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Wolves 2 Brighton 1 - Player ratings

Joe Edwards rates the Wolves players after coming back from behind to beat Brighton 2-1.

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Morgan Gibbs-White of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 2-1 (AMA)

Rui Patricio

Nothing he could do about Dunk's header.

Made a magnificent save, though, to prevent the defender from doubling Brighton's lead in the first half. 7

Ki-Jana Hoever

One of five to come in, Hoever put in a nice 90 minutes.

Carries the ball with grace and supported game-changer Traore as Wolves successfully came back from behind. 7

Conor Coady

Struggled a bit against the lively Welbeck in the first period.

Not pressured much after the Seagulls went down to 10 men. 6

Max Kilman

Grew in confidence after being a little shaky in the first half.

Steady enough given he had not played for a while. 7

Rayan Ait-Nouri

Looking to win a permanent deal, Ait-Nouri added to his case with another encouraging outing.

Was not always solid defensively but made his presence felt on the front foot. 7

Ruben Neves

Not a surprise to see him come off for Traore.

Was off the pace throughout in the middle of the park and looked heavy-legged. 5

Joao Moutinho

The midfield was bypassed too easily for a good chunk of the first half.

The returning Moutinho, though, tightened things up after the break. 6

Morgan Gibbs-White

Showed real character to come up with the winner after fluffing his lines just minutes beforehand.

That was Gibbs-White's first Premier League goal, and this was a bright performance from the young midfielder on the whole. He grasped the opportunity. 8

Vitinha

Not quite as noticeable as he was against Albion, but the Portuguese had his moments.

Played a deft through-ball to Silva, who was pulled down by Dunk for the red card. 7

Daniel Podence

Also back in as a starter, but Podence put in another frustrating showing. In a slump, no doubt it.

He will hope to return to prominence in the final three games. 5

Fabio Silva

Did not have a lot to work with, but what Silva did do, he did well.

Lovely link-up with Traore for the equaliser. He is making progress. 7

Subs

Adama Traore (for Neves, 61)

Turned the game on its head. Yes, Wolves had a man advantage, but they still had to make it count and Traore instigated the comeback.

Scored a wonderful goal and should have come away with an assist for Gibbs-White. Excellent. 9

Willian Jose (for Podence, 69)

Pretty quiet. 6

Leander Dendoncker (for Vitinha, 77)

Made a few decent passes. 6

Not used: Ruddy (gk), Semedo, Saiss, Richards, Cundle, Corbeanu

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