Wolves coach apologises for Vitor Pereira's red card in Brighton draw

The boss was given his marching orders in the first half at Molineux for kicking a spare ball away in frustration, before Wolves threw away a 1-0 lead and conceded a late equaliser.

Miguel, who had to do the post-match media duties for Pereira as per the Premier League rules, has apologised on his behalf.

“I want to apologise for what happened, I didn't see but they told me that he kicked the ball," Miguel said.

“He was frustrated with something that happened with our team, not with the referee and not the opponent’s team.

“The ball was near him, and he just kicked the ball, and, I want to apologise for Vitor.

“Vitor is not like that. It's not correct to do things like that, but it was one second of frustration and he just kicked the ball.

“I'm sorry. These things happen when we are under pressure and the games are like this level."

For the second match running Wolves were leading late into the game but suffered a late goal, missing out on wins against both Spurs and Brighton.

As disappointed as Miguel was, he was insistent that more hard work is the solution to Wolves' problems.

“Today was very frustrating again because in the first corner we conceded the goal," Miguel added.

"The players were advised about that, but we’ll see at the end of the league if it’s one point won or two points lost.

“We have to keep going, working hard and I have nothing bad to say about the players because they gave everything. Let's focus on the next game.

"Playing 85 minutes with this pressure and intensity, for us to be sitting here it's very easy, but the players are giving everything and it's not easy to take the right decision.

"I'm a little bit upset because we know they do fast corners and we must look at the ball, we cannot lose one second of focus.

"We were not looking at the ball, they do the fast corner and score. It's very frustrating for everyone, especially the players and our staff."

When asked how he will keep the players' spirits high, Miguel added: "The players know us, we are here and know we're working hard and they're working very hard also.

"We're focusing on our work, working hard every day, and keep improving ourselves and the players to get the three points in the next game. That's our target.

"We'll keep going, trying to get a clean sheet and working very hard.

"We know if we're secure in defence, we'll score goals."