Ireland international Aaron Connolly endured an eventful opening half in Brighton's clash against Wolves, scoring the opening goal of the game before going off at the stroke of half-time.
The Seagulls started the game with a verve and swagger that had been missing from their home performances in the Premier League.
They took the lead in the 13th minute through the boot of the Ireland international. A brilliant run out of defence from Adam Webster fed Leandro Trossard on the right-wing.
The Belgian managed to eek out a good cross, with Connolly acting as poacher supreme to steal in ahead of Rui Patricio to score the opener.
Brighton lead through Connolly! 🔵
Trossard whips in a teasing ball and Aaron Connolly beats Rui Patricio to the ball to poke it home.
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That was to be as good as it got for Brighton and Connolly in the first half, with Wolves dominating the remainder of the half.
Roman Saiss restored parity with a powerful header, before a Lewis Dunk own goal and Ruben Neves penalty gave Wolves a 3-1 lead going into the half.
Following the penalty, Connolly was feeling the back of his leg with a potential hamstring injury, with the striker having issues with the muscle before.
The Galway native went straight down the tunnel before the half-time whistle, and was replaced at half-time by Andi Zeqiri.
