Seagulls cruise past Wolves | OneFootball

Brighton & Hove Albion cruised past bottom-of-the-league Wolverhampton Wanderers to get closer to European football next season.

Seagulls boss Fabian Hürzeler signed a new deal with the club this week and had an excellent start of the game that saw this result look secure early on.

Indeed, it was a lightning-fast start for Brighton who found the net with just over 30 seconds gone on the clock when Maxim De Cuyper crossed in from the left with Jack Hinshelwood heading past goalkeeper Daniel Bentley.

Then before five minutes were gone in the match it was 2-0. This time a corner delivery from the right by De Cuyper with Lewis Dunk rising highest to head home.

From that point on it was an easy afternoon for Brighton although they had to wait until late on to really finish the job when Yankuba Minteh found space in the Wolves box and fired home.

That result means Brighton are now on 53 points and stay ahead of Bournemouth who defeated Fulham in their fixture. Wolves meanwhile remain sat at the bottom of the Premier League.

Incidents: The story of the match

Brighton & Hove Albion Official Line-ups:

Bart Verbruggen, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Maxim De Cuyper, Ferdi Kadioglu, Pascal Gross, Carlos Baleba, Jack Hinshelwood, Danny Welbeck, Kaoru Mitoma, Yankuba Minteh

Wolverhampton Official Line-ups:

Daniel Bentley, Pedro Lima, Yerson Mosquera, Santiago Bueno, Toti Gomes, Hugo Bueno, André, Mateus Mané, João Gomes, Hwang Hee-chan, Adam Armstrong

Brighton and Hove Albion lead 1-0 against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jack Hinshelwood scores with a header from the center of the box into the top right corner, assisted by Maxim De Cuyper's cross.

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The match begins

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GOAL Brighton & Hove Albion: Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores!

Jack Hinshelwood scores goal number 4 in the competition (25 matches)

Lewis Dunk scores, making it 2-0.Brighton and Hove Albion lead 2-0 against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Lewis Dunk scores with a header from inside the six-yard box, placing it into the top center of the goal. The assist comes from Maxim De Cuyper, who delivered a cross following a corner.

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GOAL Brighton & Hove Albion: Lewis Dunk (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores!

Lewis Dunk scores goal number 1 in the competition (31 matches)

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GOAL Brighton & Hove Albion: Yankuba Minteh (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores!

Yankuba Minteh scores goal number 3 in the competition (32 matches)

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The referee whistles for the end of the match