Brighton and Hove Albion v Fulham, 16 August 2025

Score1-1
RefereeSam Barrott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAmerican Express Stadium
Attendance31,478

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Fulham head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 1 Drawn: 5 Fulham won: 5 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 10 Fulham scored: 18 . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win consecutive games against Fulham for the first time since January 2017 in the League Championship.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

1 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Matt O'Riley penalty 55 P

Goals:

Rodrigo Muniz 90+6 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Georginio Rutter

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Calvin Bassey Defender
Jorge Cuenca Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Josh King Midfielder
Saša Lukić Midfielder
Harry Wilson Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Ferdi Kadioğlu for Yankuba Minteh 69
Danny Welbeck for Georginio Rutter 69
Diego Gómez for Carlos Baleba 69
Brajan Gruda for Kaoru Mitoma 83
James Milner for Matt O'Riley 88

Substitutions:

Tom Cairney for Sander Berge 66
Rodrigo Muniz for Raúl Jiménez 66
Adama Traoré for Alex Iwobi 66
Emile Smith Rowe for Josh King 77
Timothy Castagne for Jorge Cuenca 84

Cards:

Kaoru Mitoma 60 Y
Ferdi Kadioğlu 73 Y
Diego Gómez 78 Y

Cards:

Calvin Bassey 31 Y
Tom Cairney 90+3 Y
Rodrigo Muniz 90+7 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Forward Danny Welbeck

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Rodrigo Muniz

Comments:

Brighton and Hove Albion had now failed to win their opening game for the first time in the last five seasons in the Premier League. . Albion had now conceded 200 goals in their 153 home games in the Premier League (scored 202). . Only Frank Lampard (18) had now made more appearances in an opening game of a season in the Premier League than James Milner (17).

Comments:

This was Fulham's first draw in their last 19 games in the Premier League; their longest such run in the division since October 2020 (23 without a draw). . This was the Whites' first draw in an away game in the Premier League since the 2-2 at Liverpool on 14 December 2024. . They had now become the 13th team to concede 1,000 goals in the Premier League (played 685, scored 796).

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Matt O'Riley penalty 55 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Georginio Rutter

Substitutions:

Ferdi Kadioğlu for Yankuba Minteh 69
Danny Welbeck for Georginio Rutter 69
Diego Gómez for Carlos Baleba 69
Brajan Gruda for Kaoru Mitoma 83
James Milner for Matt O'Riley 88

Cards:

Kaoru Mitoma 60 Y
Ferdi Kadioğlu 73 Y
Diego Gómez 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

Brighton and Hove Albion had now failed to win their opening game for the first time in the last five seasons in the Premier League. . Albion had now conceded 200 goals in their 153 home games in the Premier League (scored 202). . Only Frank Lampard (18) had now made more appearances in an opening game of a season in the Premier League than James Milner (17).

1 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Rodrigo Muniz 90+6 G

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Calvin Bassey Defender
Jorge Cuenca Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Josh King Midfielder
Saša Lukić Midfielder
Harry Wilson Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Tom Cairney for Sander Berge 66
Rodrigo Muniz for Raúl Jiménez 66
Adama Traoré for Alex Iwobi 66
Emile Smith Rowe for Josh King 77
Timothy Castagne for Jorge Cuenca 84

Cards:

Calvin Bassey 31 Y
Tom Cairney 90+3 Y
Rodrigo Muniz 90+7 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Rodrigo Muniz

Comments:

This was Fulham's first draw in their last 19 games in the Premier League; their longest such run in the division since October 2020 (23 without a draw). . This was the Whites' first draw in an away game in the Premier League since the 2-2 at Liverpool on 14 December 2024. . They had now become the 13th team to concede 1,000 goals in the Premier League (played 685, scored 796).