Fulham v Brighton and Hove Albion, 05 December 2024

Score3-1 to Fulham
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCraven Cottage
Attendance26,368
Kick-off: 7.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 9 Fulham won: 5 Drawn: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 0 Fulham scored: 16 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 7 . Brighton and Hove Albion were now without a win against Fulham since 2 January 2017 when Lewis Dunk scored the winner at Craven Cottage in the League Championship.

3 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Alex Iwobi 4 G
Matt O'Riley own goal 79 OG
Alex Iwobi 87 G

Goals:

Carlos Baleba 56 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Igor Julio Defender
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Matt O'Riley Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Andreas Pereira for Emile Smith Rowe 71
Adama Traoré for Reiss Nelson 71
Raúl Jiménez for Rodrigo Muniz 81
Josh King for Harry Wilson 81
Jorge Cuenca for Sander Berge 90+1

Substitutions:

Tariq Lamptey for Jan Paul Van Hecke 72
Evan Ferguson for Simon Adingra 80
Georginio Rutter for Matt O'Riley 81
Yankuba Minteh for João Pedro 81
Brajan Gruda for Mats Wieffer 86

Cards:

Sander Berge 32 Y
Andreas Pereira 90+3 Y

Cards:

Jan Paul Van Hecke 63 Y
Lewis Dunk 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Steven Benda
Defender Jorge Cuenca
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Josh King
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Raúl Jiménez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder Tariq Lamptey
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh

Comments:

League position: 6th . Fulham had now equalled their club record of scoring in 13 consecutive games in the top division; previously set in December 1967. . The Whites had now scored and conceded in each of their opening seven home games of a league season for the first time since 1950-51 in League Division One. . They had now conceded one goal in nine of their 14 games so far in this Premier League season.

Comments:

League position: 5th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2023. . Albion had now become the last of the 20 teams to lose after conceding the opening goal in a game in this Premier League season. . The Seagulls were now without a win in ten games in the Premier League played in London since May 2023 (lost six).

3 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Alex Iwobi 4 G
Matt O'Riley own goal 79 OG
Alex Iwobi 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi

Substitutions:

Andreas Pereira for Emile Smith Rowe 71
Adama Traoré for Reiss Nelson 71
Raúl Jiménez for Rodrigo Muniz 81
Josh King for Harry Wilson 81
Jorge Cuenca for Sander Berge 90+1

Cards:

Sander Berge 32 Y
Andreas Pereira 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Steven Benda
Defender Jorge Cuenca
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Josh King
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Comments:

League position: 6th . Fulham had now equalled their club record of scoring in 13 consecutive games in the top division; previously set in December 1967. . The Whites had now scored and conceded in each of their opening seven home games of a league season for the first time since 1950-51 in League Division One. . They had now conceded one goal in nine of their 14 games so far in this Premier League season.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Carlos Baleba 56 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Igor Julio Defender
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Matt O'Riley Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Tariq Lamptey for Jan Paul Van Hecke 72
Evan Ferguson for Simon Adingra 80
Georginio Rutter for Matt O'Riley 81
Yankuba Minteh for João Pedro 81
Brajan Gruda for Mats Wieffer 86

Cards:

Jan Paul Van Hecke 63 Y
Lewis Dunk 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder Tariq Lamptey
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh

Comments:

League position: 5th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2023. . Albion had now become the last of the 20 teams to lose after conceding the opening goal in a game in this Premier League season. . The Seagulls were now without a win in ten games in the Premier League played in London since May 2023 (lost six).