Brighton held Wolves to a goalless draw at Molineux as the home side missed the chance to move fourth
It was a game of few openings in which Solly March went closest for the away side, while Leander Dendoncker spurned an opportunity to win it late on
For Brighton, the draw brings a valuable point in their fight against relegation even while Graham Potter's wait for a victory in 2020 continues
Wolves just did not create the openings to claim all three points but the draw is still enough to take them above Manchester United ahead of Sunday's derby at Old Trafford
Despite Brighton's lowly league position, they have become a passing team under Potter and the away side dominated possession right from the start of the game
The passing rarely managed to find its way into the final third of the pitch, however, and the only shot on target all afternoon was a speculative effort by Davy Propper with his weaker foot
Wolves, on the other hand, are notoriously slow starters even in a season in which they have once again exceeded expectations, and they began cautiously
They mustered six shots during the first half but none were on target
The closest they came before the interval was when Adam Webster misjudged Willy Boly's long ball and allowed Raul Jimenez in behind but he volleyed wide of the near post after taking the shot early
Nuno had opted to bench Adama Traore in reverting to the 3-5-2 formation that saw off Norwich at Molineux recently but it robbed Wolves of some thrust in the final third
The stalemate continued until Traore's arrival midway through the second half and he showcased his intent with a couple of dribbles immediately
However, the first clear opening of the second half fell to March only for him to blaze over from a central position after being found by Leandro Trossard
Wolves were pushing though and more good work from Traore led to an opportunity for Jimenez but after turning well with his back to goal his shot was straight at Mat Ryan
Brighton, who introduced Argentina international Alexis Mac Allister for his debut late on, grew in belief but the last chance fell to Wolves
After good work by Traore, Daniel Podence, Matt Doherty and Jimenez, in a rare flowing move, the ball fell to Dendoncker but his shot was hit well over the bar
That just about summed it up on a day when neither team did enough to score
 "It was what we expected
 We need to do more to unbalance the opposition especially in wide areas
 We know our opponents
 We knew it was going to be like that
 We should have done better
 But Thursday is another challenge and we play with the same process to make the right decisions and find the right solutions for the team so that the players feel confident to improve their performances
""We hope it will be valuable
 It was a really good performance, I thought
 Defensively, really pleased to keep a clean sheet
 We restricted them to not too much
 One chance at the end
 We didn't come and park the bus
 We tried to attack, we tried to play
 The home team couldn't get the momentum that maybe they would have liked
 We'd have liked three [points] of course but we move forward in a positive way
"Wolves have another busy week ahead as they travel to Greece to take on Olympiakos in Athens on Thursday evening in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 clash
 Nuno's team are back in Premier League action at West Ham on Sunday, live on Sky Sports
Brighton resume their battle for Premier League survival back in front of their own fans when they host Arsenal on Saturday
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