Wolves skipper Max Kilman highlights continued progress after going through unique situation

But on Tuesday night the club got their first point against the Seagulls after four consecutive losses and the skipper is delighted with the progression Wolves have made since that heavy defeat.

He said: “It’s been unbelievable. I still remember that game because it was a very tough one and you can see how much we’ve improved and how we came to face them.

“A lot of teams come here and they don’t get anything. We were very confident and we showed that.

“We had to fight 110 per cent until the end and we did that.”

On Gary O’Neil’s work this season, Kilman added: “Gary has done an incredible job. We didn’t have a pre-season with him and he’s come in four days before the start of the season. I think that goes a bit unmentioned because not many players and teams have to deal with situations like that, but we’ve done brilliantly. You can see how much we’re kicking on because last year against Brighton we lost 6-0 here and now we’ve drawn 0-0, and we could have won the game.

“It’s a big positive and we need to keep going. I thought we were outstanding. We had to execute a very difficult game plan against them, defended brilliantly throughout and had some really good chances to maybe nick it at the end.

“Brighton are a top team with the ball and we matched them one v one in all areas of the pitch.

“They’re very different to nearly every other Premier League team so we had to adapt, which is mentally very challenging because there’s a lot of one v one battles and you get dragged into areas you’re not really used to.

“Playing against Brighton that’s what you’re going to get and we matched them very well.”

Wolves created a handful of good chances and the in-form Matheus Cunha could have scored twice himself.

Brighton had a lot of possession but were not at their free-flowing best and Kilman was left ruing missed chances.

“We did have some chances to win the game and definitely had the more clear-cut chances,” he said.

“If we had a bit more end product in the end we probably could have won the game, but we were definitely pushing to try and win it.

“That was our plan and it obviously didn’t happen, but there’s a lot of positives to take. We’re now six unbeaten coming into a big derby at the weekend.”