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Carlos Baleba joined Brighton from Lille in August 2023 Brighton's impressive start to the season continued after progressing to the Carabao Cup fourth round following a battling win over Wolves. Victory means Fabian Hurzeler is still undefeated in his six games as Brighton boss, winning four. Carlos Baleba fired the Seagulls into the lead in the 14th minute with a sublime left-footed strike into the bottom corner from outside the box. Brighton doubled their lead 17 minutes later after Simon Adingra cut in from the left, skipped beyond two defenders and powered a shot beyond Wolves keeper Jose Sa. Gary O'Neil's Wolves responded just before half-time as Matt Doherty's cut back was guided past Jason Steele by Goncalo Guedes. Turkish full-back Ferdi Kadioglu, who signed from Fenerbahce in the summer, reinstated the Seagulls' two-goal lead with his first goal for the club in the 85th minute. Wolves midfielder Tommy Doyle smashed in a strike from the edge of the box in stoppage time to make it a nervy ending for Brighton, but they were able to hold on to the victory. The visitors had a number of chances to score early in the second half as Rodrigo Gomes surged through on Brighton goalkeeper Steele, but his fine save kept his side in the lead. O'Neil's side thought they had made it 2-2 after Adam Webster looked to have bundled Nelson Semedo's cross into his net but Jack Hinshelwood produced an incredible clearance off the line. Wolves' have now won just once season - in the second round against Championship side Burnley. What did you make of Brighton's performance? Have your say on Wolves' performance After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Manager: Fabian Hürzeler Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Gary O'Neil Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 League Cup All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra is caught offside. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Carlos Forbs (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jørgen Strand Larsen. Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jørgen Strand Larsen is caught offside. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion). Carlos Forbs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match (Brighton and Hove Albion). Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Danny Welbeck. Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Adingra. Attempt saved. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu. Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ferdi Kadioglu replaces Yankuba Minteh. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.