Neal Maupay’s short fuse has harmed his prospects of still being regarded as Brighton & Hove Albion’s main marksman next season.
Doubts about whether the Frenchman is a good enough finisher to help transform Graham Potter’s team from regular relegation candidates into top-10 material already lingered before his red card after the final whistle in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at Wolves.
Maupay compounded captain Lewis Dunk’s game-changing dismissal in the 53rd minute at Molineux by losing his temper with referee Jonathan Moss. It is unclear at this stage precisely what Maupay said, but Brighton face being without both their fiery top scorer and their hugely influential captain for two of the remaining three games.
Those matches, against
