Daily Star Sunday

Nuno bid suffers a blank check

S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HOPES

- Lewis Dunk A Marriner

h his actress partner Daniela Bassom. hton looked neat and tidy without uly troubling home keeper Rui icio who only had a couple of dead situations to deal with.

Their best effort came at the start of second half when Leandro Trossard ed in a low cross that just needed a ch. ut that was about as good as it got for visitors. n the later stages the Seagulls were tched when Adama Traore leapt off bench.

The pace carried by the former celona man strikes fear into the heart retty much every opponent Wolves these days. ut a shoulder problem has restricted appearance­s since the turn of the w Year. is club are worried about it popping and have curtailed his game-time ordingly. However, even this fleeting 25-minute run-out threatened to change the pattern as he was involved in the brightest moment when Jimenez blazed over in front of a downbeat South Bank stand as the match entered its final few moments.

For Potter this was a welcome point, especially following the 1-0 setback at home to bitter rivals Crystal Palace last weekend.

He said: “Of course, we hope it will be valuable at the end of the season.

“It was a really good performanc­e and defensivel­y we were delighted to keep a clean sheet at the home of a very good team. Wolves have had a fantastic season.

“You can see the quality they have here.

“We restricted them to not too much. At the same time we tried to play.

“All of the games in this league are brutal – and this was no different – but overall it was a satisfying afternoon.”

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BRIGHTON:
DOWNER: A dejected Adama Traore
FEELING LOW: Wolves skipper Conor Coady
STAR MAN:
REF:
Wolves’ next game: Brighton’s next game:
WOLVES: BRIGHTON: DOWNER: A dejected Adama Traore FEELING LOW: Wolves skipper Conor Coady STAR MAN: REF: Wolves’ next game: Brighton’s next game:

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