Fulham v Brighton and Hove Albion, 24 January 2026

Score2-1 to Fulham
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCraven Cottage
Attendance27,239

View Fulham v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 12 Fulham won: 6 Drawn: 5 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 1 Fulham scored: 20 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 11 . Brighton and Hove Albion now remained without a win in their six visits to Craven Cottage since a 2-1 win on 2 January 2017 in the League Championship (lost five).

2 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Samuel Chukwueze 72 G
Harry Wilson 90+2 G

Goals:

Yasin Ayari 28 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jorge Cuenca
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Kevin
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Samuel Chukwueze for Kevin 59
Ryan Sessegnon for Antonee Robinson 59
Tom Cairney for Emile Smith Rowe 69
Josh King for Alex Iwobi 88

Substitutions:

James Milner for Carlos Baleba 81
Yankuba Minteh for Diego Gómez 81
Maxim De Cuyper for Olivier Boscagli 88
Charalampos Kostoulas for Danny Welbeck 88
Georginio Rutter for Pascal Gross 88

Cards:

Sander Berge 66 Y

Cards:

Charalampos Kostoulas 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Samuel Chukwueze
Midfielder Josh King
Forward Jonah Kusi-Asare

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 7th . Fulham had now won 21 of their last 44 home games in the Premier League (lost 13). . The Whites had now scored more than one goal in nine of their last 27 games in the Premier League. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 29 of their last 35 home games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 12th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost ten of their last 19 games in the Premier League played in London (won two). . The Seagulls had now lost two of their last 22 games in the Premier League after scoring the opening goal. . They had now conceded two or more goals in 16 of their last 33 games in the Premier League. . Danny Welbeck scored in the 74th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

2 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Samuel Chukwueze 72 G
Harry Wilson 90+2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jorge Cuenca
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Kevin
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Substitutions:

Samuel Chukwueze for Kevin 59
Ryan Sessegnon for Antonee Robinson 59
Tom Cairney for Emile Smith Rowe 69
Josh King for Alex Iwobi 88

Cards:

Sander Berge 66 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Samuel Chukwueze
Midfielder Josh King
Forward Jonah Kusi-Asare

Comments:

League position: 7th . Fulham had now won 21 of their last 44 home games in the Premier League (lost 13). . The Whites had now scored more than one goal in nine of their last 27 games in the Premier League. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 29 of their last 35 home games in the Premier League.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Yasin Ayari 28 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

James Milner for Carlos Baleba 81
Yankuba Minteh for Diego Gómez 81
Maxim De Cuyper for Olivier Boscagli 88
Charalampos Kostoulas for Danny Welbeck 88
Georginio Rutter for Pascal Gross 88

Cards:

Charalampos Kostoulas 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 12th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost ten of their last 19 games in the Premier League played in London (won two). . The Seagulls had now lost two of their last 22 games in the Premier League after scoring the opening goal. . They had now conceded two or more goals in 16 of their last 33 games in the Premier League. . Danny Welbeck scored in the 74th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.