De Zerbi’s side delivered another devastating attacking display to make it two wins from two at the start of the Premier League season
Two games, eight goals. At this rate Brighton will have 152 to their name this season. That won’t happen of course, yet a week where they banked £115 million but lost the services of Moises Caicedo has been bookended by two 4-1 victories.
Victory over Luton Town last week raised few eyebrows, but triumph at Molineux against a backdrop of a fervid crowd, Wolves head coach Gary O’Neil’s first home game and a rather unfortunate loss to Manchester United in their opener was of a different hue entirely.
The quest to crack the top six remains mostly quixotic, but Brighton did it last year. Should they do it again this term, what could have been a one-off may became a permanent shift.
They didn’t miss Caicedo, nor did they miss fellow summer departure Alexis Mac Allister, just as they did not miss Marc Cucurella and Leandro Trossard last season. Brighton roll with the punches and while others would be on the canvas, they come back stronger. The only bloody nose may belong to those whom they usurp.