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Brighton will look to re-launch their push for European football this weekend when Wolves visit the south coast live on talkSPORT.

The Seagulls are currently eighth in the Premier League, ten points off the top four and four behind Tottenham in sixth, so they face a battle to finish the season well.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side play some brilliant football but are struggling to keep pace with the teams above them

Brighton have endured a tough week after crashing out of the FA Cup to Manchester United on penalties before then losing 3-1 at Nottingham Forest.

Meanwhile, Wolves are eight points clear of the relegation zone and are one win away from securing their place in the top-flight next season.

They ended Crystal Palace’s unbeaten run last time out thanks to a 2-0 win and will hope to take advantage of Brighton’s little blip.

Brighton vs Wolves: talkSPORT coverage

This Premier League clash will take place on Saturday, April 29.

Kick-off at the Amex is scheduled for 3pm.

talkSPORT 2 will have live and exclusive coverage from the south coast, with Dan Windle serving as your presenter.

Commentary will then come from Ian Danter and former Arsenal winger Perry Groves.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

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Brighton XI: Steele, Veltman, Dunk, Webster, Estupinan, Gilmour, Gross, March, Enciso, Welbeck, Undav.

Subs: Sanchez, Colwill, Mac Allister, Mitoma, Caicedo, Ayari, Van Hecke, Bounanotte, Offiah.

Wolves XI: Sa, Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Bueno, Lemina, Nunes, Neves, Neto, Costa, Gomes.

Subs: Bentley, Collins, Podence, Hwang, Cunha, Sarabia, Toti, Moutinho, Traore.

Brighton vs Wolves: What has been said?

Julen Lopetegui believes Wolves still have work to do to stay up.

He said: “No, we have to work a lot for our aim and for sure get more points.

“I am happy, of course, and it’s an important victory, but we have to continue working and trying to get more points.

“It has been a very hard match and we played against a very good, very strong team.

“They have played the last matches at a very high level, and that’s why I highlight the effort and victory today.”

Lopetegui was brought in to keep Wolves in the Premier League

Brighton gaffer Roberto De Zerbi said: “We deserved to lose the game, we played well for the first 35 minutes in the first half and then we lost energy.

“We didn’t change too many players from Wembley. We knew it was a very tough game, but we could have scored more goals in that 35 minutes, and then we lost the spirit and energy.

“It’s a difficult period for us because we are not used to playing three games in a week. We have to use it because we will play eight games and we have to fight to reach our target.

“For sure, I am honest, and I don’t want to speak in this way when we lose the game. I am proud of my players today [even] when we lost the game.”

Brighton vs Wolves: Match facts Brighton are looking to complete their first league double over Wolves since 2016-17, following their 3-2 win at Molineux in November.Wolves won this exact fixture 1-0 last season but have never won consecutive away league games against Brighton.Brighton have scored at least three goals in five different Premier League home games this season, as many times as they’d managed in the previous two campaigns combined. Indeed, only Arsenal and Manchester City have scored 3+ goals in more different home games this season.Wolves haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 13 Premier League away games, since a goalless draw at Bournemouth in August. Wolves are winless in their last five on the road (D2 L3), having won two of their first four under Julen Lopetegui (D1 L1).Brighton and Hove Albion have lost two of their last three Premier League matches (W1), as many as in their previous 13 combined (W7 D4). Their 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest was their heaviest in a league game when scoring first since May 2019, a 4-1 loss to Manchester City.Wolves have won three of their last four Premier League games (L1), not conceding a goal in any of these victories. It’s as many clean sheets as they’d managed in their previous 19 Premier League matches beforehand.This will be Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui’s 200th top-flight match in charge across spells in Portugal, Spain, and England (W110 D52 L37). He drew his 50th, won his 100th, and lost his 150th such matches.Daniel Podence is the only Wolves player to score more than once away from home in the Premier League this season, netting 33% of their goals on the road so far (4/12).Wolves have benefitted from three own goals in the Premier League this season, with all of these coming since February. No Wolves player has scored more than twice in the league in that time.Brighton’s Facundo Buonanotte scored on his first Premier League start against Nottingham Forest in midweek, aged just 18 years and 124 days. Should he start and score in this game, he would be the youngest player in Premier League history to score in his first two starts, breaking the record set by Ritchie Humphreys in 1996 (18y 264d).