lost just twice in their last nine matches in all competitions which includes losses away from home at Luton Town and Tottenham but the south coast side have also picked up victories against Tottenham, Crystal Palace and Sheffield United along with being involved in four stalemates as well.

Draws with Crystal Palace, West Ham, Wolves and Everton suggest that the possibility of another draw here at Molineux on Wednesday may not be out of the question especially as Brighton have managed to capture just five wins out of their last 20 games in the Premier League while the draw has featured in no fewer than nine of these games as well.

Brighton have reached the 5th round of this season's FA Cup competition by virtue of achieving comprehensive wins against Stoke City 4-2 and Sheffield United 5-2 which were both away from home as well, but the visitors have registered just three wins within their last nine outings on the road overall.

However, The Seagulls have won their last four away FA Cup ties on the trot which will also give the visitors plenty of belief ahead of this midweek encounter in the west midlands.

Wolves v Brighton Verdict

With both Wolves and Brighton heading into this FA Cup tie in pretty good nick, this could be a hard-fought encounter where goals are in short supply.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 2.30

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.75

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.50