{"id":660217,"date":"2025-10-05T05:32:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T09:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=660217"},"modified":"2025-10-05T05:32:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T09:32:16","slug":"wolves-predicted-lineup-brighton-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/10\/05\/wolves-predicted-lineup-brighton-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves Predicted Lineup vs Brighton for October 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Wolverhampton Wanderers prepare to host Brighton & Hove Albion on October 5, anticipation is building among fans for what promises to be a vital clash in the Premier League. Wolves will be looking to bounce back after a winless run and start climbing up the table. With a poor record against Brighton, V\u00edtor Pereira will need to carefully consider his approach to this game. Here is our Wolves predicted lineup.<\/p>\n

Wolves Predicted Lineup vs Brighton, As Hosts Yet To Win<\/h2>\n

How Wolves Have Lined Up Recently<\/h3>\n

Last time out against Spurs, Wolves adopted a 4-3-3 formation, marking a tactical shift from Pereira’s usual 3-4-2-1 setup. Several changes were made to the starting lineup due to the club’s early-season struggles. Sam Johnstone remained in goal over Jos\u00e9 S\u00e1. The back four consisted of Matt Doherty, Santiago Bueno, Ladislav Krej\u010d\u00ed, and Hugo Bueno.<\/p>\n

Read More:<\/b> What Wolves Worst League Start in History is Telling Us<\/a><\/p>\n

The midfield trio consisted of Andr\u00e9, Jo\u00e3o Gomes, and Jhon Arias, while the forward line featured Marshall Munetsi, Hwang Hee-chan, and J\u00f8rgen Strand Larsen.<\/p>\n

Wolves Recent Form And Tactics<\/h3>\n

Under Pereira, Wolves have shown some improvement, securing their first point of the season with a 1-1 draw away at Spurs<\/a>, following five straight defeats. The tactical switch to a 4-3-3 has provided a more stable defensive structure while allowing Wolves to be more dynamic in the attacking transitions.<\/p>\n

Read More:<\/strong> Wolves Top Five Managers Of All Time<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite the positive aspects, Wolves continue to face challenges in converting chances into goals. The team has struggled to finish and create clear-cut chances this season, which has greatly hindered some of their performances. Improving efficiency in the final third will be crucial against Brighton.<\/p>\n

Injuries to Consider<\/h3>\n

Wolves have a trio of players who will potentially not be available for the game against Brighton. During the press conference<\/a>, Pereira confirmed that Stand Larsen, who has struggled with injuries this season, is still not 100% but didn’t rule him out. He also confirmed that Toti Gomes is out with the flu. Matt Doherty<\/a> is also to undergo surgery for a broken wrist, which rules him out for the game against Brighton, as well as the international break.<\/p>\n

Wolves Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n

GK: <\/strong>Sam Johnstone<\/p>\n

Defence:<\/strong> Jackson Tchatchoua \u2013 Santiago Bueno \u2013 Ladislav Krej\u010d\u00ed \u2013 Hugo Bueno<\/p>\n

Midfield:<\/strong> Andr\u00e9 \u2013 Jo\u00e3o Gomes \u2013 Marshall Munetsi<\/p>\n

Forwards:<\/strong> Jhon Arias \u2013 Tolu Arokodare \u2013 Fer L\u00f3pez<\/p>\n

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As Wolverhampton Wanderers prepare to host Brighton & Hove Albion on October 5, anticipation is building among fans for what promises to be a vital clash in the Premier League. Wolves will be looking to bounce back after a winless run and start climbing up the table. With a poor record against Brighton, V\u00edtor Pereira […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5441,"featured_media":634356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1831,3,2510],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-660217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-starting-line-up","category-premier-league","category-wolves"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5441"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660217"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":660268,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660217\/revisions\/660268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/634356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=660217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=660217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}